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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Kings 8:14

(14) And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) Was not Solomon, in this instance of blessing the congregation, a type of Jesus? Who can behold the king thus engaged, and forget what is said of our King, who in the moment that he was about to ascend, lifted up his hands and blessed the people. Precious Mediator! Thou didst turn towards thy servants, when thou hadst first committed their keeping to thy Father. See... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:14

Stood. It is pretended that the king alone was allowed to sit. (Calmet) --- But here Solomon stood, upon an eminence made of brass, 2 Paralipomenon vi. 13. (Haydock) --- He pronounced the blessing, (part of which is given, ver. 15-22) with his face turned towards the people, as e was also in the court of Israel. Then turning himself to the altar (Calmet) of holocausts, (Menochius) with his hands uplifted, he began to pray, ver. 23, to 54. See Exodus xxxix. 43., and 2 Kings vi. 18., where Moses... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:12-21

12-21 Solomon encouraged the priests, who were much astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should quicken us in fleeing for refuge to the hope of the gospel. Nothing can more reconcile us to them, than to consider what God has said, and to compare his word and works together. Whatever good we do, we must look on it as the performance of God's promise to us, not of our promises to him. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 8:12-21

Solomon's Address v. 12. Then spake Solomon, evidently from the platform which he had prepared in the midst of the court, 2 Chronicles 6:13, The Lord said that He would dwell in the thick darkness, Exodus 19:9; Leviticus 16:2. The cloud which he beheld was to Solomon a sign that Jehovah had come down to dwell in the Temple. v. 13. I have surely built Thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for Thee to abide in forever, a firmly established Sanctuary, He had in mind the merciful relation... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Kings 8:1-66

B.—The Consecration of the Temple1 Kings 8:1-6611Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief2 of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord [Jehovah] out of the city of David, which is Zion. 2And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 3And all the elders of Israel came, and the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Kings 8:1-66

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Kings 9:1-28 ; 1 Kings 10:1-29 ; 1 Kings 11:1-43 ; 1 Kings 12:1-33 ; 1 Kings 13:1-34 ; 1 Kings 14:1-31 ; 1 Kings 15:1-34 ; 1 Kings 16:1-34 From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Kings 8:12-21

the Builder’s Dedication Address 1 Kings 8:12-21 Solomon, standing on the great platform within, view of the vast, thronging multitudes, recited tie steps that had led them to that illustrious hour. His whole speech was of God’s dealings. Why do we not speak of God more often, as the most important factor in life! It is a blessed thing to trace the connection between what God has promised and what He has fulfilled, 1 Kings 8:15 . “The Lord hath performed His word that He spoke,” 1 Kings... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

The Temple being finished, the great ceremony of dedication commenced. The permanent link between Tabernacle and Temple was the Ark of the Covenant. With great care and impressive ceremony, they had carried the Ark over Jordan into the land. For a long time it had remained at Gilgal, and then was taken to Shiloh. Captured by the Philistines, it had brought discomfiture and defeat. For twenty years it had found a resting place at Kirjathjearim, then for three months in the house of Obed-edom,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:12-21

Solomon Speaks To The People And Explains The Basis For And Significance Of The Building Of The Temple (1 Kings 8:12-21 ). The speech that follows is an interesting one. To quite some extent Solomon’s words here read like a defence of what he was doing, and an attempt to prove that it was in line with YHWH’s will, and with the covenant that YHWH had made with His people when He delivered them out of Egypt. They reveal his own awareness of the fact that the people were not as a whole... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:1-66

1 Kings 8:1-Revelation : . Solomon’ s Dedication of the Temple, Prayer and Address.— This chapter is mainly Deuteronomic, being clearly written from the standpoint of one who has seen the Temple as the one national sanctuary of Israel, and has either witnessed its downfall or perceived that it was imminent. 1 Kings 8:1-: is, however, probably from the early record of how the house of Yahweh was dedicated by Solomon, of which 1 Kings 8:62-Revelation : is the continuation, the prayer of Solomon... read more