64 On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord , because there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings ; for the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 8:64
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:62-66
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Solomon offered a great sacrifice. He kept the feast of tabernacles, as it seems, after the feast of dedication. Thus should we go home, rejoicing, from holy ordinances, thankful for God's Goodness