Bible Strands
1 Kings 8:56
“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 the good promises He made through His servant Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon stands before the entire assembly of Israel and pronounces a blessing following the dedication of the temple.
The words — בָּר֣וּךְ (ba.Rukh) means “blessed” and מְנוּחָ֙ (me.nu.Chah) translates to “a resting place” or “rest.”
The thread — The theme of unfailed promises and divinely granted rest appears in Joshua 21:44, Joshua 23:14, and 1 Samuel 3:19.
Why it lands — The text declares that God’s spoken commitments to Israel have been fully executed without failure. It requires the reader to recognize that divine promise and historical fulfillment are inseparable.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Joshua 23:14 Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
- Joshua 21:44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
- 1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
- Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
- 2 Kings 10:10 Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”
- Deuteronomy 3:20 until the LORD gives rest to your brothers as He has to you, and they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them across the Jordan. Then each of you may return to the possession I have given you.”
- Deuteronomy 12:10 When you cross the Jordan and live in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all the enemies around you and you dwell securely,
- Deuteronomy 12:12 And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- 2 Chronicles 14:6 Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.