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Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:1-51

; 1 Kings 6:1-38; 1 Kings 7:1-51THE TEMPLE1 Kings 5:1-18; 1 Kings 6:1-38; 1 Kings 7:1-51"And his next son, for wealth and wisdom famed, The clouded Ark of God, till then in tents Wandering, shall in a glorious temple enshrine."-Paradise Lost, 12:340.AFTER the destructive battle of Aphek, in which the Philistines had defeated Israel, slain the two sons of Eli, and taken captive the Ark of God, they had inflicted a terrible vengeance on the old sanctuary at Shiloh. They had burnt the young men in... read more

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 7:6-12

(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. (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. (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... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 7:1-12

1-12 All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Kings 7:1-12

Solomon's Palace v. 1. But Solomon was building his own house, the complex of buildings which was his palace, thirteen years, and he finished all his house. v. 2. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon, the first of the buildings composing his palace (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. These pillars in their four rows stood along the... 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 7:1-12

Other Splendid Structures 1 Kings 7:1-12 Solomon’s house took nearly twice as long to build as did the Temple, because there was not the same urgency for it. His house and that for the queen were probably built around large open courts, and stood, after the manner of the East, on either side of the central hall where public business was transacted. The royal hall in Jerusalem was called the “House of the Forest of Lebanon,” because its many pillars resembled a forest of cedar wood. In front... read more