1 Kings 8:56

56 "Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel, ¹according to all that He promised; ²not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.

1 Kings 8:56 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:56

Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people
Israel, according, to all that he promised
&c.] A land of rest, and rest in the land from all enemies; see ( Deuteronomy 12:9 Deuteronomy 12:10 ) ,

there hath not failed one word of all his good promises, which he
promised by the hand of Moses his servant:
so Joshua observed a little before his death, ( Joshua 23:14 ) to which Solomon seems to have respect; and who lived to see a greater accomplishment of the gracious promises of God, and his faithfulness therein, both in the times of his father David, and his own.

1 Kings 8:56 In-Context

54 When Solomon had finished praying this entire prayer and supplication to the LORD , he arose from before the altar of the LORD , from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread toward heaven.

55 And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

56 "Blessed be the LORD , who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He promised; not one word has failed of all His good promise, which He promised through Moses His servant.

57 "May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,

58 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, which He commanded our fathers.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 12:10
• 2. Joshua 21:45; Joshua 23:14, 15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "spoke"
• [b]. Lit "fallen"
• [c]. Lit "word"
• [d]. Lit "spoke"