Passage

The assembly stands

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

³The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 6:3World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Solomon turns toward the assembly of Israel and blesses it while everyone stands.

He has spoken of the house he built for the Lord. He then blesses Israel’s God for fulfilling what he spoke to David, whom Solomon calls his father.

What is the assembly doing when Solomon blesses it?