1 Kings 8:26-30 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:26

And now, O God [The LXX ; Vulg; Syr; and Arab. read, O Lord God, as do many MSS . But the word is more likely to have been inserted ( in conformity with 1 Kings 8:23 , 1 Kings 8:25 ) than to have been left out] let thy word [The Keri has thy words . Keil sees here a reference to "all the words " of 2 Samuel 7:17 ; but this, especially when the reading is doubtful, is somewhat too remote], I pray thee, be verified [ יֵאָמֵן optative form. Gesen; Gram. 126. 2]... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:27

But [ כִי . Bähr refers for this use of the word to 1 Samuel 29:8 ; 1 Kings 11:22 ; 2 Kings 8:13 ; Jeremiah 23:18 ] will God indeed [Web. verily ; same root as that of preceding verb, " verified ." The repetition shows the connexion of thought. "But can these words be verified? Will God verily," etc.] dwell on the earth? behold the heaven and heaven of heavens [Same expression Deuteronomy 10:14 . Cf. Psalms 115:16 ; Psalms 148:4 ; Isaiah 66:1 . The Jewish belief... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:28

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant [=the prayer I now offer, which is that thou wilt hear all future prayers offered here, mine and my people's] and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer [Three words are used here, תְּחִנָּה תְּפִלָה , and רנָּה . The first (from הִתְפָלַל , precatus est ; see 1 Kings 8:29 ) is apparently a general term for prayer; the second (from חָנַן , propitius fuit ) is properly a cry... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:28

The Prayer of Dedication. Describe the scene at the dedication of the temple. Note the fact that it is a king who leads his people to God's footstool. Show the influence of earthly rulers, who not only affect surrounding nations by their policy, but degrade or exalt the moral life of their people by their personal character, and by the tone of their court. Our reasons for thankfulness in the present reign. Contrast the influence of Victoria with that of Charles II . or George IV .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:29

That thine eyes may be open [This anthropomorphism does not conflict with what was said under 1 Kings 8:27 ] toward this house night and day [not so much to watch over it as to see the worship and prayer offered there], even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there [cf. Ezekiel 48:35 , and Ezekiel 48:18 , Ezekiel 48:19 , Ezekiel 48:20 , etc. When had God said this? Never perhaps, in so many words. Keil says the reference is to 2 Samuel 7:13 implicite ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:30

And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven [Heb. unto heaven , אֶל־הַשָּׁמַיִם a pregnant censtruction hear the prayer that ascends unto heaven. The chronicler here, as elsewhere, simplifies the meaning by reading "from heaven," מִן־הַשּׁ ] thy dwelling place [Here, and in verses 39, 43, and 49, heaven is described as the true dwelling place of Deity. Confidently as Solomon... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:27

heaven of heavens - Compare Deuteronomy 10:14; Psalms 148:4. It seems to mean the heaven in its most extended compass. Solomon combines with his belief in Yahweh’s special presence in the temple, the strongest conviction that He is no local or finite deity, but is ever present everywhere. Compare Psalms 139:7-10. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:29

The choice of Jerusalem as the place seems to have been made by special revelation to David. See Psalms 78:68; Psalms 132:13; and compare 1 Chronicles 22:1.Toward this place - Better (here and in 1 Kings 8:30) than the marginal “in.” Wherever they were, the Jews always worshipped toward the temple. (See margin reference.) read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:30

And when thou hearest, forgive - literally, “both hear and forgive” - i. e., “hear the prayer, and forgive the sin” which alone causes God to chasten men or to withhold from them His choicest blessings. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 8:27

1 Kings 8:27. But will God indeed dwell on earth? Is it possible that the great and high and holy God, the infinite, the eternal, should stoop so low as to take up his dwelling among men? Behold the heaven, &c. All this vast space of the visible heaven; nay, the third and highest, therefore most extensive heaven, called, for its eminence and comprehensiveness, the heaven of heavens, cannot contain thee For thy essence reacheth far beyond them, being omnipresent. Much less this... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 8:27

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