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1 Kings 8:62

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Dedicatory Sacrifices

62 1Now the king and all Israel with him 2offered sacrifice before the LORD.
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1 Kings 8:62 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:62

And the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before
the Lord.
] For burnt offerings, which having been laid upon the altar, as soon as the king had done praying to God, and blessing the people, and exhorting them, fire came down from heaven, and consumed them; which showed the Lord's acceptance of the sacrifices, and was another confirmation, besides the cloud, of the Lord's well pleasedness with the temple, and of his taking possession of it to reside in it; upon which the people bowed and worshipped, and praised the Lord for his goodness and mercy, ( 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 8:62 In-Context

60 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God; there is no one else.
61 "Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day."
62 Now the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the LORD .
63 Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD , 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD .
64 On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD , because there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings; for the bronze altar that was before the LORD was too small to hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 7:4-10
  • 2. 2 Samuel 6:17-19; Ezra 6:16, 17
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