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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
awoke: Genesis 41:7, Jeremiah 31:26
before: 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Chronicles 16:1, 1 Chronicles 16:2
peace offerings: 1 Kings 8:63, 1 Kings 8:65, Leviticus 3:1-17, Leviticus 7:11-19, 2 Samuel 6:18, 2 Samuel 6:19, 2 Chronicles 7:5, 2 Chronicles 7:7-10, 2 Chronicles 30:22-26
a feast: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 40:20, Esther 1:3, Daniel 5:1, Mark 6:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:8 - feast Genesis 41:4 - So Pharaoh awoke 1 Kings 8:1 - out of the city
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Solomon awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream,.... Not that it was nothing but a dream, a natural one, a vain and empty one, but a divine and supernatural one, a dream of prophecy, as the Jews call it, or a prophetic dream; a true one, which had its fall accomplishment in him, the truth of which he perceived as soon as he awoke; for he found himself possessed of such a measure of wisdom and knowledge he never had before, which occasioned the thanksgiving and joy next expressed:
and he came to Jerusalem; from Gibeon, accompanied by his nobles and servants:
and stood before the ark of the covenant the Lord; which was in a tent David had pitched for it there, 2 Samuel 6:17; here he stood with holy reverence, as in the presence of the Lord, and as a servant of his, to minister to him, and as a worshipper of him, with a heart full of gratitude for the great things he had done for him, and promised to him:
and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings; by way of thankfulness for his quiet settlement in the for the Lord's appearance to him at Gibeon, and what he had already given, and promised to give:
and made a feast to all his servants; in a way of joy and gladness for the above layouts; this feast was either the part of the peace offerings he offered, which belonged to the offerer to eat with his friends, or this was a special feast made at his own palace for his courtiers.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Solomon determined to inaugurate his reign by a grand religious ceremonial at each of the two holy places which at this time divided between them the reverence of the Jews. Having completed the religious service at Gibeon, where was the tabernacle of the congregation, he proceeded to Jerusalem, and sacrificed before the ark of the covenant, which was in Mount Zion 2 Samuel 6:12. A great feast naturally followed on a large sacrifice of peace-offerings. In these the sacrificer always partook of the flesh of the victim, and he was commanded to call in to the feast the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow Deuteronomy 14:29. Compare 2 Samuel 6:19; 1 Chronicles 16:3.