1 Kings 8:64
in 1 Kings 8On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.
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ASV
The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of Jehovah; for there he offered the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings, because the brazen altar that was before Jehovah was too little to receive the burnt-offering, and the meal-offering, and the fat of the peace-offerings.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court--that is, the whole extent of the priests' court--the altar of burnt offerings, though large (2Ch 4:1), being totally inadequate for the vast number of sacrifices that distinguished this occasion.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
We read that two altars were set up in the temple built by Solomon, one outside and one within. On the one that was outside, the sacrifice of animals took place, while on the one inside, the burning of incense was offered. Let us see, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
These were Israel's golden days, days of the Son of man in type. The Dedication of the Temple. 1 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 L ORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
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The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord,.... The court of the priests that was before the holy place, adjoining to it, in which was the altar of burnt offering; this, or, however, the middle part of it, he sanctified for present use, to offer sacrifices on, for a reason hereafter given: for there he offered burnt offerings and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings; which was the reason why the middle of the great court was for this time set apart for this service.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Did the king hallow the middle of the court - The great altar of burnt-offerings was not sufficient for the number of sacrifices which were then made; therefore the middle of the court was set apart, and an altar erected there for the same purpose.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The middle of the court - Or, “the whole area of the court “ - all the “mid” space within the enclosing walls, which thus became one huge altar, on any part of which victims might be offered at one and the same time.
The words behind it
36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֗וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| קִדַּ֨שׁ | kidash | he consecrated | H6942 → | 171 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תּ֣וֹךְ | tokh | [the] middle of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הֶחָצֵ֗ר | hechatzer | the court | H2691 → | 191 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | [was] <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| עָ֣שָׂה | ʾasah | he offered | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| שָׁ֗ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָֽעֹלָה֙ | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֔ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֶלְבֵ֣י | chelvei | [the] fat<s> of | H2459 → | |
| הַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים | hashelamim | the peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| מִזְבַּ֤ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ | hanechoshet | <the> bronze | H5178 → | 140 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | [was] <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| קָטֹ֗ן | katon | [was too] small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| מֵֽהָכִיל֙ | mehakhil | for containing | H3557 → | 38 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעֹלָ֣ה | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּנְחָ֔ה | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֶלְבֵ֥י | chelvei | [the] fat<s> of | H2459 → | |
| הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃ | hashelamim | the peace offerings | H8002 → | 87 times |
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֗וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
קִדַּ֨שׁhe consecrated
kidashH6942 →171 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
תּ֣וֹךְ[the] middle of
tokhH8432 →418 times
הֶחָצֵ֗רthe court
hechatzerH2691 →191 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לִפְנֵ֣י[was] <to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
בֵית־[the] house of
veit-H1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
עָ֣שָׂהhe offered
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
שָׁ֗םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָֽעֹלָה֙the burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמִּנְחָ֔הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
חֶלְבֵ֣י[the] fat<s> of
chelveiH2459 →
הַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםthe peace offerings
hashelamimH8002 →87 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
מִזְבַּ֤ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙<the> bronze
hanechoshetH5178 →140 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לִפְנֵ֣י[was] <to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
קָטֹ֗ן[was too] small
katonH6996 →101 times
מֵֽהָכִיל֙for containing
mehakhilH3557 →38 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעֹלָ֣הthe burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַמִּנְחָ֔הthe grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
חֶלְבֵ֥י[the] fat<s> of
chelveiH2459 →
הַשְּׁלָמִֽים׃the peace offerings
hashelamimH8002 →87 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
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Through
2 Chronicles 7:7Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:64–66
On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of…
- Hebrews 13:10–12
We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
- Numbers 16:37–38
“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the censers from the flames and to scatter the coals far away, because the censers are holy.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14
Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in…
- 2 Chronicles 4:1
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
- 1 Kings 8:64–66
Through
2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 43:13–17
These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its…
- 2 Kings 16:14–15
He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north…
- 1 Kings 8:22
Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
- Ezekiel 43:13–17
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About 1 Kings
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 228.2; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.