And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
am 2993, bc 1011, An, Ex, Is, 480
And it came: Judges 11:26, 2 Chronicles 3:1, 2 Chronicles 3:2
in the month Zif: 1 Kings 6:37, Numbers 1:1
began: Heb. built, Acts 7:47
build: 1 Chronicles 29:19, Zechariah 6:12, Zechariah 6:13, Zechariah 6:15, John 2:19-21, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 2:20-22, Colossians 2:7, Hebrews 9:11, Hebrews 11:10, 1 Peter 2:5
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:6 - that they 1 Kings 3:1 - the house 1 Kings 6:38 - seven years 1 Kings 10:4 - the house 1 Kings 11:4 - when Solomon 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house Ezra 5:11 - which a great Hebrews 4:7 - after
And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
the house: Ezekiel 40:1 - Ezekiel 41:26
the length: According to Bp. Cumberland's estimation of the cubit, its length was 36 yds. 1 ft. 5/28 inch; its breadth 12 yds. 5/76 inch; and its height, 18 yds. 8/64 inch This constituted what is properly called the temple; but, besides this, there were the courts and colonnades, where the people might assemble to perform their devotions, without being exposed to the open air.
threescore: Ezra 6:3, Ezra 6:4, Ezekiel 41:1-15, Revelation 21:16, Revelation 21:17
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:20 - twenty cubits 2 Chronicles 3:3 - The length Psalms 78:69 - And he
And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 3:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4, Ezekiel 41:15, Matthew 4:5, John 10:23, Acts 3:10, Acts 3:11
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:20 - twenty cubits 1 Kings 7:7 - a porch 1 Kings 7:21 - the porch 2 Chronicles 29:17 - the porch Ezra 6:3 - the height Ezekiel 40:48 - the porch Joel 2:17 - between
And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
windows of narrow lights: or, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed, 1 Kings 6:4, Song of Solomon 2:9, Ezekiel 40:16, Ezekiel 41:26
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:4 - windows Ezekiel 41:16 - narrow
And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
against: or, upon, or joining to
built: 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 31:11, Nehemiah 10:37, Nehemiah 12:44, Nehemiah 13:5-9, Song of Solomon 1:4, Jeremiah 35:4, Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 41:5-11, Ezekiel 42:3-12
chambers: Heb. floors, These appear to have been what we should now call corridors or galleries; in which were apartments for the use of the priests. They consisted of three stories, and increased one cubit in breadth in every story, the wall of the temple being two cubits thicker at the bottom than at the top; and where the wall diminished, a rest was thus formed for the beams of the chambers to lodge upon.
oracle: 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19-21, 1 Kings 6:31, Exodus 25:22, Leviticus 16:2, Numbers 7:89, 2 Chronicles 4:20, 2 Chronicles 5:7, 2 Chronicles 5:9, Psalms 28:2
chambers: Heb. ribs
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:21 - by the chains 1 Kings 7:3 - beams 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber Nehemiah 6:10 - the house Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 40:7 - General Ezekiel 40:17 - there were
The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
narrowed rests: or, narrowings, or rebatements, 1 Kings 6:6
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 41:5 - side chamber Ezekiel 41:6 - and they
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
built of stone: 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 5:18, Deuteronomy 27:5, Deuteronomy 27:6, Proverbs 24:27, Romans 9:23, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Colossians 1:12, 1 Peter 2:5
neither hammer: Isaiah 42:2, Acts 9:31, James 1:20, James 3:17, James 3:18
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 22:2 - masons 2 Chronicles 8:16 - General Ephesians 2:21 - fitly
The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
side: Heb. shoulder
went up: Ezekiel 41:6, Ezekiel 41:7
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber Ezekiel 40:6 - stairs Ezekiel 40:38 - the chambers Ezekiel 42:6 - General Ezekiel 43:17 - look toward
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
he built: 1 Kings 6:14, 1 Kings 6:38
with beams and boards of cedar: or, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedar
Reciprocal: Exodus 40:33 - So Moses 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers Jeremiah 35:2 - into one Ezekiel 41:6 - and they
