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1 Kings 8:5

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 8:5

Verse 5 of 66

Scripture focus

And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

1 Kings 8:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 8:5

Theological / Devotional

Sacrificing sheep. This inaugural sacrifice corresponded on a grand scale to the ceremonial on the occasion of David’s transfer of the ark from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David (2 Sam. 6:13; 1 Chron. 15:26).

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