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

“ And they drew out the staves, that the endsb of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. ”

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

It was forbidden to withdraw the staves wholly from the rings (margin reference); but they appear to have been now drawn forward in such a way that their ends or heads could be seen from the holy p...
1 Kings 8:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they (d) drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. (d) They drew the...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

without . outside: i.e. outside the holy place. unto this day: i.e.. Kings written while Temple was still standing; therefore before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar, and before the Captivity. C...
1 Kings 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. And there they are unt...
1 Kings 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. They drew out the...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(6-8) And the priests brought in the ark. — It is clear from this description that the ark was placed lengthways between the cherubim, so that the staves by which it was borne, when drawn out (thou...
1 Kings 8:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE TEMPLE WORSHIP 1 Kings 8:1-11 "Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these. Behold, ye trust m lying words, that c...
1 Kings 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Temple Filled with Glory 1 Kings 8:1-11 When the Temple was finished it was dedicated in connection with the Feast of Tabernacles. All Israel in its most festive attire welcomed the Ark to...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. (4) And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the...
1 Kings 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they drew out the staves ,.... Not made them larger, as Ben Gersom, than those in the tabernacle of Moses, this place being larger than that; nor did they draw them wholly out, and lay them up i...
1 Kings 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. Ver. 8. That the en...
1 Kings 8:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Under the wings of the cherubim Which Solomon had made. For the cherubim made by Moses were fixed to the mercy-seat and the ark, and were inseparable from it, and therefore, together with the ark,...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Dedication of the Temple. B. C. 1003. 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel,...
1 Kings 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They drew out the staves; not wholly, which was expressly forbidden, Exodus 25:15 Numbers 4:6 ; but in part. In the holy place; either, first, Properly so called; which place was indeed bef...
1 Kings 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Bringing Of The Ark Into The Temple And The Manifestation Of God's Presence ( 1 Kings 8:1-11 ). The moment for which Solomon had waited had eventually arrived. The Temple itself was now fully...
1 Kings 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— In the Vatican Sept. this chapter commences: And it came to pass when Solomon had made an end of building the house of the Lord, and...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel. A royal priest It is remarkable in connection with the dedication of the temple how the leading part was taken throughout by King Solomon. One would...
1 Kings 8:8 - 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 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ceremony Of Dedication
1 Kings 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 5:9 ; Exodus 25:14 ; Exodus 25:15 ; Exodus 37:4 ; Exodus 37:5 ; Exodus 40:20 ; Joshua 4:9 ; Matthew 28:15
1 Kings 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Drew out — Not wholly, which was expressly forbidden, Exodus 25:15 , Numbers 4:6 , but in part. Seen out — In the most holy place, which is oft called by way of eminency, the holy place, and the...

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

1 Kings 8:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

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

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

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

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

1 Kings 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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

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

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

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

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

1 Kings 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1 Kings 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Kings 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

1 Kings 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes