1 Kings 8 · Verse 66

1 Kings 8:66

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.
1 Kings 8:66, King James Version

1 Kings 8:66 in other translations

BSBOn the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
WEBOn the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad in their hearts for all the goodness that the LORD had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
ASVOn 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 Jehovah had showed unto David his servant, and to Israel his people.
YLTOn the eighth day he hath sent the people away, and they bless the king, and go to their tents, rejoicing and glad of heart for all the good that Jehovah hath done to David His servant, and to Israel His people.
DARBYOn 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 goodness that Jehovah had done to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
BBEAnd on the eighth day he sent the people away, and, blessing the king, they went to their tents full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David his servant and to Israel his people.
WebsterOn 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 goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.

What does 1 Kings 8:66 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 66 They 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:62-66

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 Goodness

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1 Kings 8:66 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בַּיּ֤וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ha.she.mi.Ni<the> eighthH8066
שִׁלַּ֣חshi.Lachhe sent awayH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּvay.va.ra.Khuand they blessedH1288
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
לְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םle.'o.ho.lei.Hemto tents theirH168
שְׂמֵחִים֙se.me.ChimjoyfulH8056
וְט֣וֹבֵיve.Toeiand good ofH2896
לֵ֔בLevheartH3820
עַ֣ל'alonH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַטּוֹבָ֗הha.to.Vahthe goodH2896
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְדָוִ֣דle.da.Vidto DavidH1732
עַבְדּ֔וֹav.Doservant hisH5650
וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'Eland to IsraelH3478
עַמּֽוֹ\׃a.Mopeople hisH5971

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Cross references for 1 Kings 8:66

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Deuteronomy 12:12

    And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Zechariah 9:17

    For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

  • Acts 2:46

    And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Galatians 5:22

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

  • 2 Chronicles 7:10

    And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

  • Isaiah 66:13-14

    As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

  • Deuteronomy 12:18

    But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

  • Psalms 106:4-5

    Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.

  • Zephaniah 3:14

    Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the eighth day. In the parallel passage of Chronicles this is termed "the three and twentieth day of the seventh month;" that is, the ninth day of the dedication; which Jarchi reconciles by supposing that Solomon gave them leave to return on the eighth day, and many of them did return; and that he dismissed the remainder on the ninth, or twenty-third of the seventh month: See Note on ver. 1.
2Ch 7:10; 31:1
blessed. or, thanked.
1,47
joyful.
De 12:7,12,18; 16:11; 2Ch 29:36; 30:26,27; Ne 8:10; Ps 95:1,2
Ps 100:1,2; 106:4,5; 122:6,9; Isa 61:9,10; 66:13,14; Jer 31:12-14
Zep 3:14; Zec 9:9,17; Ac 2:46; Ga 5:22; Php 4:4

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:65

    And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.

  • 1 Kings 8:66

    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.

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1 Kings 8:66 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el octavo día despidió al pueblo: y ellos bendiciendo al rey, se fueron á sus estancias alegres y gozosos de corazón por todos los beneficios que Jehová había hecho á David su siervo, y á su pueblo Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le huitième jour, il renvoya le peuple; et ils bénirent le roi, et s’en allèrent à leurs tentes, joyeux et le cœur heureux à cause de tout le bien que l’ Éternel avait fait à David, son serviteur, et à Israël, son peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Am achten Tage entließ er das Volk; und sie segneten den König und gingen nach ihren Zelten, fröhlich und guten Mutes wegen all des Guten, das Jehova seinem Knechte David und seinem Volke Israel erwiesen hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et in die octava dimisit populos: qui benedicentes regi, profecti sunt in tabernacula sua lætantes, et alacri corde super omnibus bonis quæ fecerat Dominus David servo suo, et Israël populo suo.