1 Kings 8:54 Meaning and Explanation
“And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.”
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What Does 1 Kings 8:54 Mean?
With the great prayer complete, Solomon rises from where he had been kneeling before the altar, his hands spread out toward heaven. The narrator now reveals that the king had prayed on his knees, humbled before God.
Even the king bows low before the Lord. Solomon's posture, on his knees with hands lifted, shows that no greatness exempts a person from humble dependence on God. True worship brings every heart low before the Most High, and the highest leader is, before God, a servant who kneels.
1 Kings 8:54 in the Original Language
barak (בָּרַךְ), 'kneeling' -- to bend the knee, the bodily posture of humble reverence.
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What does 1 Kings 8:54 mean?
Solomon finishes his prayer and rises from kneeling with hands spread toward heaven.