1 Kings 8:1
Then did Solomon assemble the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the divisions of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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Joshua 23:2That Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am become old and well stricken in age;
2 Samuel 5:7Nevertheless David captured the strong-hold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
2 Samuel 6:6And when they came to the threshing-floor of Nachon, 'Uzzah put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
1 Kings 2:10And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
1 Chronicles 11:7And David dwelt in the castle: therefore they called it, “The City of David.”
1 Chronicles 15:3And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:1
The building and furniture of the temple were very glorious, but the dedication of it exceeds in glory as much as prayer and praise, the work of saints, exceed the casting of metal and the graving of stones, the work of the craftsman. The temple was designed for the keeping up of the correspondence between God and his people; and here we have an account of the solemnity of their first meeting there. I. The representatives of all Israel were called together ( ver. 1, 2 ), to keep a feast to the honour of God, for… Read the whole commentary →