8:14a And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there,

All this time, the people of Israel were standing there together.
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The great crowd of people from all over Israel was still standing ⌊outside the temple⌋.

8:14b the king turned around and blessed them all

Then the king turned to face them and spoke words of blessing to them.
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Then the king turned to face them and asked God to bless them.

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