John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 8:46
If they sin against thee ,.... The same persons when they were gone forth to battle, not observing the divine commands as they should: for there is no man that sinneth not ; such are the depravity of human nature, the treachery of the heart, and the temptations of Satan, of which Solomon had early notice, and was afterwards still more confirmed in the truth of, Ecclesiastes 7:20 . and thou be angry with them ; for their sins, and resent their conduct: so as to deliver them to... 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