Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Kings 8

1 Kings 8:1 (a) For Dauid brought it from Obededom & placed it in the Tabernacle which he had made for it, {2 Sam. 6,17}

1 Kings 8:1 (/) Ebr Salemon.

1 Kings 8:2 (b) Conteining parte of September and parte of October, in the which moneth they held thre solemne feasts, {Nom. 29,1}

1 Kings 8:4 (!) The Arke is borne into the Temple.

1 Kings 8:6 (c) That is the Kohathites, {Nom 4, 5}

1 Kings 8:8 (d) They drew them onely so farre as they might be sene: for they might not pul them altogether out, {Exo. 25:15}

1 Kings 8:9 (e) For it is like that the enemies, when they had the Arke in their hands, toke away the rod of Aaron and the pot with Man.

1 Kings 8:10 (!) A cloude fileth the Temple.

1 Kings 8:13 (f) He sapke according to the tenor of Gods promes, which was condicionally, that they shulde serue him aright.

1 Kings 8:15 (!) The King blesseth the people.

1 Kings 8:20 (/) Ebr. confirmed.

1 Kings 8:21 (g) The two tables wherein the articles of the couenant were written.

1 Kings 8:23 (h) Vnfaynedly and without all hypocrise.

1 Kings 8:27 (i) He is rauished with the admiracion of Gods mercies, who being incomprehensible and Lord ouer all, wil become familiar with men.

1 Kings 8:30 (/) Or, from.

1 Kings 8:31 (k) To wit, the judge, or neighbour.

1 Kings 8:31 (/) Ebr. the othe.

1 Kings 8:32 (l) That is make it knowen.

1 Kings 8:33 (m) Acknowledge thy just judgement, & praise thee.

1 Kings 8:35 (n) So that there be a drought to destroy the frutes of the land.

1 Kings 8:37 (/) Ebr. in the land of their gates.

1 Kings 8:38 (o) For such are most mete to receiue Gods mercies.

1 Kings 8:41 (p) He meaneth suche as shulde be turned from their idolatrie to serue the true God.

1 Kings 8:43 (q) That this is the true religion wherewith you wilt be worshiped.

1 Kings 8:45 (/) Or, mainteine their right.

1 Kings 8:47 (r) Thogh the Temple was the chief place of prayer, yet he secludeth not them, that being ??? with necessitie call vpon him in other places.

1 Kings 8:47 (/) Or, if they repent.

1 Kings 8:48 (s) As Daniel did, {Dan. 6,10}

1 Kings 8:49 (/) Or, auege their wrong.

1 Kings 8:50 (t) He vnderstode by faithe the God of enemies wolde make friends vnto them that did conuert vnto him.

1 Kings 8:54 (u) Salomon is a figure of Christ, who continually is the Mediator betwene God and his Church.

1 Kings 8:58 (x) He concludeth that man of him selfe is enemie vnto God, and that all obedience to his lawe prodedeth of his mere mercie.

1 Kings 8:59 (/) Ebr, the thing of a day in his day.

1 Kings 8:63 (y) Before the oracle, where the Arke was.

1 Kings 8:65 (z) That is, from North to South: meaning all the countrey.

1 Kings 8:65 (a) Seuen dayes for the dedicacion, and seuen for the feast.

1 Kings 8:66 (/) Ebr. blessed.