Solomon had spoken the preceding words, addressed to God, with his face directed to the holy of holies. He now turned around and looked outward tow…

And the king. —We are told in the book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 6:13) that the king stood on a “brasen scaffold” th…

And the king turned his face about
He was before the altar, (1 Kings 8:22), with his face to that first,…

Solomon encouraged the priests, who were greatly astonished at the dark cloud. The dark dispensations of Providence should spur us to flee for refu…