1 Chronicles 29:21

1Ch 29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, [even] a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, [and] a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:

Ver. 21. A thousand bullocks.] This was beyond those heathenish hecatombs, {a} for which some are so renowned in histories.

{a} A great public sacrifice (properly of a hundred oxen) among the ancient Greeks and Romans, and hence extended to the religious sacrifices of other nations; a large number of animals offered or set apart for a sacrifice.

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1Ch 29:21. They sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord — Before the ark which was there. In abundance for all Israel — Either, 1st, On behalf of all Israel, to praise God in their names, to procure God’s presence and blessing for them all. Or, 2d, So many sacrifices, that the feasts which were, according to custom, made of the remainders of them, were abundantly sufficient for all the Israelites that were then present, and desired to partake of them.

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29:21-25 Sacrifices followed the speeches and prayers at Solomon’s coronation. Solomon and Zadok were anointed, and Solomon acceded to the throne. Zadok was not beginning his priestly role but was being dedicated to serve in the Temple itself. (The descendants of Zadok are mentioned in Ezek 40:46; 43:19; 44:15; 48:11.)

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Meaning, all kind of liquor which they mingled with their sacrifices, as wine, oil, etc.

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they sacrificed . . . And did eat and drink--After the business of the assembly was over, the people, under the exciting influence of the occasion, still remained, and next day engaged in the performance of solemn rites, and afterwards feasted on the remainder of the sacrifices.

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Verse 21. With their drink-offerings] The Targum says a thousand drink-offerings, making these libations equal in number to the other offerings.

And sacrifices] These were peace-offerings, offered for the people, and on the flesh of which they feasted.

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(21) On the morrow after that day (lĕmohŏrath hayyôm hahû); here only. (Comp. Jon_4:7.) That is, on the day after the assembly.

A thousand bullocks . . .—Heb., Bullocks a thousand, rams a thousand, &c., according to the later mode of speech; and their libations (Psa_16:4; Exo_29:40; Lev_23:13).

And sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.—The word “sacrifices” (zĕbâhîm) occurred in a general sense at the beginning of the verse. Here, in connexion with burnt-offerings, it has the special meaning of “thank-offerings” (shĕlâmîm; Authorised Version, “peace-offerings,” Deu_12:6). See for both kinds of sacrifice, Lev_1:1 sqq.; Exo_20:24; Exo_24:5.

For all Israel.—So that every one present might partake of the sacrificial meal. (Comp. Notes on 1Ch_16:2-3; Deu_12:7; 1Sa_1:3-8; 1Sa_1:13.)

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21. And they sacrificed] Cp. 1Ch_16:1-3.

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And they did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness,.... Before the ark of the Lord, which was in the tabernacle David had pitched for it:

and they made Solomon the son of David king the second time; the first was upon Adonijah's rebellion, and was done in the presence only of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but this was done by and in the presence of all the great personages in the land:

and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor; under his father during his lifetime, and then to reign in his own right:

and Zadok to be priest; high priest; which office yet he did not exercise till after the death of David, when Abiathar was thrust out by Solomon.

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With their drink offerings - i. e., with the drink-offerings appropriate to each kind of burnt-offering, and required by the Law to accompany them (see Num 15:5, Num 15:7,Num 15:10, etc.).

Sacrifices - or, “thank-offerings,” as the same word is translated in 2Ch 29:31; 2Ch 33:16. Of “peace-offerings for thanksgivings” only a small part was the priest’s; the sacrificer and his friends feasted on the remainder Lev 7:15, Lev 7:29, Lev 7:34.

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CHAPTER XXIX.

And with. Hebrew and Septuagint, "and their sacrifices of wine and victims, (or peace-offerings, to be eaten by the people.; Calmet) in abundance for all Israel." (Haydock)

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Unto the Lord; before the ark which was there.

