1 Kings 8:63 (DRB)

Passage

And Solomon slew victims of peace offerings, which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king, and all the children of Israel, dedicated the temple of the Lord.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:61 Let our hearts also be perfect with the Lord our God, that we may walk in his statutes, and keep his commandments, as at this day.

1 Kings 8:62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered victims before the Lord.

1 Kings 8:63 And Solomon slew victims of peace offerings, which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king, and all the children of Israel, dedicated the temple of the Lord.

1 Kings 8:64 In that day the king sanctified the middle of the court, that was before the house of the Lord for there he offered the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the Lord, was too little to receive the holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings.

1 Kings 8:65 And Solomon made at the same time a solemn feast, and all Israel with him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Emath to the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, that is, fourteen days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "solomon", "slew", "victims", "peace", "offerings", "sacrificed", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "solomon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 62's "And the king and all Israel with..." into verse 64's "In that day the king sanctified the...", so "sheep" and "solomon" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sheep" and "solomon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.