Bible Commentary

So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 11. could not stand to minister ] i.e. At the altar of incense which stood within the holy place. God’s presence was diffused through every part of the edifice, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:11”

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy [place], that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 10. the cloud filled the house of the Lord ] The cloud was the veil which hid the glory of the Lord. The article denotes that it was something well known … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:10”

[There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 9. There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone ] We read in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:9”

And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 8. And they drew out the staves ] The verb either means transitively ‘to make long’ or intransitively ‘to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:8”

For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 7. covered the ark and the staves thereof above ] The ark appears to have been placed lengthwise, (the length was two cubits and a half,) beneath the wings of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:7”

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims. 6. even under the wings of the cherubims ] The outspread wings of the cherubim extended across the whole width of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:6”

And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 5. were with him before the ark ] This must refer to the time when the great procession had reached the Temple … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:5”

And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 4. and the tabernacle of the congregation ] Better, as in other places, the Tent of meeting. This consecrated tent, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:4”

And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 3. all the elders ] The other representative persons mentioned in 1Ki 8:1 are all no doubt to be included in this phrase. the priests took up the ark ] This duty was usually performed by the Levites (cf. Num 2:31), … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:3”

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month. 2. at the feast in the month Ethanim which is the seventh month ] Josephus tells us that the feast of tabernacles fell at this time, and that that festival and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 8:2”