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 .