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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 6:1-10

Here, I. The temple is called the house of the Lord (1 Kgs. 6:1), because it was, 1. Directed and modelled by him. Infinite Wisdom was the architect, and gave David the plan or pattern by the Spirit, not by word of mouth only, but, for the greater certainty and exactness, in writing (1 Chron. 28:11, 12), as he had given to Moses in the mouth a draught of the tabernacle. 2. Dedicated and devoted to him and to his honour, to be employed in his service, so his as never any other house was, for he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:8

The door of the middle chamber was in the right side of the house ,.... The south side of it: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber ; which were outside the chambers, and which winded about for the sake of taking up less room, and which led up to the door of the middle chamber, on the south of which they went into it; according to the Vulgate Latin and Tigurine versions, they went up in the forth of a cockle, or the shell of a snail; in like manner as was the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:9

So he built the house, and finished it ,.... The body of it, the walls of the holy and most holy place, with the chambers on the sides of them, and the porch at the end that led into them: and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar ; with hollow boards, as the Targum, which formed an arch ceiling to it, and made it look very grand and beautiful; and then over them were laid beams and planks of cedar, not properly as a flat roof to it, but rather as a flooring for other... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:10

And then he built chambers against all the house five cubits high ,.... Which some understand of the same chambers in 1 Kings 6:5 ; here made mention of again for the sake of giving the height of them, not before given; but they were built against, or upon the wall of the house, these against, or rather upon the whole house itself; and are the chambers referred to; see Gill on 1 Kings 6:2 ; which consisting of three stories of ninety cubits, raised the whole house to an equal height... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 6:9

Covered the house with beams and boards of cedar - The Eastern custom is very different from ours: we ceil with plaster, and make our floors of wood; they make their floors of plaster or painted tiles, and make their ceilings of wood. But it may not be improper to observe that, in ancient times, our buildings were somewhat similar. Westminster Hall is a proof of this. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:2-20

Christianity built on the Foundations of Judaism. The Jewish temple in its resemblance to the Gothic church is a not inapt illustration of the relations of Christianity to Judaism. The temple of Solomon was not only architecturally the exact reproduction on a larger scale, and in a more permanent form, of the tabernacle of witness, it was also the model and archetype of the sacred buildings of the Christian faith. In appearance, no doubt, it was somewhat different—the purposes for which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:8

After recording this interesting and singular fact, the historian resumes his description of the side building. The door [or entrance, doorway, פֶתַח , as in 1 Kings 6:31 ] for [Heb. of ] the middle chamber [generally understood to mean "the middle side chamber of the lower story." But this is by no means necessary, for read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:9

So he built the house and finished it [ i.e; the exterior (see on 1 Kings 6:14 )] and covered [ i.e; roofed, same word Deuteronomy 33:21 ; Jeremiah 22:14 ; Haggai 1:4 . There is no reference to the lining of cedar which was applied to the interior. That is described in Haggai 1:15 ] the house with beams and boards [Heb. rows, ranks. The same word is used of soldiers 2 Kings 11:8 , 2 Kings 11:15 ] of cedar. [It has been universally held till quite lately that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:10

And then [Heb. omits ] he built chambers [Heb. the floor ( הַיָּצִועַ ). The word (masculine) is here again used of the entire side structure] against all the house, five cubits high [ i.e; each story was five cubits (7.5 feet). The three stories would altogether measure fifteen cubits, and of course something must be allowed for joists, floors, etc. The entire height of the side structure (exterior) would consequently be about 18 or 20 cubits. And as the house was internally... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:8

The door for the middle chamber - i. e., the door which gave access to the mid-most “set of chambers.” The chambers on the ground-floor were possibly reached each by their own door in the outer wall of the lean-to. The middle and upper floors were reached by a single door in the right or south wall, from which a winding staircase ascended to the second tier, while another ascended from the second to the third. The door to the stairs was in the outer wall of the building, not in the wall between... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 6:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:2-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:8

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