1 Kings 8:1
in 1 Kings 8At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers’ houses of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.
KJV
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThe two weeks [of festivity] and the two solemn celebrations were accomplished by the people of the Lord with the greatest joy. The former prefigured the festivals of our church, which Christ began with the mystical dedication of his temple and the transferring of the …
This site's exposition
Then Solomon assembled the elders
on 1 Kings 8:1-2
Solomon summons Israel's elders and tribal heads rather than the whole nation, a statelier gathering than David's own popular procession that brought the ark into Jerusalem at 2 Sam 6:1. The house had stood finished since the eighth month of the prior year at 6:38, yet the dedication waits for the seventh month and the feast of tabernacles, so nearly a year passes before the ark moves from Zion up to Moriah. The site itself carries its own history, since David bought the threshingfloor at 2 Sam 24 and 2 Chr 3:1 names it Mount Moriah, binding Solomon's house to Abraham's altar and to his father's plague offering.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Jerusalem - Where the temple was built. Bring the ark - To the top of Moriah, upon which it was built; whither they were now to carry the ark in solemn pomp. City of David - Where David had placed the ark, which is called Zion, because it was built upon that hill.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
There seems to be a contrast here between the more popular proceedings of David 2Sa 6:1, and the statelier system of his son, who merely summons the chief men as representatives of the nation. The rest of the people “assembled themselves” 1Ki 8:2, and were mere spectators of the solemnity.
Then Solomon assembled - It has already been observed that Solomon deferred the dedication of the temple to the following year after it was finished, because that year, according to Archbishop Usher, was a jubilee. “This,” he observes, “was the ninth jubilee, opening the fourth millenary of the world, or A.M. 3001, wherein Solomon with great magnificence celebrated the dedication of the temple seven days, and the feast of tabernacles other seven days; and the celebration of the eighth day of tabernacles being finished, upon the twenty-third day of the seventh month the people were dismissed every man to his home. The eighth day of the seventh month, viz., the thirtieth of our October, being Friday, was the first of the seven days of dedication; on the tenth day, Saturday, November 1, was the fast of expiation or atonement held; whereon, according to the Levitical law, the jubilee was proclaimed by sound of trumpet. The fifteenth day, Friday, November 6, was the feast of tabernacles; the twenty-second, November 13, being also Friday, was the feast of tabernacles, which was always very solemnly kept, 2Ch 7:9; Lev 23:36; Joh 7:37; and the day following, November 14, being our Saturday, when the Sabbath was ended, the people returned home. “In the thirteenth year after the temple was built, Solomon made an end also of building his own house, having spent full twenty years upon both of them; seven and a half upon the temple, and thirteen or twelve and a half upon his own.” - Usher’s Annals, sub. A.M. 3001.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The leaders of the paternal families of the Bnei Yisroel. Of the children of Yisroel. 1 The literal translation is, “ to the children of Yisroel.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
27 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ֣ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| יַקְהֵ֣ל | yakhel | he called together | H6950 → | 39 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| זִקְנֵ֣י | ziknei | [the] elders of | H2205 → | 178 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֣י | rashei | [the] chiefs of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַמַּטּוֹת֩ | hamatot | the tribes | H4294 → | |
| נְשִׂיאֵ֨י | nesiei | [the] leaders of | H5387 → | |
| הָאָב֜וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לִבְנֵ֧י | livnei | of [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹת | lehaalot | to bring up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֲר֧וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| בְּרִית־ | berit- | [the] covenant of | H1285 → | 284 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מֵעִ֥יר | meir | from [the] city of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| דָּוִ֖ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| הִ֥יא | hi' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| צִיּֽוֹן׃ | tziyon | [is] Zion | H6726 → |
אָ֣זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
יַקְהֵ֣לhe called together
yakhelH6950 →39 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
זִקְנֵ֣י[the] elders of
zikneiH2205 →178 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
רָאשֵׁ֣י[the] chiefs of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
הַמַּטּוֹת֩the tribes
hamatotH4294 →
נְשִׂיאֵ֨י[the] leaders of
nesieiH5387 →
הָאָב֜וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
לִבְנֵ֧יof [the] people of
livneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
שְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לְֽהַעֲל֞וֹתto bring up
lehaalotH5927 →890 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֲר֧וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
בְּרִית־[the] covenant of
berit-H1285 →284 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מֵעִ֥ירfrom [the] city of
meirH5892 →1090 times
דָּוִ֖דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
הִ֥יאthat
hi'H1931 →1879 times
צִיּֽוֹן׃[is] Zion
tziyonH6726 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
it leads to
- Psalms 118:22
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Acts 4:11–12
This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
- 1 Peter 2:6–8
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Luke 20:17–18
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- Romans 9:33
as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- Psalms 118:22
Through
Psalms 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
it leads to
- Psalms 107:22
Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.
- Psalms 148:1–5
Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
- Psalms 96:1–2
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
- Psalms 107:22
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings
Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PlaceJerusalemZionThe eastern ridge David took from the Jebusites and made his stronghold, the name the Psalms and the prophets give the city the LO…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 8:1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil, The Books of the Kings.