He stood — He spoke this standing, that he might be the better heard, and because he blessed as one having authority. Never were words more pertinently spoken: never was a congregation dismissed, with that which was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them.
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1 Kings 8:55
55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,