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Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Kings 7:1-51

CHAPTER 7 The House of Solomon and Pharaoh’s DaughterThe Furnishings of the Temple 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1-7 ) 2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh’s daughter (1 Kings 7:8-12 ) 3. The master workman (1 Kings 7:13-14 ) 4. The great pillars and chapiters (1 Kings 7:15-22 ) 5. The brazen sea (1 Kings 7:23-26 ) 6. The ten lavers with their carriages (1 Kings 7:27-40 ) 7. Hiram’s work (1 Kings 7:41-47 ) 8. The golden utensils for the interior (1... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 7:1-51

THREE MORE HOUSES (vs.1-12) Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5. This is typical of the Church of God today, of which the Lord says, "On this Rock I will build My Church" (Matthew 16:18). It is interesting that when Solomon's house is spoken of in1 Kings 10:4-5; 1 Kings 10:4-5, there is special mention made of "his ascent by which he went up to the house of the Lord" (KJV). This speaks... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:1-51

BUILDING THE TEMPLE THE WORK IN OUTLINE (1 Kings 6:1-14 ) Note the particularities as to date, dimensions and general appearance (1 Kings 6:1-4 ), on which space will not permit extended comment. As to the size of the cubit, the question as to whether the elevation is external or internal, the description and purpose of the windows, for example, students must be referred to Bible dictionaries. The chambers (1 Kings 6:5-10 ) on three sides of the temple seem to have been three stories high,... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 1 Kings 7:1-51

Solomon's Temple 1 Kings 6-7 THESE chapters should be compared with 2 Chron. iii.-iv. indeed the whole story should be read in the various forms which it is made to assume in all the historical books, for without this survey of all the parts we might easily come to false conclusions regarding many of the details. In this matter of the history of the temple the Kings and the Chronicles must be considered as filling up what is lacking in each other, and only the whole can be taken as supplying... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 1 Kings 7:27-51

(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. (28) And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: (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. (30) And every base had four brasen... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 7:13-47

13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises. "Jachin," God will fix this roving mind. It is good that the heart be established with grace. "Boaz," In him is our strength, who works in us both to will and to do. Spiritual strength and stability are found at the door of God's temple, where we must wait for the gifts of grace, in use of the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 7:13-51

The Metal Appointment Of The Temple v. 13. And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre, a namesake of the Phenician king. v. 14. He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, by birth a member of the tribe of Dan, she had first married into the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a native of that city, a worker in brass, a very ancient craft; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and cunning to work all works in brass, in the various alloys of copper. ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Kings 7:1-51

C.—The accomplishment of the building of the palace, and the preparation of the vessels of the temple1 Kings 7:1-511But1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four2 rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon 3the pillars. And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams [side... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Kings 7:1-51

Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Kings 9:1-28 ; 1 Kings 10:1-29 ; 1 Kings 11:1-43 ; 1 Kings 12:1-33 ; 1 Kings 13:1-34 ; 1 Kings 14:1-31 ; 1 Kings 15:1-34 ; 1 Kings 16:1-34 From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Kings 7:40-51

Vessels of Brass and of Gold 1 Kings 7:40-51 As we pass from the outward to the inward part of the sanctuary, brass gives place to gold. The nearer we come to God’s throne in the Holy of Holies, the more costly and magnificent everything must become. Even snuffers, hinges, and spoons must be of gold. God’s highest service calls for our best in the least things that pertain to it. The enumeration of ornaments and utensils in brass and gold, leads to the announcement that Solomon gave up... read more

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