1 Kings 8:66

1 Kings 8:66 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
• New International Version (NIV)On the following day he sent the people away. They blessed the king and then went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things the Lord had done for his servant David and his people Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown to David his servant and to Israel his people.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After the festival was over, Solomon sent the people home. They blessed the king and went to their homes joyful and glad because the Lord had been good to his servant David and to his people Israel.

Context of 1 Kings 8:66

64On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was in front of the house of the Lord; for there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. 65At that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven more days—fourteen days. On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the good that the Lord had done for His servant David, and for Israel His people.

1 Kings 8:66 word by word

בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ שִׁלַּ֣ח אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם שְׂמֵחִים֙ וְט֣וֹבֵי לֵ֔ב עַ֣ל כָּל־הַטּוֹבָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְדָוִ֣ד עַבְדּ֔וֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַמּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• On the eighthשְׁמִינִיshemîynîy · eighthH8066
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• he sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• awayשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• and they blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• unto their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tent: homeH168
• joyfulשָׂמֵחַώâmêach · gladH8056
• and gladטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• of heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• for all the goodnessטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• for Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• his servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

People and places in 1 Kings 8:66

• David
• Israel

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:66

• 1 Kings 8:1Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.
• 2 Chronicles 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the good that the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 31:1Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.
• Deuteronomy 12:7And there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and you shall rejoice in all to which you have put your hand, you and your households, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11You shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.
• 2 Chronicles 29:36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
• 2 Chronicles 30:26So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.
• Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
• Psalms 95:1Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
• Psalms 100:1Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
• Psalms 106:4Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation,
• Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.
• Isaiah 61:9Their descendants shall be known among the Gentiles, And their offspring among the people. All who see them shall acknowledge them, That they are the posterity whom the Lord has blessed.”
• Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.”
• Jeremiah 31:12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, Streaming to the goodness of the Lord— For wheat and new wine and oil, For the young of the flock and the herd; Their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, And they shall sorrow no more at all.
• Zephaniah 3:14Sing, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:66

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 66They blessed the king - Wished him all spiritual and temporal happiness. They were contented with their king, at peace among themselves, and happy in their God; so that they returned to their houses magnifying their God for all his bounty to them, their country, and their king. How happy must these people have been, and how prosperous, had their king continued to walk uprightly before God! But alas! the king fell, and the nation followed his example.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 66Their tents - i. e. “their homes.” The word “tents” was used for “houses” from an old habit of speech, which had come down from the time when the Israelites were a nomadic nation.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 62-66Verses 62-66 Solomon offered a great sacrifice. He kept the feast of tabernacles, as it seems, after the feast of dedication. Thus should we go home, rejoicing, from holy ordinances, thankful for God's GoodnessRead the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 62-66The final sacrifices (see Deuteronomy 12:5–14) and the Feast of Tabernacles end the story that began with sacrifices when the ark was placed in the Most Holy Place (1 Kings 8:1–11; compare 2 Chronicles 7:1–6).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• David
• Israel
• Contain
• Glad
• Hallow
• Hearken
• Prayer
• Receive
• Solomon
• Stand

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings