1 Kings 8:62

The king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

In Context

61“Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as it is today.”

63Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the LORD, twenty two thousand head of cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the LORD’s house.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:1They brought in God’s ark, and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Ezra 6:16The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:55-62

Solomon Blesses and Exhorts the People. ( b. c. 1003.) 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord , he arose from before the altar of the Lord , from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed be the Lord , that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good… Read the whole commentary →

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