1 Kings 8:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: ”

1 Kings 8:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The margin reference shows that the king was so placed as to be seen by all present, and that, before beginning his prayer, he knelt down upon his knees (compare 1 Kings 8:54 ).
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

stood . took his position: position, not posture. See note on 1 Kings 8:54 . spread forth. He did this kneeling. See 1 Kings 8:54 and 2 Chronicles 6:13 .
1 Kings 8:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: Stood - He ascended the brazen scaffold, five cubits long,...
1 Kings 8:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord— Raised above the people, on a brazen scaffold three cubits high, (see 2 Chronicles 6:13 .) Solomon commanded the attention of the people, who stood...
1 Kings 8:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: Solomon stood before the altar - i:e., east of the...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(22) В¶ And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: What a lovely view doth Solomon afford in this att...
1 Kings 8:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord ,.... The altar of the burnt offering in the court of the priests, where he prayed the following prayer; and which altar was typical of Christ, who is...
1 Kings 8:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: Ver. 22. And spread forth his hands towards heaven. ] In...
1 Kings 8:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord He had erected a brazen scaffold, of five cubits long, five cubits broad, and three cubits high, ( 2 Chronicles 6:13 ,) and on this he stood, raised above...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Solomon's Prayer. B. C. 1003. 22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the L ORD in the...
1 Kings 8:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Solomon stood upon a scaffold set up for him in the court of the people, 2 Chronicles 6:13 . Before the altar of the Lord, with his face towards the altar of burnt-offerings. In the presence...
1 Kings 8:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Prayer Of Dedication Of The Temple ( 1 Kings 8:22-62 ). Having, as he hoped, reconciled the people to having the Temple in Jerusalem as their Central Sanctuary, Solomon now reminded God...
1 Kings 8:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 8:28 . Prayer, supplication, and cry —תְּפִלָּה, מְּחִנּה רנּה are respectively prayer in general (whether praise, petition, or thanks), entreaty or...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord. The dedicatory prayer Now we approach the great prayer by which the temple was dedicated. The house itself was nothing. It was but a gilded sepulchre...
1 Kings 8:22 - 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...
1 Kings 8:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, the great altar of burnt offering in the Court of the Priests, in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward he...
1 Kings 8:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:54 ; 1 Timothy 2:8 ; 2 Chronicles 6:12 ; 2 Chronicles 6:13-42 ; 2 Kings 11:14 ; 2 Kings 23:3 ; Exodus 9:29 ; Exodus 9:33 ; Ezra 9:5 ; Isaiah 1:15 ; Job 11:13 ; Psalms 28:2 ; Ps...
1 Kings 8:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Stood — Upon a scaffold set up for him in the court of the people, 2 Chronicles 6:13 .

1 Kings 8:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Kings 8:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Kings 8:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 8:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Kings 8:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 8:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 8:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Kings 8:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Kings 8:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:22 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes