1 Kings 8:62-11:2 ESV

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 8:54-66

The Feast Of Dedication v. 54. And it was so that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. v. 55. And he stood, facing the people once more, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, v. 56. Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto His people Israel, all the uncertainty of the last centuries now being... 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

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Kings 8:60-63

1 Kings THE KING ‘BLESSING’ HIS PEOPLE 1Ki_8:54 - 1Ki_8:63 . The great ceremonial of dedicating the Temple was threefold. The first stage was setting the ark in its place, which was the essence of the whole thing. God’s presence was the true dedication, and that was manifested by the bright cloud that filled the sanctuary as soon as the ark was placed there. The second stage was the lofty and spiritual prayer, saturated with the language and tone of Deuteronomy, and breathing the purest... 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 8:54-66

Petition and Sacrifice 1 Kings 8:54-66 The man, as we have seen, who kneels most humbly before God is empowered to bless the people in God’s name. What an august and noble testimony the king bore: “There hath not failed one word of all His good promise,” 1 Kings 8:56 . Joshua had said that before Solomon, Joshua 23:14 . Myriads have borne similar witness, and, as we are passing hence, we shall say the same. We have failed, but not God; we have left Him, but He has never cast us away. The... 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 8:22-62

Solomon’s Prayer Of Dedication Of The Temple (1 Kings 8:22-62 ). Having, as he hoped, reconciled the people to having the Temple in Jerusalem as their Central Sanctuary, Solomon now reminded God of His covenant, and of His covenant love, admitted that the Temple that he had built could not really contain the God of Heaven and earth, the One Whom even the Heaven of heavens could not contain, and prayed that God would bless them as a result of their having their Temple. He asked Him to listen... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:55-62

Solomon’s Closing Blessing Of The People (1 Kings 8:55-62 ). In his first blessing (1 Kings 8:14-21), prior to his major prayer, Solomon had been concerned to establish the credentials of the Temple. Now, however, his concern was for the spiritual life of the people in a blessing which to begin with clearly echoes the last part of the Book of Joshua. Like Joshua he was calling on them once again to renew the covenant (see Joshua 24:0). He consequently called on YHWH not to forsake them but to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:62

“ And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before YHWH.’ The blessing then resulted in a whole hearted response from Israel as the king and all the people ‘offered sacrifice’ before YHWH. This would be done by their laying their hands on and slaughtering the animals, with the priests acting on their behalf in the presentation of the blood. 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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 8:54-66

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

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Kings 8:60-63

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

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Kings 8:54-66

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:22-62

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:55-62

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 8:62

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

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