1 Kings 8:8

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

Related Commentaries of 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...
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: an...
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 h...
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 destruct...
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 th...
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...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Dedication of the Temple. Solomon's Prayer 1. The chief of the fathers] i.e. heads of families. Out of the city ] The Temple and Palace were...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

They drew out the staves] RV 'the staves were so long': owing to their length they could be seen from the Holy Place, though not without (i.e. ou...
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...
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,...
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...
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 Isra...
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...
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....
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 congre...
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; no...
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 th...
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 inseparab...
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 t...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Dedication of the Temple. B. C. 1003. ...
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, firs...
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 ev...
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...
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...
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 pa...
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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ceremony Of Dedication
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And they drew out the staves, that is, the staves were very long on account of the great weight of the ark and on account of the fact that the bearer...
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 c...

⁸ 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.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 8:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 8:8