1 Kings 8:6-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:8

And they drew out [It is uncertain whether יַאֲרִכוּ is transitive, as our A.V. renders it, and as in 1 Kings 3:14 = lengthen, in which case, however, it should almost be followed by אֵת , or intransitive, as in Exodus 20:12 ; Deuteronomy 5:16 ; Deuteronomy 25:15 , when the meaning would be, " The staves were long, " but the latter rendering has the support of most scholars. As the oracle in the tabernacle was a cube of ten cubits, they cannot have been more than... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:8-11

The Dedication of the Temple and its Teaching. The eighth day of the seventh month of the year 1004 B.C or, according to some, B.C. 1000, was one of the brightest days of Jewish history— "a day in golden letters to be set Among the high tides of the calendar;" for on that day the holy and beautiful house, which had been seven and a half years in building, for which preparations had been made for a much longer period ( 1 Chronicles 22:5 ), and on which a force of some one hundred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 8:9

There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there [ Exodus 25:16 ; Exodus 40:20 ; Deuteronomy 10:5 . This statement appears to be at variance with Hebrews 9:4 , which mentions "the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded," as in the ark, along with "the tables of the covenant." And it is to be observed that, while our text excludes these relics from the ark ( temp . Solomon), no other scripture save that just cited expressly includes... read more

Albert Barnes

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

It was forbidden to withdraw the staves wholly from the rings (margin reference); but they appear to have been now drawn forward in such a way that their ends or heads could be seen from the holy place, or great chamber of the temple, though without their being visible from the porch or vestibule. Either the doorway into the holy of holies was not exactly opposite the ark, but a little on one side; or, though that doorway was in the middle, opposite the ark, the doorway from the porch into the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 8:9

Comparing this statement with Hebrews 9:4, it would seem that Solomon, now that the sacred chest had reached its final resting-place, and stood in a large chamber surrounded by tables 2 Chronicles 4:8, removed the pot of manna and the rod from the interior, and set them elsewhere in the holy of holies. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 8:6-8

1 Kings 8:6-8. Under the wings of the cherubim Which Solomon had made. For the cherubim made by Moses were fixed to the mercy-seat and the ark, and were inseparable from it, and therefore, together with the ark, were placed under the wings of these cherubim. And they drew out the staves Not wholly, which was expressly forbidden, (Exodus 25:15; Numbers 4:6,) but in part. That the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place That is, the most holy, often called the holy place by... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 8:9

1 Kings 8:9. There was nothing in the ark, &c. Strictly and properly speaking. But in a looser sense, the pot of manna, and Aaron’s rod were also in or by it, (Hebrews 9:4,) being placed by Moses, as God commanded, (Numbers 17:10,) before the ark of the testimony, in the most holy place. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:1-21

The ark brought to the temple (8:1-21)People came from all over Israel to celebrate the dedication of the temple (see v. 65). The ceremony took place at the time of the mid-year festival season (8:1-2; see Leviticus 23:24,Leviticus 23:27,Leviticus 23:34).In transferring the ark from David’s temporary tent to the temple, Solomon, evidently remembering the mistake of his father, was careful to see that the priests and Levites carried the ark and all the holy vessels in the proper manner (3-9; cf.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 8:6

oracle = the most holy place. Compare 2 Samuel 16:23 . the most holy place = the holy of holies. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Kings 8:8

without = outside: i.e. outside the holy place. unto this day: i.e. 1 Kings written while Temple was still standing; therefore before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, and before the Captivity. Compare 2 Chronicles 5:9 , and See 1 Kings 9:21 ; 1Ki 12:19 . 2 Kings 8:22 ; 2 Kings 10:27 . read more

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