1 Kings 8:63Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to Yahweh, two and twenty thousand head of cattle, and one hundred twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of Yahweh.
The setting
Jerusalem, 959 BC. The newly completed Temple of Solomon. Thousands of animals are being sacrificed in the greatest worship celebration in Israel's history at the Temple Mount, modern-day Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: awestruck at recording unprecedented national celebration
The original word
šelem (שֶׁלֶם) — peace offerings of fellowship, expressing gratitude and communion with God
Why it matters
22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep would have fed approximately 400,000 people for days
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Kings 8:63
This wasn't just worship — it was the largest barbecue feast in ancient history
Common misconceptionPeople think this was wasteful excess, but peace offerings were shared meals — most of the meat was eaten by the people in fellowship with God.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
1 Kings 8:63 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Kings 8:63 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include worship, abundance, sacrifice. Notable phrases: twenty-two thousand cattle; peace offerings.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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