1 Kings 8:64

The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court - i:e., the whole extent of the priests' court, the altar of burnt offerings, though large (2 Chronicles 4:1), being totally inadequate for the vast number of sacrifices that distinguished this occasion. It was only a, temporary erection, to meet the demands of an extraordinary season, in aid of the established altar, and removed at the conclusion of the sacred festival.