And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
if thou wilt: 1 Kings 2:3, 1 Kings 2:4, 1 Kings 3:14, 1 Kings 8:25, 1 Kings 9:3-6, 1 Samuel 12:14, 1 Samuel 12:15, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 7:17, 2 Chronicles 7:18, Psalms 132:12, Zechariah 3:7, Colossians 1:23
then will I perform: 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Chronicles 22:10
Reciprocal: Exodus 21:1 - the judgments 1 Kings 8:23 - walk before 1 Kings 9:5 - I will establish 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 11:10 - commanded 1 Kings 11:33 - they have forsaken 1 Kings 11:38 - if thou wilt 2 Kings 22:6 - builders 1 Chronicles 28:7 - if 2 Chronicles 6:14 - walk before 2 Chronicles 6:16 - saying Jeremiah 7:5 - if ye thoroughly
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
I will dwell: 1 Kings 8:27, Exodus 25:8, Leviticus 26:11, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 132:12, Psalms 132:13, Isaiah 57:15, Ezekiel 37:26-28, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Revelation 21:3
will not forsake: Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8, 1 Samuel 12:22, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Hebrews 13:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 35:34 - dwell among 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart 1 Kings 11:10 - commanded 1 Kings 11:33 - they have forsaken 1 Chronicles 28:7 - if Nehemiah 9:17 - forsookest Jeremiah 7:5 - if ye thoroughly Jeremiah 51:5 - Israel Revelation 7:15 - dwell
So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 6:38, Acts 7:47, Acts 7:48
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
he built: That is, he lined or wainscoted the walls with cedar, the floor being covered with planks of fir. the marginal reading in this verse is preferable, as it removes every difficulty and obscurity.
both the floor of the house, and the walls: or, from the floor of the house, unto the walls, etc. and so 1 Kings 6:16
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:8 - timber of fir 2 Chronicles 3:5 - the greater Ezekiel 41:16 - ceiled with wood
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
built them: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 8:6, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:23, Leviticus 16:2, 2 Chronicles 3:8, Ezekiel 45:3, Hebrews 9:3
the oracle: The oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees 1 Kings 6:15 - General 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the houses 2 Chronicles 4:20 - the oracle Psalms 20:2 - from
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 4:20 - the oracle Ezekiel 41:2 - the length
And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
knops: or, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes (see note on 2 Kings 4:39), the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.
open flowers: or, openings of flowers, 1 Kings 6:18
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:31 - his knops 1 Kings 6:29 - open flowers 1 Kings 6:32 - open flowers 1 Kings 7:19 - lily work 1 Kings 7:24 - knops 1 Kings 7:26 - with flowers 2 Chronicles 4:3 - oxen 2 Chronicles 4:21 - the flowers Psalms 74:6 - General
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
the oracle: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:16, 2 Chronicles 4:20, Psalms 28:2
to set: 1 Kings 8:6-10, Exodus 40:20, Exodus 40:21, 2 Chronicles 5:7, Hebrews 9:3, Hebrews 9:4
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the place 2 Chronicles 3:8 - the most holy 2 Chronicles 29:16 - the inner part
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
twenty cubits: 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:3
pure: Heb. shut up
the altar: 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 7:48, Exodus 30:1-3
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:11 - General Exodus 25:24 - General 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees 1 Kings 6:16 - built them 2 Chronicles 3:7 - overlaid 2 Chronicles 3:8 - the most holy 2 Chronicles 29:16 - the inner part Ezekiel 41:4 - twenty cubits Ezekiel 41:22 - altar Haggai 2:8 - General Revelation 21:21 - pure
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
overlaid: Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 36:34, 2 Chronicles 3:7-9
by the chains: 1 Kings 6:5, Exodus 26:32, Exodus 26:33, 2 Chronicles 3:14-16
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 3:5 - the greater 2 Chronicles 3:16 - chains
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
the whole house: It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense.
