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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:20

And the oracle in the forepart [or, the interior of the oracle. Keil, after Kimchi, maintains that לִפְנֵי is the construct of the noun לִפְנִים . See 1 Kings 6:29 , where it clearly means interior, as its opposition to "without" shows. The A.V. yields no sense] was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof [that is to say, it was a perfect cube. When we consider that the oracle of the tabernacle was a cube of ten cubits and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:21

So [Heb. And . The ornamentation of the holy place is next mentioned] Solomon overlaid the house [as well as the oracle] within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle [These words are extremely obscure. The prevailing view is that of Gesenius, al; that יַעֲבֵּר = "he bolted," etc. But, if so, what did the chains bolt? Bähr says, the boards of the cedar partition, just as the bars fastened together the boards of the tabornacle ( Exodus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:22

And the whole house he overlaid with gold [This no mere repetition, more Hebraico, as Bähr and Keil would have us think. Something additional must surely be referred to, and 2 Chronicles 3:4 warrants us in understanding this statement to include the porch, the interior of which was gilded. Because the porch is elsewhere ( 2 Chronicles 3:3 ) distinguished from the "house," it does not follow that it can never be comprehended under that term] until he had finished all the house: also ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:20

The fore part - Perhaps “the interior.”And so covered ... - Rather, “and he covered the altar (of incense) with cedar.” The altar was doubtless of stone, and was covered with cedar in preparation for the overlaying with gold. This overlaying was not gilding, but the attachment of thin plates of gold, which had to be fastened on with small nails. Such a mode of ornamentation was common in Babylonia, in Assyria, and in Media. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:21

The house - i. e., the main chamber.The chains of gold - Omit “the.” Their object was to form a barrier between the holy place and the holy of holies. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:22

The lavish use of the precious metals in ornamentation was a special feature if early Oriental architecture. Recent researches have given reason to believe that two stages of the great temple at Borsippa - now known as the Bits Nimrud - had respectively a gold and a silver coating. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:19-20

1 Kings 6:19-20. And the oracle Or, rather, the most holy place. He prepared That is, he adorned and fitted it for the reception of the ark. Solomon made every thing new but the ark: that, with its mercy-seat, was still the same that Moses made. This was the token of God’s presence, which is with his people, whether they meet in tent or temple, and changes not with their condition. And the oracle in the forepart That is, in the innermost part, before mentioned, which is called the ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:21

1 Kings 6:21 . So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold Or, that house, the oracle, or the most holy place; which he made as sumptuous as he could. And he wade a partition by the chains of gold The most holy place was separated from the sanctuary by a partition, before which there was a veil also, which hung upon golden chains. Thus, it seems, this passage is to be understood; for the partition itself did not depend upon chains. Or perhaps these golden chains hung down from... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:22

1 Kings 6:22. And the whole house he overlaid with gold Not only the oracle, but all the holy place; and, as some think, even the chambers belonging to it. Also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold That is, the altar of incense; thence called the golden altar; which was in the upper end of the sanctuary, near the entrance of the oracle. This he covered with cedar, (1 Kings 6:20,) and now overlaid with gold. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:14-38

Details of the temple’s interior (6:14-38)Inside the temple the stonework was covered with lavishly carved wood panelling overlaid with beaten gold (14-15; see v. 22). A partition divided the main temple into two rooms. The larger front room was called the nave or Holy Place; the smaller rear room was called the inner sanctuary or Most Holy Place (16-18).The Most Holy Place contained the ark of the covenant, symbol of God’s presence (19). This room had a lower ceiling than the rest of the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:19-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:21

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:14-38

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