1.
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
am 2993, bc 1011, An, Ex, Is, 480
Solomon: 1 Kings 6:1-14
in mount Moriah: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 22:14
where the Lord appeared unto David: or, which was seen of David
Ornan: 2 Samuel 24:18-25, Araunah, 1 Chronicles 21:18, 1 Chronicles 22:1
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:6 - that they Deuteronomy 11:29 - General 2 Samuel 24:16 - Araunah 1 Chronicles 17:12 - He shall 1 Chronicles 21:15 - Ornan 1 Chronicles 21:26 - by fire 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house Ezra 2:68 - in his place Ezra 5:11 - which a great Psalms 87:1 - His Ezekiel 7:20 - the beauty Zephaniah 1:10 - from
2.
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
in the second: 1 Kings 6:1
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:37 - General
3.
Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004
Solomon: 1 Chronicles 28:11-19
instructed: Heb. founded
The length: 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:3
the first measure: It is supposed, with much probability, that the first measure means the cubit used in the time of Moses, contradistinguished from that used in Babylon, and which the Israelites used after their return from captivity: and, as these Books were written after the captivity, it was necessary for the writer to make this remark, lest it should be thought that the measurement was by the Babylonish cubit, which was a palm or one-sixth shorter than the cubit of Moses; which may serve to reconcile some variations in the historical books, with respect to numbers when applied to measures.
Reciprocal: Ezra 6:3 - the height Ezekiel 41:2 - the length
4.
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
the porch: John 10:23, Acts 3:11, Acts 5:12
an hundred and twenty: As the height of the temple was only thirty cubits, 120 seems too great a height for the porch; but the Syriac, Arabic, and the LXX in the codex Alexandrinus, have only twenty, probably reading, instead of maiah weesrim, "one hundred and twenty," ammoth esrim, "twenty cubits;" which brings it within the proportion of the other measures.
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:11 - General 1 Kings 6:3 - General 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the porch 2 Chronicles 29:17 - the porch Ezra 6:3 - the height Psalms 78:69 - And he Ezekiel 40:48 - the porch Matthew 4:5 - on Luke 4:9 - on
5.
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
the greater: 1 Kings 6:15-17, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22
Reciprocal: Exodus 39:15 - chains at the ends 1 Kings 5:8 - timber of fir 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the houses Jeremiah 22:14 - ceiled with cedar Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees Ezekiel 40:22 - palm trees Ezekiel 41:16 - ceiled with wood
6.
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
garnished: Heb. covered
precious: 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:8, Isaiah 54:11, Isaiah 54:12, Revelation 21:18-21
Parvaim: Parvaim is supposed by Calmet to be the same as Sepharvaim in Armenia or Media; Bochart is of opinion that it is Taprobanes, now the island of Ceylon, which he drives from taph, a border, and Parvan, i.e., "the coast of Parvan;" but the late Editor of Calmet thinks it the same as the Parvatoi mountains of Ptolemy, at the head of the Indus.
7.
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
overlaid: Exodus 26:29, 1 Kings 6:20-22, 1 Kings 6:30, Ezekiel 7:20
graved cherubims: Exodus 26:1, 1 Kings 6:35
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:21 - overlaid 1 Kings 6:22 - also Ezekiel 41:2 - the door Ezekiel 41:18 - with cherubims
8.
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
the most holy: Exodus 26:33, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 10:19
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:16 - built them 2 Chronicles 29:16 - the inner part Ezekiel 41:4 - twenty cubits Mark 15:38 - General
9.
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
Reciprocal: Exodus 38:20 - the pins 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 40:7 - General
10.
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
two cherubims: 1 Kings 6:23-28
image work: or, as some think, of movable work
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:20 - cherubims shall Exodus 36:8 - cherubims
11.
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:27 - they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims Ezekiel 1:9 - joined
12.
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 1:9 - joined
13.
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
inward: or, toward the house, Exodus 25:20
Reciprocal: Psalms 97:7 - worship
14.
And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
the veil: Exodus 26:31-35, Matthew 27:51, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 10:20
wrought: Heb. caused to ascend
Reciprocal: Exodus 38:18 - needlework 1 Kings 6:21 - by the chains 1 Kings 6:29 - carved figures Luke 23:45 - and the veil
15.
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
two pillars: 1 Kings 7:15-24, Jeremiah 52:20-23
thirty: The Syriac and Arabic have, agreeably to the parallel passage, "eighteen cubits high;" but the Septuagint, Chaldee, and Vulgate have "thirty and five cubits high." See note on 1 Kings 7:15.
high: Heb. long
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 4:12 - To wit Jeremiah 52:21 - concerning Jeremiah 52:22 - with network
16.
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
chains: 1 Kings 6:21
an hundred: 1 Kings 7:20
17.
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
reared up: 1 Kings 7:21
Jachin: that is, He shall establish
Boaz: that is, In it is strength
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:49 - pillars