also: 1 Kings 6:20, Exodus 30:1, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:5, Exodus 30:6, 2 Chronicles 3:7-14
the whole altar: This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 3:5 - the greater Psalms 28:2 - thy holy oracle Ezekiel 41:22 - altar
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
two cherubims: These were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat. Genesis 3:24, Exodus 25:18-22, Exodus 37:7-9, 2 Chronicles 3:10-13, Psalms 18:10, Psalms 80:1, Isaiah 37:16, Ezekiel 10:2-22, Hebrews 1:14, 1 Peter 1:12
olive tree: or, oily trees, Heb. trees of oil
Reciprocal: Exodus 36:8 - cherubims Numbers 7:89 - two cherubims 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the chariot 2 Chronicles 5:7 - to the oracle Psalms 28:2 - thy holy oracle
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
Reciprocal: Isaiah 6:2 - wings Ezekiel 1:6 - every one had four wings
And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:24 - Cherubims
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, 2 Chronicles 3:11, 2 Chronicles 5:8
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:29 - lions 1 Kings 8:6 - under the wings Isaiah 6:2 - wings
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
carved figures: Exodus 36:8, 2 Chronicles 3:14, 2 Chronicles 4:2-5, Psalms 103:20, Psalms 148:2, Luke 2:13, Luke 2:14, Ephesians 3:10, Revelation 5:11-14
palm trees: Tamar, in Ethiopic, tamart, the palm tree, is so called, says Parkhurst, from its straight, upright growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; and it sometimes rises to the height of more than 100 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight and lofty; and it is crowned at the top with a large tuft of spiring leaves, about four feet long, which never fall off, but always continue in the same flourishing verdure. The stalks are generally full of rugged knots, which are vestiges of decayed leaves: for the trunk of the tree is not solid, but its centre is filled with pith, round which is a tough bark full of strong fibres when young, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which in the centre rise erect, but after they are advanced above the vagina which surrounds them, they expand very wide on every side of the stem, and as the older leaves decay, the stalk advances in height. The leaves, when the tree has grown to a size for bearing fruit, are six or eight feet long, and very broad when expanded. The fruit, called the date, grows below the leaves in clusters. Psalms 92:12-15, Revelation 7:9
open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers, 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:32
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:36 - graved cherubims 2 Chronicles 4:21 - the flowers Psalms 74:6 - General Ezekiel 10:20 - and I Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees Ezekiel 40:22 - palm trees Ezekiel 41:18 - with cherubims
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
Isaiah 54:11, Isaiah 54:12, Isaiah 60:17, Revelation 21:18-21
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 3:7 - overlaid
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
doors: John 10:9, John 14:6, Ephesians 3:18, Hebrews 10:19, Hebrews 10:20
a fifth part: or, five square
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:5 - oracle 2 Kings 18:16 - gold 2 Chronicles 4:22 - the entry Ezekiel 41:2 - the door Ezekiel 41:23 - General
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
two doors: or, leaves of the doors
open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers. 1 Kings 6:18, 1 Kings 6:29
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:19 - lily work 1 Kings 7:26 - with flowers 1 Kings 7:36 - graved cherubims 2 Chronicles 4:22 - the entry Psalms 74:6 - General Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees Ezekiel 40:22 - palm trees
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
a fourth part: or, four square, 1 Kings 6:33
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 41:21 - posts
And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
fir tree: 1 Kings 5:8
the two leaves: Ezekiel 41:23-25
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:26 - with flowers 1 Kings 7:36 - graved cherubims 2 Chronicles 3:7 - graved cherubims 2 Chronicles 4:21 - the flowers Psalms 74:6 - General Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees Ezekiel 40:22 - palm trees
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
the inner: Exodus 27:9-19, Exodus 38:9-20, 2 Chronicles 4:9, 2 Chronicles 7:7, Revelation 11:2
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:12 - three rows 2 Kings 21:5 - in the two courts 2 Chronicles 6:13 - the court Ezra 6:4 - three rows
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
1 Kings 6:1, 2 Chronicles 3:2, among chronologists there is a great diversity of opinion respecting the time of the building of the temple.
Septuagint 440 Glycas 330 Josephus and Moeslinus 1Kings 6 592 Melchius Canus 590 Sulpicius Severus 588 Clemens Alexandrinus 570 Cedrenus 672 Codomus 598 Vossius and Capellus 580 Serarius 680 Nicholas Abraham 527 Petavius and Valtherus 520
After all, that in the common Hebrew Text is more likely to the true one, than any of the others.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:1 - it came 1 Kings 9:10 - at the end of twenty Acts 7:47 - General
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
finished: Ezra 6:14, Ezra 6:15, Zechariah 4:9, Zechariah 6:13-15
throughout: etc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof
seven years: 1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 6:9, 1 Kings 7:1, Ezra 3:8-13, Ezra 6:15, John 2:20
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 6:14 - General 1 Kings 9:1 - it came 1 Kings 9:10 - at the end of twenty 1 Kings 9:15 - to build 1 Kings 9:25 - upon the altar that was before Acts 7:47 - General