1 Kings 8:5

5 King Solomon and all the Israelites gathered before the Ark and sacrificed so many sheep and cattle no one could count them all.

1 Kings 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 8:5

And King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were
assembled together
On this solemn occasion:

were with him before the ark;
while it was in the court of the priests, before it was carried into the most holy place:

sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for
multitude;
the phrase seems to be hyperbolical, and designed to denote a great number.

1 Kings 8:5 In-Context

3 When all the older leaders of Israel arrived, the priests lifted up the Ark.

4 They carried the Ark of the Lord, the Meeting Tent, and the holy utensils; the priests and the Levites brought them up.

5 King Solomon and all the Israelites gathered before the Ark and sacrificed so many sheep and cattle no one could count them all.

6 Then the priests put the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord in its place inside the Most Holy Place in the Temple, under the wings of the golden creatures.

7 The wings of these creatures were spread out over the place for the Ark, covering it and its carrying poles.