1 Kings 8:64

Contextual Overview

⁶²The king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices in the Lord’s presence. ⁶² The king, and all Yisra'el with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. ⁶² And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord . ⁶² Then the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the Lord . ⁶² Then King Solomon and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to the Lord . ⁶² The king and all Israel with him were presenting sacrifices to the Lord . ⁶²Then the king and all [the people of] Israel with him [repeatedly] offered sacrifice before the LORD. ⁶² Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the LORD. ⁶² Then the King and all Israel with him offred sacrifice before the Lorde. ⁶²Now the king and all Israel with him were offering sacrifices before Yahweh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hallow: 2 Chronicles 7:7

the brazen: 2 Chronicles 4:1

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:2 - overlay it with brass Exodus 27:9 - the court Exodus 39:39 - General Leviticus 3:5 - Aaron's Numbers 7:1 - sanctified them Judges 21:4 - built there 2 Kings 16:15 - the king's burnt Ezra 6:17 - offered Psalms 118:27 - bind Ezekiel 45:17 - the prince's

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 64. 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.