And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hiram sent in his navy his servants,.... And, according to Ch2 8:18, ships also but how he could send them from Tyre, which lay in the Mediterranean sea, to the above ports in the Red sea, without…
Barnes' Notes
Three times - i. e., (see the marginal reference) the three solemn Feasts - the Feast of unleavened bread, the Feast of weeks, and the Feast of tabernacles. Did Solomon offer ... and he burnt incense…
Adam Clarke
Three times in a year did Solomon offer - These three times were:
1. The passover.
2. The feast of pentecost.
3. The feast of tabernacles.
We have here a further account of Solomon's greatness.
I. His buildings. He raised a great levy both of men and money, because he projected a great deal of building, which would both employ many hands…
Cambridge Bible
three times in a year did Solomon offer Most likely this means at the three great feasts, the Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles. This may be understood in the sense -qui facit per alium, facit per…
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