1.
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
thirteen years: 1 Kings 9:10, 2 Chronicles 8:1, Ecclesiastes 2:4, Ecclesiastes 2:5, Matthew 6:33
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:11 - they built 1 Kings 3:1 - his own 1 Kings 6:38 - seven years 1 Kings 9:15 - to build 2 Kings 12:4 - the money 1 Chronicles 14:1 - to build him 1 Chronicles 28:13 - the vessels 2 Chronicles 2:1 - an house
2.
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
1 Kings 9:19, 1 Kings 10:17, 2 Chronicles 9:16, Song of Solomon 7:4
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 10:21 - the house 2 Chronicles 8:6 - and in Lebanon Proverbs 9:1 - pillars Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I builded Isaiah 22:8 - the armour
3.
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
beams: Heb. ribs, 1 Kings 6:5, *marg.
Reciprocal: Numbers 5:3 - without Proverbs 9:1 - pillars
4.
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
windows: 1 Kings 7:5, 1 Kings 6:4, Isaiah 54:12, Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 40:22, Ezekiel 40:25, Ezekiel 40:29, Ezekiel 40:33, Ezekiel 40:36, Ezekiel 41:26
light was against light: Heb. sight against sight
5.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
doors and posts were square, with the windows: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect, 1 Kings 7:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:4 - windows
6.
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
before them: or, according to them
before them: or, according to them. 1 Kings 7:6
Reciprocal: Proverbs 9:1 - pillars
7.
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
a porch: 1 Kings 6:3
for the throne: 1 Kings 10:18-20, Psalms 122:5, Isaiah 9:7
of judgment: 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:28, Proverbs 20:8
from one side of the floor to the other: Heb. from floor to floor
8.
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
another court: 2 Kings 20:4
an house: 1 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 9:24, 2 Chronicles 8:11
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 4:18 - Bithiah Ecclesiastes 2:4 - I builded
9.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
costly stones: 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11, 1 Kings 5:17
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:2 - masons Isaiah 9:10 - bricks Ezekiel 10:5 - outer
10.
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
the foundation: Isaiah 28:16, Isaiah 54:11, 1 Corinthians 3:10, 1 Corinthians 3:11, Revelation 21:19, Revelation 21:20
stones of ten cubits: Reckoning the cubit at 21 inches, the ten cubits are 17 feet and a half, and the eight cubits are 14 feet. The magnitude of these stones was certainly extraordinary; but let us hear M. Volney, and our surprise will no longer be fixed on these stones, but transferred from Solomon's house to the ruins of Balbec: "What is still more astonishing is the enormous stones which compose the sloping wall. To the west, the second layer is formed of stones which are from 28 to 35 feet long, by about 9 in height. Over this layer, at the north-west angle, there are three stones, which alone occupy a space of 175 feet and a half; viz. the first, 58 feet 7 inches; the second, 58 feet 11 inches; and the third, exactly 58 feet; and each of these is 12 feet thick. These stones are of white granite, with large shining flakes, like gypsum: there is a quarry of this kind of stone under the whole city, and another in the adjacent mountains, which is open in several places. On the right, as we approach the city, there is still lying there a stone hewn on three sides, which is 69 feet 2 inches long, 12 feet 10 inches broad, and 13 feet 3 inches in thickness.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:9 - costly stones
11.
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
Ephesians 2:20-22, 1 Peter 2:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:9 - costly stones
12.
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
three rows: 1 Kings 6:36
the porch: John 10:23, Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:21 - the porch 2 Kings 21:5 - in the two courts 2 Chronicles 4:9 - the court 2 Chronicles 6:13 - the court Ezekiel 8:7 - General
13.
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
Hiram: 1 Kings 7:40, 2 Chronicles 2:13, 2 Chronicles 4:11, Huram
Reciprocal: Exodus 35:30 - See 1 Kings 3:1 - the house 2 Chronicles 2:14 - The son 2 Chronicles 4:16 - Huram Acts 7:47 - General
14.
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
a widow's son: Heb. the son of a widow woman
tribe: The mother of Hiram - not the Tyrian king mentioned before, but an intelligent coppersmith, of Jewish extraction by his mother's side in Chronicles, is said to have been of "the daughters of Dan;" and she might have been of Naphtali by her father, and of Dan by her mother; or she might originally be of the tribe of Dan, and have been first married to a man of the tribe of Naphtali; and, in either case, she might be indifferently called "of the tribe of Naphtali," or of "the daughters of Dan."
