1Ki 8:9 | TNotes | STEP | 8:9 The focus on the two stone tablets that Moses placed in the Ark (cp. 8:21 ; see Exod 25:21 ; Deut 31:26 ) suggests that Solomon had in mind both a renewal of the Mosaic covenant and the Temple dedication.

cExod 25:21►

dDeut 31:26►

‏ 1 Kings 8:9

8:9 ^a The focus on the two stone tablets that Moses placed in the Ark (cp. 8:21 ^b; see Exod 25:21 ^c; Deut 31:26 ^d) suggests that Solomon had in mind both a renewal of the Mosaic covenant and the Temple dedication.