1 Kings 8:62 (YLT)

Passage

And the king and all Israel with him are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah;

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:60 for all the peoples of the earth knowing that Jehovah, He <FI>is<Fi> God; there is none else;

1 Kings 8:61 and your heart hath been perfect with Jehovah our God, to walk in His statutes, and to keep His commands, as <FI>at<Fi> this day.'

1 Kings 8:62 And the king and all Israel with him are sacrificing a sacrifice before Jehovah;

1 Kings 8:63 and Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he hath sacrificed to Jehovah, oxen, twenty and two thousand, and sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand; and the king and all the sons of Israel dedicate the house of Jehovah.

1 Kings 8:64 On that day hath the king sanctified the middle of the court that <FI>is<Fi> before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat of the peace-offerings; for the altar of brass that <FI> is<Fi> before Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> too little to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat of the peace-offerings.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "israel", "sacrificing", "sacrifice", "before", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "israel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 61's "and your heart hath been perfect with..." into verse 63's "and Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of peace-offerings...", so "king" and "israel" 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 "king" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.