1 Kings 8:5 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 8:5

There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.

BSB

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ASV

And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

KJV

And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

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Commentary

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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

That annual festival had been instituted in commemoration of the Israelites dwelling in booths during their stay in the wilderness, as well as of the tabernacle, which was then erected, in which God promised to meet and dwell with His people, sanctifying it with His glory.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ve.ha.Me.lekh	and the king	H4428 →
שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
עֲדַ֤ת	'a.Dat	[the] congregation of	H5712 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
הַנּוֹעָדִ֣ים	ha.no.'a.Dim	who were gathered	H3259 →
עָלָ֔יו	'a.Lav	to him	H5921 →
אִתּ֖וֹ	'i.To	with him	H854 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הָֽאָר֑וֹן	ha.'a.Ron	the ark	H727 →
מְזַבְּחִים֙	me.za.be.Chim	[were] sacrificing	H2076 →
צֹ֣אן	tzon	sheep	H6629 →
וּבָקָ֔ר	u.va.Kar	and cattle	H1241 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִסָּפְר֛וּ	yi.sa.fe.Ru	they were counted	H5608 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יִמָּנ֖וּ	yi.ma.Nu	they were numbered	H4487 →
מֵרֹֽב׃	me.Ro	from multitude	H7230 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 6:13
When those carrying the ark of the LORD had advanced six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:15
  And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
- Numbers 4:15
  When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they…
- Numbers 7:9
  But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
- Joshua 3:3
  and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it.
- 1 Chronicles 15:2
  Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
Through
1 Chronicles 16:1
So they brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And they presented burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:1
  David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
- Ezra 6:16–18
  Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.
- 2 Samuel 6:17–19
  So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

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