1 Kings 8:14

1 Chronicles 16:2; 1 Kings 8:55; 1 Kings 8:56; 2 Chronicles 30:18-20; 2 Chronicles 6:3; 2 Chronicles 7:6; 2 Samuel 6:18; Joshua 22:6; Luke 24:50; Luke 24:51; Matthew 13:2; Nehemiah 8:7; Nehemiah 9:2; Psalms 118:26

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¹⁴ And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 8:14