SOLOMON. Some codices, with one early printed edition, read "the King Solomon". THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. THINGS... DEDICATED. holy things. See note on Exodus 3:5. AND. Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate omit this "and", ALL. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, omit "all". AMONG TH... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN SOLOMON. Compare 1 Kings 8:1. CHILDREN. sons. THE ARK. See notes on 1 Chronicles 13:3 and Exodus 25:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FEAST: i.e. the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33, &c).... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LEVITES TOOT UP. These were the _bearers,_ but the priests (being Levites also) brought it into the house (as stated in 2 Chronicles 5:7 and 1 Kings 8:3). Hence, in 2 Chronicles 5:5 they are called "the priests and the Levites". See note on Deuteronomy 17:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
TABERNACLE. tent. Hebrew. _'ohel._ App-40. HOLY VESSELS. sanctuary vessels. See note on Exodus 3:5. THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES. See note on Deuteronomy 17:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONGREGATION. convocation, or muster.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRIESTS. See note on 2 Chronicles 5:4. THE ORACLE. See note on 2 Samuel 16:23. THE MOST HOLY PLACE. the Holy of Holies.... [ Continue Reading ]
DREW OUT. Compare 1 Kings 8:8. UNTO THIS DAY. This is. copy of 1 Kings 8:6, or an addendum by Ezra; because it is not applicable to "the day" of the writer, as may be seen from 2Ch 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23. But may this possibly have. mysterious reference to Revelation 11:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTHING IN THE ARK SAVE. See note on 1 Kings 8:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL. On this occasion all served; not "by course". Note the parenthesis in verses: 2 Chronicles 5:11. WERE SANCTIFIED. had sanctified themselves.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEDUTHUN. See note on 1 Chronicles 16:41. AT THE EAST END: i.e. facing west.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HE IS GOOD, &C. Compare Ezra 3:11. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. CLOUD, EVEN THE HOUSE OF. Septuagint reads "cloud of the glory of".... [ Continue Reading ]