stood up upon his feet Kings sometimes made orations sitting; cp. Acts 12:21. Here the king stands to mark the greatness of the occasion.

my brethren The king is the brotherof his subjects; Deuteronomy 17:15; Deuteronomy 17:20; cp. Psalms 45:7.

Ihad in mine heart See 1 Chronicles 17:1; 2 Samuel 7:2.

a house of rest Cp. 1 Chronicles 17:5; 2 Samuel 7:6.

the footstool Cp. Isaiah 60:13.

and had made ready R.V. and I had made ready.

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