Naphtali: 2 Chronicles 2:14
his father: 2 Chronicles 4:16
he was filled: Exodus 31:2-6, Exodus 35:30-35, Exodus 36:1, Exodus 36:2, Exodus 36:8, Isaiah 28:26
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:3 - filled Exodus 31:4 - General Exodus 35:35 - he filled 1 Chronicles 22:15 - all manner 2 Chronicles 2:7 - cunning Proverbs 8:12 - knowledge
15.
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
cast: Heb. fashioned
two pillars: 1 Kings 7:21, 2 Kings 25:16, 2 Kings 25:17, 2 Chronicles 3:15-17, 2 Chronicles 4:12-22, Jeremiah 52:21-23
eighteen cubits: That is, nearly thirty feet, English measure. But in the parallel place in Chronicles, these pillars are said to thirty-five cubits high. Tremellius reconciles this difference by observing, that the common cubit was but one-half of the cubit of the sanctuary; so that eighteen of the one would make thirty-six of the other; from which, if we deduct one cubit for the base, there will remain thirty-five. Notwithstanding the names of these pillars, they seem to have supported no part of the building, and appear to have been formed for ornament; and were no doubt also emblematical. The right pillar was called Jachin, which signifies, "He will establish;" while that on the left was named Boaz, "In it is strength." Some think they were intended for memorials of the pillars and cloud of fire, which led Israel through the wilderness; but Henry supposes them designed for memorandums to the priests and others that came to worship at God's door.
1st. To depend upon God only, and not upon any sufficiency of their own, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises.
2nd. It was a memorandum to them of the strength and establishment of the temple of God among them.
When the temple was destroyed, particular notice is taken of the breaking up and carrying away of these brazen pillars, 2 Kings 25:13, 2 Kings 25:17, which had been the tokens of its establishment, and would have been still so, if they had not forsaken God.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:41 - two pillars 1 Chronicles 18:8 - wherewith Jeremiah 27:19 - the pillars Jeremiah 52:17 - pillars Ezekiel 40:49 - pillars John 6:13 - and filled
16.
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
Exodus 36:38, Exodus 38:17, Exodus 38:19, Exodus 38:28, 2 Chronicles 4:12, 2 Chronicles 4:13
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:17 - one pillar Isaiah 8:6 - refuseth John 6:13 - and filled
17.
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15-18, 2 Kings 25:17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:41 - two networks Jeremiah 52:22 - with network
18.
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15-18, 2 Kings 25:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 28:33 - pomegranates 1 Kings 7:41 - two networks
19.
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
lily work: 1 Kings 7:22, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:32-35
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:26 - with flowers 1 Chronicles 28:15 - the candlesticks
20.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
and the pomegranates: 2 Kings 25:17, 2 Chronicles 3:16, 2 Chronicles 4:13, Jeremiah 52:22, Jeremiah 52:23
21.
And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and he called the name thereof Boaz.
And he set: 2 Chronicles 3:17, Galatians 2:9, Revelation 3:12
the porch: 1 Kings 7:12, 1 Kings 6:3, Ezekiel 40:48, Ezekiel 40:49
Jachin: 2 Samuel 7:12, Isaiah 9:7
Boaz: Ruth 4:21, Isaiah 45:24, Matthew 16:18
Reciprocal: Numbers 26:12 - Jachin Ruth 2:19 - Boaz 1 Kings 7:15 - two pillars Proverbs 9:1 - pillars
22.
And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:19 - lily work
23.
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
he made: Exodus 30:18-21, Exodus 38:8
a molten sea: 2 Kings 25:13, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Jeremiah 52:17, Jeremiah 52:20
the one brim to the other: Heb. his brim to his brim
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:44 - one sea 2 Kings 16:17 - borders Revelation 4:6 - a sea
24.
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
knops: 1 Kings 6:18, Exodus 25:31-36, Exodus 37:17-22
compassing the sea: 2 Chronicles 4:3
25.
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
2 Chronicles 4:4, 2 Chronicles 4:5, Jeremiah 52:20, Ezekiel 1:10, Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15, Mark 16:16, Luke 24:47, 1 Corinthians 9:9, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 4:7
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:29 - lions
26.
