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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 8:22-53
Solomon having made a general surrender of this house to God, which God had signified his acceptance of by taking possession, next follows Solomon's prayer, in which he makes a more particular declaration of the uses of that surrender, with all humility and reverence, desiring that God would agree thereto. In short, it is his request that this temple may be deemed and taken, not only for a house of sacrifice (no mention is made of that in all this prayer, that was taken for granted), but a... read more