1 Kings 8:56

What does 1 Kings 8:56 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 8:56 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Blessed be Jehovah, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Blessed be Jehovah, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah who hath given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He hath spoken; there hath not fallen one word of all His good word, which He spake by the hand of Moses his servant.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Blessed be the Lord, who hath given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed so much as one word of all the good things that he promised by his servant Moses.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Blessed be Jehovah, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there has not failed one word of all his good promises which he spoke through Moses his servant!

Context

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

v.56This passage

v.57Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 1:72

    To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

  • Deuteronomy 12:10

    But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which Jehovah your God causeth you to inherit, and he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

  • Luke 1:54

    He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

  • 2 Kings 10:10

    Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spake concerning the house of Ahab: for Jehovah hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

  • Joshua 21:44

    And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:6

    And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.

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