John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 7:4
And there were windows in three rows ,.... Both in the second and third stories, east, north, and south, there being none in the west, where the porch stood: and light was against light in three ranks ; or the windows, through which light was let, answered to each other. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 7:1-12
Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple, built for God first, and then all his other buildings were comfortable. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are those which are laid in an early piety, Matt. 6:33. 1. He built a house for himself (1 Kgs. 7:1), where he dwelt, 1 Kgs. 7:8. His father had built a good house; but it was no reflection upon his father for him to build a better, in proportion to the estate... read more