1 Kings 8:63 meaning and explanation
And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:63, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon has just finished his prayer of dedication, and now he leads the nation in sacrifice. The peace offerings, in Hebrew shelamim, were shared meals of fellowship, so this vast herd fed the great assembly gathered from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
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