And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
an hand breadth: Jeremiah 52:21
with flowers: 1 Kings 7:19, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35
it contained: This immense laver, called a sea from it magnitude, held, at a moderate computation, 16,000 gallons. Besides this great brazen laver, there were in the temple ten lavers of brass of a less size, which moved on wheels, and were ornamented with the figures of various animals, having, probably, always some relation to the cherubim. These lavers were to hold water for the use of the priests in their sacred office, particularly to wash the victims that were to be offered as a burnt offering, as we learn from 2 Chronicles 4:6, but the brazen sea was for the priests to wash in. The knops are supposed to have been in the form of an ox's head - 2 Chronicles 4:3, and some think the water flowed out at their mouths.
two thousand: 1 Kings 7:38, 2 Chronicles 4:5, Ezekiel 45:14
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 2:10 - baths of wine
27.
And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
ten bases: These highly ornamental bases appear to have been square stands, or immense pedestals, for the purpose of supporting the lavers. 2 Kings 25:13, 2 Kings 25:16, 2 Chronicles 4:14, Jeremiah 52:17, Jeremiah 52:20
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:43 - ten bases 2 Kings 16:17 - borders
28.
And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
bases was on: It seems evident that these bases or pedestals rose with steps, and that the ornaments mentioned in the next verse appeared in front, forming so many entablatures. But the description of these bases is very difficult to comprehend: many of the original words are seldom, if at all, used elsewhere; and it would be impossible to give an explanation of each particular, without a labour and prolixity disproportioned to its importance to us. 1 Kings 7:28
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:40 - the lavers
29.
And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
lions: 1 Kings 7:25, 1 Kings 6:27, Ezekiel 1:10, Ezekiel 10:14, Ezekiel 41:18, Ezekiel 41:19, Hosea 5:14, Revelation 4:6, Revelation 4:7, Revelation 5:5
cherubims: Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 37:7, Hebrews 9:5
certain additions: 1 Peter 2:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:36 - graved cherubims
30.
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
wheels: Ezekiel 1:15-21, Ezekiel 3:13, Ezekiel 10:10-13
had undersetters: It is probable that these undersetters were so many strong legs, somewhat shorter than the wheels, and were intended to prevent the laver from tilting, or falling, in case of any accident.
31.
And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
32.
And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half a cubit.
joined to the base: Heb. in the base, 1 Kings 7:32
33.
And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
34.
And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.
35.
And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.
36.
For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
graved cherubims: 1 Kings 7:29, 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35, Ezekiel 40:31, Ezekiel 40:37, Ezekiel 41:18-20, Ezekiel 41:25, Ezekiel 41:26
proportion: Heb. nakedness
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 10:14 - every Ezekiel 10:20 - and I Ezekiel 40:22 - palm trees
37.
After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
38.
Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
ten lavers: Exodus 30:17-21, Exodus 30:28, Exodus 38:8, Exodus 40:11, Exodus 40:12, 2 Chronicles 4:6-22, Zechariah 13:1, Hebrews 9:10, Hebrews 10:22, 1 John 1:7, Revelation 7:14
Reciprocal: Exodus 30:18 - a laver 1 Kings 7:26 - two thousand 2 Chronicles 2:10 - baths of wine
39.
And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
side: Heb. shoulder
he set: 2 Chronicles 4:6, 2 Chronicles 4:10
40.
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
Hiram: Heb. Hirom, 1 Kings 7:13
the lavers: 1 Kings 7:28, 2 Kings 25:14, 2 Kings 25:15, 2 Chronicles 4:8, 2 Chronicles 4:11-16, Jeremiah 52:18, Jeremiah 52:19
the shovels: 1 Kings 7:45
the basins: Exodus 24:6
So Hiram: Exodus 39:32-43
Reciprocal: Exodus 27:3 - his shovels 2 Chronicles 4:6 - ten lavers
41.
The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
two pillars: 1 Kings 7:15-22, 2 Chronicles 4:12
two networks: 1 Kings 7:17, 1 Kings 7:18
42.
And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
the pillars: Heb. the face of the pillars, 1 Kings 7:42
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 4:13 - four hundred
43.
And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
ten bases: 1 Kings 7:27-39
Reciprocal: Numbers 7:13 - charger
44.
And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
one sea: 1 Kings 7:23-26
45.
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
the pots: Exodus 27:3, Exodus 38:3, Leviticus 8:31, 1 Samuel 2:13, 1 Samuel 2:14, 2 Chronicles 4:16, Ezekiel 46:20-24, Zechariah 14:21
bright brass: Heb. brass made bright, or scoured
Reciprocal: Numbers 7:13 - charger 1 Kings 7:40 - the shovels 2 Chronicles 4:11 - the pots Nehemiah 7:70 - basins Jeremiah 52:18 - the shovels
46.