For all Israel; either,

1. On the behalf of all Israel, to praise God in their names, to procure God’s presence and blessing for them all. Or,

2. So many, that the feasts which, after the manner, were made of the remainders of the sacrifices, were abundantly sufficient for all the Israelites which were then present and desired to partake of them; or for all the governors of Israel there assembled, who may well pass under the name of all Israel, because they represented them all.

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Vers. 21-25. These verses record "the sacrifices and drink offerings" by which all the service of this day was ratified as it were on the following day; also the solemn "anointing of Solomon to the Lord as chief governor, and of Zadok as priest," with the visible enthronement of Solomon, and the submission to him "of all Israel, of all the princes and mighty men, and also of all the sons of David". (1Ki_1:49-53)

In this verse the distinction is to be noticed between the sacrifices of thank offerings ( those of burnt offerings ( and their drink offerings, i.e the drink offerings that went w ith them ( For the first of these the more specific Hebrew word is (Lev_7:20 Lev_9:4) or jbz, (Lev_3:1 Lev_7:11, Lev_7:13, Lev_7:15; Num_7:17) The breast and right shoulder were the priest"s share. All the rest belonged to the person who sacrificed, and his friends, and must be eaten the same or the next day. (Lev_7:11-18, Lev_7:29-34) Other particulars may be found in Smith"s "Bible Dictionary," 3:1470, 1471. The last clause of our verse tells us how ample was the feast provided by these sacrifices on this occasion, being in abundance for all Israel The burnt offering is first mentioned in Gen_8:20; it is the only sacrifice that the Book of Genesis (see Gen_15:9, etc.; Gen_22:2, etc.) knows. The offering (hj; n]mi) of Gen_4:4 is somewhat obscure, but does not appear to have been a sacrifice of blood. This sacrifice was one which was wholly consumed on the altar of fire, and supposed to ascend to heaven. The chief kinds of burnt offerings were

(1) the daily (Exo_29:38-42; Num_28:3-8)

(2) the sabbath; (Num_28:8-10)

(3) that at the new moon, the Day of Atonement, the three great festivals and the Feast of Trumpets. (Num_28:11-31; Num_29:1-39)

Beside these, there were the several kinds of freewill and private burnt offerings. The first, seventh, and eighth chapters of Leviticus contain full accounts of the ceremonial. The drink offering is spoken of as early as Gen_35:14; but those to which reference is here made as appertaining to the before-mentioned sacrifices are more explicitly spoken of in such passages as Exo_29:40 Lev_23:13; Num_6:17 Num_15:5-24 Num_28:10-14.

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And they did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness,.... Before the ark of the Lord, which was in the tabernacle David had pitched for it:

and they made Solomon the son of David king the second time; the first was upon Adonijah's rebellion, and was done in the presence only of the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but this was done by and in the presence of all the great personages in the land:

and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor; under his father during his lifetime, and then to reign in his own right:

and Zadok to be priest; high priest; which office yet he did not exercise till after the death of David, when Abiathar was thrust out by Solomon.

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on the morrow of that day the day of this assembly, when David spoke all his words, for on that day they had no time, because when they left the assembly, they were busy until night buying sacrificial animals, and on the morrow, “they slaughtered sacrifices, etc.”

a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, and their libations On the pattern of (Num. 7:17): “five rams, five he-goats, etc.,” one quantity for them all.

and numerous sacrifices It is customary for Scripture to speak in this manner; when it speaks of two or three things, it leaves the first one until the end and explains the last one immediately, and so (Gen. 31:33): “And Laban came into Jacob’s tent... and came into Rachel’s tent.” Now was it not already stated, “And Laban came into Jacob’s tent,” which was Rachel’s tent? However, “and did not find” refers to the maidservants, mentioned last, and then he explains the first matter, “... and he went out of Leah’s tent” first, and he “came into Rachel’s tent.” From Leah’s tent he went to Rachel’s tent, but because he had to say other things about this, “And Rachel had taken, etc.” and consequently, it is inappropriate to say, “... and in the tent of the two maidservants and did not find.” Here too, he had other things to say about the sacrifices, namely...

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