1 Kings 8:22-65 ASV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:50

(50) Forgive . . . and give them compassion This prayer was singularly fulfilled at the captivity of Judah in Babylon, though we hear of no such thing in relation to the captivity of the “lost tribes” of Israel in Assyria. We see this in the exceptional favour of Nebuchadnezzar and of the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther to the Jews in Babylon; we see it still more in the greater boon of restoration granted them by Cyrus and Darius, and the Artaxerxes of the Book of Nehemiah. Like the whole... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:51-53

(51-53) For they be thy people.—This pleading with God by His deliverance of the people from Egypt, and by His promise to Moses to make them His inheritance (see Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 9:26; Deuteronomy 9:29; Deuteronomy 14:2), although especially suggested by the last petition for deliverance from captivity, may be held to apply to the whole of Solomon’s prayer. It implies the belief not only that the declared purpose of God cannot fail, but that, even for the manifestation of His glory to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:54

(54) And it was so.—At this point occurs in 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 a striking passage, describing the kindling of the sacrifice by fire from heaven, and, apparently, a second manifestation of the cloud of glory. (See Note on the passage.) read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:55

(55) Blessed all the children of Israel.—To bless the congregation was the special duty and privilege of the priests (see Numbers 6:23-27); but throughout the whole of this narrative the king, and the king alone, is conspicuous. It is, however, to be noted that Solomon’s words here are not strictly of blessing, but rather of praise and prayer to God, and exhortation to the people. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:56

(56) That hath given rest.—Now for the first time the frequent promise of rest (Exodus 33:14; Deuteronomy 12:10, &c.)—partially fulfilled after the conquest of the days of Joshua (Joshua 21:44-45; Joshua 23:1; Joshua 23:14), and after the establishment of the kingdom of David (2 Samuel 7:1)—was perfectly accomplished under Solomon the Peaceful, and the whole charter of gift of the promised land (Joshua 1:3-4) for the first time thoroughly entered upon. Of the “rest” of Israel, the transfer... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:58

(58) That he may incline . . .—Comparing this verse with the exhortation of 1 Kings 8:61, we find exemplified the faith which pervades all Holy Scripture and underlies the whole idea of covenant with God. It is a faith in the true, though mysterious, co-operation of the “preventing grace” of God, which must be recognised in all adequate conceptions of Him, as the Source of all life and action, physical and spiritual, and of that free responsibility of man which is the ultimate truth of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:59

(59) And Solomon offered.—The idea that the king on this occasion, and on others, performed the priest’s ministerial office is manifestly improbable. At all times he who brought the sacrifice was said to “offer” it. (See, for example, Leviticus 2:1; Leviticus 3:2; Leviticus 3:7, &c.) The priest accepted it in the name of the Lord, and poured the blood at the foot of the altar of sacrifice, or sprinkled it on the altar of incense. But still the absence of all mention of the priests, even as... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:63

(63) And Solomon offered.—The number here given, enormous as it is, can hardly be supposed due to any error in the text; for it is exactly reproduced in the Chronicles and by Josephus. Much explanation of it has been wasted through misunderstanding of the real difficulty involved. It is comparatively easy to conceive how such a mass of victims could be brought as offerings or consumed, when we consider the vastness of the assembled multitude from the whole of the great dominions of Solomon,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:65

(65) The entering in of Hamath, is the significant name given to the great valley between Lebanon and Anti - Lebanon, which the Greeks called Cœle- Syria; for it was the main entrance to Palestine from the north, down which the hosts of Assyria and Babylon so constantly poured. Evidently it extended at this time beyond Damascus.The river of Egypt is not, as might naturally be thought, the Nile, or any of its branches; for the word used signifies rather a “brook” or “torrent,” and the torrent,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:65-66

(65, 66) Seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day. . . .—The origin of this curious phrase is singularly illustrated by the account in 2 Chronicles 7:9-10, for it tells us that the people were dismissed on “the three and twentieth day” of the month, which was the day after the close of the Feast of Tabernacles. Hence it is clear that the festival week of the Dedication preceded the regular feast; and the day of dismissal was the “eighth day,” regularly so-called, of the... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:50

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:51-53

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:54

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:55

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:56

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:58

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:59

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:63

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:65

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Kings 8:65-66

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