1 Reis 8:66

66 E no oitavo dia despediu o povo, e todos bendisseram ao rei; então se foram �s suas tendas, alegres e de coração contente, por causa de todo o bem que o Senhor fizera a Davi seu servo, e a Israel seu povo.

1 Reis 8:66 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:66

On the eighth day he sent the people away
That is, of the feast of tabernacles, the eighth from the first of that, which was a solemn day, and fell on the twenty second of the month; at the close of which the dismission was made, or they had leave to go, but they did not until the twenty third, according to ( 2 Chronicles 7:10 )

and they blessed the king;
returned him thanks for his care, and charge, and pains, in building the temple; for prayers for them, and the feast he had now made, and wished all health and happiness to him:

and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart;
or to their cities, as the Targum, to their several habitations; being greatly delighted with what they had seen and heard, and partook of especially:

for all the goodness the Lord had done for David his servant, and for
Israel his people;
in ( 2 Chronicles 7:10 ) , it is added, "unto Solomon"; for David, in giving him such a son and successor, who according to promise had built the house of the Lord; and for Solomon, in raising him up to such dignity, and enabling him to build such a temple for the worship of God and his glory; and for the people of Israel, in giving them such a king to rule over them, under whom they enjoyed so much peace and prosperity, and the full and free exercise of the true religion, with such accommodations, and in such a splendid manner as now.

1 Reis 8:66 In-Context

64 No mesmo dia o rei santificou o meio do átrio que estava diante da casa do Senhor; porquanto ali ofereceu o holocausto, a oferta de cereais e a gordura das ofertas pacíficas, porque o altar de bronze que está diante do Senhor era muito pequeno para nele caberem o holocausto, a oferta de cereais, e a gordura das ofertas pacíficas.

65 No mesmo tempo celebrou Salomão a festa, e todo o Israel com ele, uma grande congregação, vinda desde a entrada de Hamate e desde o rio do Egito, perante a face do Senhor nosso Deus, por sete dias, e mais sete dias (catorze dias ao todo).

66 E no oitavo dia despediu o povo, e todos bendisseram ao rei; então se foram �s suas tendas, alegres e de coração contente, por causa de todo o bem que o Senhor fizera a Davi seu servo, e a Israel seu povo.