John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:13
Even after a certain rate every day, according to the commandment of Moses ,.... The daily sacrifice, morning and evening, Exodus 29:38 , on the sabbaths, and on the new moons ; when there were additional sacrifices, Numbers 28:9 , &c.; and on the solemn feasts three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles ; which serves to explain the three times in 1 Kings 9:25 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 8:12-18
Here is, I. Solomon's devotion. The building of the temple was in order to the service of the temple. Whatever cost he was at in rearing the structure, if he had neglected the worship that was to be performed there, it would all have been to no purpose. Assisting the devotion of others will not atone for our own neglects. When Solomon had built the temple, 1. He kept up the holy sacrifices there, according to the law of Moses, 2 Chron. 8:12, 13. In vain had the altar been built, and in vain... read more