Tree of Life Version
1 Kings 8:66
66On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart over all the goodness that Adonai had shown to His servant David and to His people Israel.
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 King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 1 Kings 8:66
64On that same day, the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the House of Adonai, for there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Adonai was too small to accommodate the burnt offering, the grain offering and the fat of the fellowship offerings. 65So Solomon and all Israel with him celebrated the Festival at that time—a great congregation from the entrance of Hamath to the Wadi of Egypt—before Adonai Eloheinu, seven days and then seven more days—14 days in all. On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart over all the goodness that Adonai had shown to His servant David and to His people Israel.
Read all of 1 Kings 81 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
Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:66
- 1 Kings 8:1Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel—all the heads of the tribes and the ancestral chieftains of the children of Israel—to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring the ark of the covenant of Adonai up from the city of David, which is Zion.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10On the 23rd day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Adonai had done for David, Solomon and Israel His people.
- 2 Chronicles 31:1When all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the towns of Judah and smashed the pillars, smashed the Asherah poles and demolished the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as throughout Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all Bnei-Yisrael returned to their towns, each to their own property.
- Deuteronomy 12:7There you and your households will eat before Adonai your God and rejoice in every undertaking of your hand, as Adonai your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11So you will rejoice before Adonai your God in the place Adonai your God chooses to make His Name dwell—you, your son and daughter, slave and maid, Levite and outsider, orphan and widow in your midst.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had enabled the people to accomplish, because it happened so suddenly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:26There was great joy in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:10So he said to them, “Go! Eat choice food, drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have nothing ready. For today is kadosh to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of Adonai is your strength.”
- Psalms 95:1O come, let us sing for joy to Adonai. Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
- Psalms 100:1A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to Adonai, all the earth!
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, Adonai, when You show favor to Your people. Visit me with Your salvation,
- Psalms 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem— “May those who love you be at peace!
- Isaiah 61:9Then their offspring will be known among the nations, their descendants among the peoples. All who see them will recognize them, for they are the seed that Adonai has blessed.
- Isaiah 66:13As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you, so you will be comforted in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 31:12Then will the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old men together. For I will turn their mourning into joy, and I will comfort them, and make them rejoice out of their sorrow.
- Zephaniah 3:14Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice and exult wholeheartedly, 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
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
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