1Ki 8:6-11 | Clarke

1 Kings 8:6-11

Verse 8

And there they are unto this day - This proves that the book was written before the destruction of the first temple, but how long before we cannot tell. Verse 9

Save the two tables of stone - See my notes on Heb 9:4 (note). Verse 10

When the priests were come out - That is, after having carried the ark into the holy of holies, before any sacred service had yet commenced. Verse 11

The glory of the Lord had filled the house - The cloud, the symbol of the Divine glory and presence, appears to have filled not only the holy of holies, but the whole temple, court and all, and to have become evident to the people; and by this Solomon knew that God had honored the place with his presence, and taken it for his habitation in reference to the people of Israel.