The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had paid attention to them and that He had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

The king turned around and blessed the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire congregation of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

"But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, 'God, turn Your wrath from me-- a sinner!'