On the eighth day he sent the people away— In 2 Chronicles 7:10 it is on the twenty-third day. Houbigant thinks, that what seems to have been omitted in this place, should be supplied from the parallel place in the Chronicles.
Note; (1.) When we return from God's ordinances, it becomes us to rejoice in the God of our salvation. (2.) A good king is the joy of his subjects. (3.) When we shall return to our eternal home, then shall our joy never end; and Jesus, our king, be the subject of our everlasting praises.