Then the king turned around ¹  and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there. ² 

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. ¹ 

When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

They sent for him, ¹  and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

At that time Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated a festival before the Lord our God for two entire weeks. This great assembly included people from all over the land, from Lebo Hamath in the north to the Brook of Egypt ¹  in the south. ²