Synopsis of the Chapter
God sets fire from heaven to Solomon's victims and reveals to him that He has heard his prayers, so that He may hear those who pray in the temple for whatever necessity.
Verse 2: Majesty ¶
2. MAJESTY. — In Hebrew cabod, that is, glory, namely, a darkness or a splendid and glorious cloud, representing the majesty and glory of the invisible God.
Verse 6: The Priests Stood in Their Offices ¶
6. AND THE PRIESTS STOOD IN THEIR OFFICES; in Hebrew, at their watches, that is, divided into their companies, according to the duties assigned to each by David. And the Levites stood WITH THE INSTRUMENTS OF SONG, that is, with musical instruments, singing hymns WITH THEIR HANDS — namely, playing with their hands the musical instruments, with which they sang hymns and songs, that is, the psalms composed by David for praising God.