1 Reyes 9:25

25 Tres veces al año Salomón presentaba ofrendas quemadas y ofrendas de paz sobre el altar que había construido para el Señor
. También quemaba incienso al Señor
. Finalmente terminó el trabajo de construir el templo.

1 Reyes 9:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 9:25

And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings
and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the Lord
The brasen altar, the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court of the priests, and by whom he offered. The three times were the feasts of passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, as explained in ( 2 Chronicles 8:13 ) , not that these were the only offerings, or these the only times he offered; for he offered all other sacrifices, and at all other times commanded in the law of Moses, as on sabbaths and new moons, as expressed in the above place:

and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the Lord;
the altar of incense, which stood in the holy place, right beside the most holy, in which was the ark, the symbol of the divine Presence; not that Solomon burnt incense in person, but by the priests, whom he furnished with incense; for no king might offer incense, as the case of Uzziah shows:

so he finished the house;
which respects not the building of it, that had been observed before, but the service of it; as he had provided all vessels and utensils for the furniture of it, and all things to be used in them; as sacrifices for the altar of burnt offering, incense for the altar of incense, bread for the shewbread table, and oil for the lamps; so he appointed the courses of the priests, Levites, and porters, to do their duty, who went through every part of service assigned them, and completed the whole; see ( 2 Chronicles 8:14 ) .

1 Reyes 9:25 In-Context

23 Salomón designó a quinientos cincuenta de ellos para que supervisaran a los trabajadores de sus diversos proyectos.

24 Salomón trasladó a su esposa, la hija del faraón, de la Ciudad de David al palacio nuevo que le había edificado; luego construyó los terraplenes.

25 Tres veces al año Salomón presentaba ofrendas quemadas y ofrendas de paz sobre el altar que había construido para el Señor
. También quemaba incienso al Señor
. Finalmente terminó el trabajo de construir el templo.

26 El rey Salomón también construyó una flota de barcos en Ezión-geber, un puerto cerca de Elat
en la tierra de Edom, a la orilla del mar Rojo.

27 Hiram envió tripulaciones de marineros expertos para navegar los barcos junto con los hombres de Salomón.