1 Kings 8:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. ”

• 1 Kings 8:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for (f) ever. (f) He spoke according to the tenor of God's promise which was on the condition that they served him...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Solomon's Dedication of the Temple, Prayer and Address. This chapter is mainly Deuteronomic, being clearly written from the standpoint of one who has seen the Temple as the one national sanctuary o...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  house to dwell in. Hebrew. beth zebul = Assyrian bit-zabali = high or lofty house. Compare Zebulun ( Genesis 30:20 ).

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. I have surely built thee a house - He was now fully convinced that the thing pleased God, and that he had...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. I have surely built thee an house. This is an apostrophe to God, as perceiving His approach by th...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Flood (continued) 4. The mountains of Ararat] Ararat is the Assyrian 'Urardhu,' the country round Lake Van, in what is now called Armenia; but the word also signifies 'highlands,' and perhaps...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE GRADUAL GROWTH OF THE LEVITIC RITUAL 1 Kings 8:1-66 "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice." - 1 Samuel 15:22 BEFORE we enter on the subject of the Temple worship, it is necessary to...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The Temple being finished, the great ceremony of dedication commenced. The permanent link between Tabernacle and Temple was the Ark of the Covenant. With great care and impressive ceremony, they had...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (12) В¶ Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. (13) I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in forever. Solomon, having...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in ,.... Turning himself from the priests and people, he quieted with a few words, he addressed the Lord; having built an house for him, for his worship an...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. Ver. 13. I have surely built thee. ] His great joy breaketh forth into a prayer. A settled place fo...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I have surely built thee a house to dwell in He turns his speech from them to God, as entering into the house, and expresses his desire and hope that he would continue to manifest, by such visible...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE ARK AND TABERNACLE FURNITURE (vs.1-13) The temple being completed, there was one matter of importance remaining. Thus, for the bringing of the ark to the temple Solomon assembled the elders...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        12 Then spake Solomon, The L ORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.   13 I have surely built thee a house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.   14 And th...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I have surely built thee an house to dwell in; I perceive by this thick darkness that thou art coming among us, and therefore make haste and come, O thou blessed Guest, into the dwelling-place whic...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Solomon Speaks To The People And Explains The Basis For And Significance Of The Building Of The Temple ( 1 Kings 8:12-21 ). The speech that follows is an interesting one. To quite some extent Solo...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 8:12 . Dwell in the thick darkness —A deeply solemn gloom which impressed beholders with a mysterious awe. As on Sinai ( Exodus 20:21 בָּעַרָפֶל) so her...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 8:1 . Solomon assembled the elders, after twenty years' labour. That is, in the fourth year of his reign he began to build the temple; in seven years and a half more he finished and dedica...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE .—The stately and impressive service with which the Temple, the character and contents of which have now been described, was dedicated, is relate...

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Solomon's Address

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• 1 Kings 8:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 17:12 ; 1 Chronicles 22:10 ; 1 Chronicles 22:11 ; 1 Chronicles 28:10 ; 1 Chronicles 28:20 ; 1 Chronicles 28:6 ; 2 Chronicles 6:2 ; 2 Samuel 7:13 ; Acts 6:14 ; Hebrews 8:5-13 ;...

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