John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:37
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid ,.... The fourth year of Solomon's reign: in the month Zif ; See Gill on 1 Kings 6:1 . read more
1 Kings 6:37-38 Niv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 6:38
In the eleventh year ,.... That is, of the reign of Solomon: in the month Bul, which is the eighth month ; from the month Abib or Nisan; this month answers to part of our October, and part of November; it is the same month sometimes called Marchesvan; it had the name of Bul, because of the rains which usually fell in this month, as Kimchi thinks, like a flood; and Noah's flood is called Mabbul, from the same root F9 נבל "concidit", Buxtorf. , and when all the fruits were... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 6:38
In the eleventh year - was the house finished - It is rather strange that this house required seven years and about six months to put all the stones and the timbers in their places, for we have already seen that they were all prepared before they came to Jerusalem; but the ornamenting, gilding, or overlaying with gold, making the carved work, cherubim, trees, flowers, etc., must have consumed a considerable time. The month Bul answers to a part of our October and November, as... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:37
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif [see on 1 Kings 6:1 ]. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:37-38
The Glorious House of the Lord. In comparison with other sacred shrines of antiquity the temple of Solomon was small in its dimensions and brief in the time of its building. Nor will the mere fact of its material splendour account for the extraordinary interest with which it has ever been regarded—an interest in which Jew, Mohammedan, and Christian alike participate. The place it occupied, the part it performed in the religious history of the world, will alone account for this. If it is... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul [ בּוּל = rain. Hence Bul would be the month of rain (Gesen.) Keil understands it to signify produce ( prowntus ) , and sees in it the month of fruits. It extended from the November to the December full moon], which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof [Heb. דִּבָרָיו ], and according to all the fashion of it [Heb. מִשְׁפָטָיו ]. So was he seven years in building it. [As Bul was the... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 6:38
Seven years - More exactly, “seven years and six months,” since Zif was the second, and Bul the eighth month. 1 Kings 6:1. read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Kings 6:37-38
1 Kings 6:37-38. In the fourth year, &c. This was mentioned 1 Kings 6:1, and is here repeated to subjoin, in the next words, how long the house was in building. In the eleventh year, in the month Bul As the second month was called Zif, for the reason before given, so the eighth month was called Bul, which signifies to wither, because then the leaves of the trees began to wither and fall off, and the whole vegetable creation to droop and die. So he was seven years in building ... 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
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 6:15-38
Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (1 Kgs. 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, 1 Kgs. 6:18. 2. The gilding. It was not like ours, washed over, but the whole house, all the inside of the temple (1 Kgs. 6:22), even the floor (1 Kgs. 6:30), he overlaid with gold, and the most... read more