1 Kings 3:15

And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream [That is to say, this passed while Solomon slept; but it was more than a dream. The same words are used of Pharaoh ( Genesis 41:7 ) when God showed him what He was about to do ( 1 Kings 3:25 , 1 Kings 3:28 , cf. Genesis 40:8 ), and this was such a dream as Pharaoh's and as Joseph's ( Matthew 1:20 ; Matthew 2:19 ). It was a dream, i.e; in which a Divine revelation was made to him. Wordsw. refers to Solomon's words, "I sleep, but my heart waketh" ( Song of Solomon 5:2 ), and "He giveth to his beloved (Jedidiah) in sleep" ( Psalms 127:2 )]. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant [the other sanctuary of that period ( 2 Samuel 6:17 ; 1 Chronicles 16:37-40 )] and offered up burnt offerings [probably in continuation of the sacrifices of Gibeon, 1 Kings 3:4 ], and offered peace offerings [in testimony of his thankfulness for the signal favour recently vouchsafed to him] and made a feast [lit; a drinking. After the example of David, 1 Chronicles 16:3 . Cf. 1 Kings 8:65 . It was not exclusively a symposium. The flesh of the animals offered in sacrifice was eaten by the worshippers and their guests (Le 1 Kings 7:15 , 1 Kings 7:31 ; 1 Samuel 2:16 ; 1 Corinthians 8:13 ). This was "a sacrificial meal of the שְׁלָמִים " (Keil). See on ch. 1 Kings 8:63 ] to all his servants.

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