열왕기상 8:22-32 KRV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:31

If any man trespass against his neighbour ,.... By being unfaithful in a trust committed to him, or the like: and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear ; he denying that ever anything was committed to his trust, and there being no witnesses of it, the judge obliges him to take an oath he never had any: and the oath come before thine altar in this house ; where it was taken, as in the presence of God, and as appealing to him: hence in corrupt times they came to swear by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:32

Then hear thou in heaven ,.... When the injured person makes supplication to have justice done him: and do, and judge thy servants ; contending with one another, the one affirming, the other denying condemning the wicked, by bringing his way upon his head : inflicting upon him the punishment imprecated by him in his oath: and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness ; by making it appear that his cause is just. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:22

Stood - He ascended the brazen scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and then kneeled down upon his knees, with his hands spread up to heaven, and offered up the following prayer: see 1 Kings 8:54 , and 2 Chronicles 5:12 , 2 Chronicles 5:13 . And spread forth his hands toward heaven - This was a usual custom in all nations: in prayer the hands were stretched out to heaven, as if to invite and receive assistance from thence; while,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:24

Who has kept with thy servant David - This is in reference to 2 Samuel 7:13 , where God promises to David that Solomon shall build a house for the name of the Lord. The temple being now completed, this promise was literally fulfilled. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:27

But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? - This expression is full of astonishment, veneration, and delight. He is struck with the immensity, dignity, and grandeur of the Divine Being, but especially at his condescension to dwell with men: and though he sees, by his filling the place, that he has come now to make his abode with them, yet he cannot help asking the question, How can such a God dwell in such a place, and with such creatures? Behold , the heaven - The words... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:29

My name shall be there - I will there show forth my power and my glory by enlightening, quickening, pardoning, sanctifying, and saving all my sincere worshippers. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:30

Toward this place - Both tabernacle and temple were types of our Lord Jesus, or of God manifested in the flesh; and he was and is the Mediator between God and man. All prayer, to be acceptable, and to be entitled to a hearing, must go to God through Him. The human nature of Christ is the temple in which dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; therefore with propriety all prayer must be offered to God through Him. "If they pray toward this place, hear thou in heaven thy... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:31

If any man trespass against his neighbor - Solomon puts here seven cases, in all of which the mercy and intervention of God would be indispensably requisite; and he earnestly bespeaks that mercy and intervention on condition that the people pray towards that holy place, and with a feeling heart make earnest supplication. The First case is one of doubtfulness; where a man has sustained an injury, and charges it on a suspected person, though not able to bring direct evidence of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:22

And Solomon stood [ i.e; took his stand ( LXX . ἀνέστη ). Not "was standing." It was but for a moment, however, for we find him presently kneeling ( 1 Kings 8:54 ; 2 Chronicles 6:13 ). The latter passage informs us that he both stood and knelt upon a "brazen scaffold," three cubits high] before the altar of the Lord [ i.e; the brazen altar of sacrifice. The platform or scaffold was "set in the midst of the court" (2 Chronicles l.c. ) All these rites took place in the open... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:23

And he said, Lord God of Israel , there is no God like thee [Similar words are found in Exodus 15:11 ; Psalms 86:8 , etc. They do not at all imply the existence of other gods, but are explained by other passages ( e . g ; verse 60; Deuteronomy 4:39 , "the Lord He is God and none else ;" 2 Samuel 7:22 ; 2 Samuel 22:32 ) as meaning that the God of Israel stands alone, and alone is God. It would be strange, indeed, if the people whose great peculium was the unity of the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:31

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:23

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