Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
HIS PRAYER. (1Ki. 8:22-61)
Solomon stood before the altar—This position was in the court of the people, on a brazen scaffold erected for the occasion (II Chronicles 6:13), fronting the altar of burnt offering, and surrounded by a mighty concourse of people. Assuming the attitude of a suppliant, kneeling (I Kings 8:54; compare II Chronicles 6:24) and with uplifted hands, he performed the solemn act of consecration—an act remarkable, among other circumstances, for this, that it was done, not by the high priest or any member of the Aaronic family, but by the king in person, who might minister about, though not in, holy things. This sublime prayer [1Ki. 8:22-35], which breathes sentiments of the loftiest piety blended with the deepest humility, naturally bore a reference to the national blessing and curse contained in the law—and the burden of it—after an ascription of praise to the Lord for the bestowment of the former, was an earnest supplication for deliverance from the latter. He specifies seven cases in which the merciful interposition of God would be required; and he earnestly bespeaks it on the condition of people praying towards that holy place. The blessing addressed to the people at the close is substantially a brief recapitulation of the preceding prayer [I Kings 8:56-61].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Kings 8:22:
2 Chronicles 6:18-21
Isaiah 1:15
Ezekiel 46:2
1 Timothy 2:8
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