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
the clay ground: Heb. the thickness of the ground
Succoth: Genesis 33:17
Zarthan: Zarthan is supposed to have been situated in the tribe of Manasseh, west of Jordan, near Jezreel and Bethshan or Scythopolis, and not far from the Jordan. Succoth we know was situated east of Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and according to Jerome, in the district of Scythopolis: hence the "plain of Jordan," where Hiram cast the brazen vessels, must be the plain in which that river runs, Zarthan and Succoth being probably nearly opposite each other; but whether the precise spot of his operations was on this side or the other side, is uncertain. In this place he found that particular clay that was proper for his purpose; and it being a considerable distance from Jerusalem, that city would not be annoyed by the smoke and noxious vapours necessarily occasioned by the process. 1 Kings 4:12, Zartanah, Joshua 3:16, Zaretan, 2 Chronicles 4:17, Zeredathah
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:10 - the plain Joshua 13:27 - Succoth
47.
And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
because they were exceeding many: Heb. for the exceeding multitude, 2 Chronicles 4:18
found out: Heb. searched, 1 Chronicles 22:14, 1 Chronicles 22:16
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 25:14 - the pots 2 Kings 25:16 - the brass 1 Chronicles 22:3 - without weight Jeremiah 52:20 - without
48.
And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,
the altar: Exodus 30:1-5, Exodus 37:25-28, Exodus 39:38, Exodus 40:26, 2 Chronicles 4:19
the table: Exodus 25:23-30, Exodus 37:10-16, Exodus 39:36, Exodus 40:22, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 24:5-9, 2 Chronicles 4:8, Ezekiel 40:39, Ezekiel 40:42, Ezekiel 41:22, Ezekiel 44:16, Malachi 1:12, 1 Corinthians 10:21
Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:6 - pure 1 Kings 6:20 - the altar 2 Kings 12:13 - bowls 2 Kings 24:13 - which Solomon 2 Kings 25:15 - and such things 1 Chronicles 23:29 - for the showbread 1 Chronicles 28:16 - tables of showbread 1 Chronicles 28:17 - the bowls 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the altar 2 Chronicles 32:12 - one altar Ezra 8:28 - the vessels Job 28:1 - the silver
49.
And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
the candlesticks: Exodus 25:31-40, Exodus 37:17-24, Exodus 39:37, Exodus 40:24, Exodus 40:25, 2 Chronicles 4:7, Zechariah 4:1-3, Zechariah 4:11-14, Matthew 5:14-16, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1
before the oracle: 2 Chronicles 4:20
the tongs: Exodus 25:38, Numbers 4:9
Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:4 - the pure Jeremiah 52:19 - and the candlesticks Zechariah 4:2 - a candlestick
50.
And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
spoons: Exodus 25:29, Numbers 7:86
censers: Heb. ash pans, Leviticus 16:12, 2 Chronicles 4:21, 2 Chronicles 4:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:38 - the tongs Exodus 37:16 - dishes Numbers 7:14 - spoon 2 Chronicles 24:14 - vessels to minister Ezra 1:9 - chargers of gold Jeremiah 52:17 - pillars Jeremiah 52:18 - bowls Zechariah 4:2 - a candlestick Hebrews 9:4 - the golden Revelation 8:3 - having
51.
So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
was ended: Exodus 40:33, Ezra 6:15, Zechariah 4:9
Solomon brought: It appears, therefore, that Solomon did not use any of the gold and silver in the structure of the temple which his father had provided.
things which David his father had dedicated: Heb. holy things of David, 2 Samuel 8:7-11, 1 Chronicles 18:7, 1 Chronicles 18:8, 1 Chronicles 18:10, 1 Chronicles 18:11, 1 Chronicles 26:26-28, 1 Chronicles 28:11-18, 1 Chronicles 29:2-8, 2 Chronicles 5:1
Reciprocal: Joshua 6:19 - the treasury 2 Samuel 8:11 - Which 1 Kings 9:1 - it came 1 Kings 10:4 - the house 1 Kings 14:26 - he took away 1 Kings 15:15 - he brought 2 Kings 14:14 - all the gold 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 26:20 - dedicated things 2 Chronicles 8:15 - the treasures 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house 2 Chronicles 15:18 - brought Ezra 2:69 - the treasure Ezra 5:11 - which a great