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Chapter 6
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am 2993, bc 1011, An, Ex, Is, 480
And it came Judg 11:26; 2Chr 3:1-2
in the month Zif 1Kgs 6:37; Num 1:1
began Heb. built, Acts 7:47
build 1Chr 29:19; Zech 6:12-13, Zech 6:15; John 2:19-21; 1Cor 6:19; 2Cor 6:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; Heb 9:11, Heb 11:10; 1Pet 2:5
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the house Ezek. 40:1-41:26
the length According to Bp. Cumberland's estimation of the cubit, its length was 36 yds. 1 ft. 5/28 inch; its breadth 12 yds. 5/76 inch; and its height, 18 yds. 8/64 inch This constituted what is properly called the temple; but, besides this, there were the courts and colonnades, where the people might assemble to perform their devotions, without being exposed to the open air.
threescore Ezra 6:3-4; Ezek 41:1-15; Rev 21:16-17
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1Chr 28:11; 2Chr 3:3-4; Ezek 41:15; Matt 4:5; John 10:23; Acts 3:10-11
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windows of narrow lights or, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed, 1Kgs 6:4; Song 2:9; Ezek 40:16, Ezek 41:26
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against or, upon, or joining to
built 1Chr 9:26, 1Chr 23:28, 1Chr 28:11; 2Chr 31:11; Neh 10:37, Neh 12:44, Neh 13:5-9; Song 1:4; Jer 35:4; Ezek 40:44, Ezek 41:5-11, Ezek 42:3-12
chambers Heb. floors, These appear to have been what we should now call corridors or galleries; in which were apartments for the use of the priests. They consisted of three stories, and increased one cubit in breadth in every story, the wall of the temple being two cubits thicker at the bottom than at the top; and where the wall diminished, a rest was thus formed for the beams of the chambers to lodge upon.
oracle 1Kgs 6:16, 1Kgs 6:19-21, 1Kgs 6:31; Exod 25:22; Lev 16:2; Num 7:89; 2Chr 4:20, 2Chr 5:7, 2Chr 5:9; Ps 28:2
chambers Heb. ribs
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narrowed rests or, narrowings, or rebatements, 1Kgs 6:6
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built of stone 1Kgs 5:17-18; Deut 27:5-6; Prov 24:27; Rom 9:23; 2Cor 5:5; Col 1:12; 1Pet 2:5
neither hammer Isa 42:2; Acts 9:31; Jas 1:20, Jas 3:17-18
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side Heb. shoulder
went up Ezek 41:6-7
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he built 1Kgs 6:14, 1Kgs 6:38
with beams and boards of cedar or, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedar
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if thou wilt 1Kgs 2:3-4, 1Kgs 3:14, 1Kgs 8:25, 1Kgs 9:3-6; 1Sam 12:14-15; 1Chr 28:9; 2Chr 7:17-18; Ps 132:12; Zech 3:7; Col 1:23
then will I perform 2Sam 7:13; 1Chr 22:10
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I will dwell 1Kgs 8:27; Exod 25:8; Lev 26:11; Ps 68:18, Ps 132:12-13; Isa 57:15; Ezek 37:26-28; 2Cor 6:16; Rev 21:3
will not forsake Deut 31:6, Deut 31:8; 1Sam 12:22; 1Chr 28:9, 1Chr 28:20; Heb 13:5
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am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004, 1Kgs 6:9, 1Kgs 6:38; Acts 7:47-48
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he built That is, he lined or wainscoted the walls with cedar, the floor being covered with planks of fir. The marginal reading in this verse is preferable, as it removes every difficulty and obscurity.
both the floor of the house, and the walls or, from the floor of the house, unto the walls, etc. and so 1Kgs 6:16
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built them 1Kgs 6:5, 1Kgs 6:19-20, 1Kgs 8:6; Exod 25:21-22, Exod 26:23; Lev 16:2; 2Chr 3:8; Ezek 45:3; Heb 9:3
the oracle The oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.
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knops or, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes (see note on 2Kgs 4:39); the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.
open flowers or, openings of flowers, 1Kgs 6:18
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the oracle 1Kgs 6:5, 1Kgs 6:16; 2Chr 4:20; Ps 28:2
to set 1Kgs 8:6-10; Exod 40:20-21; 2Chr 5:7; Heb 9:3-4
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twenty cubits 1Kgs 6:2-3
pure Heb. shut up
the altar 1Kgs 6:22, 1Kgs 7:48; Exod 30:1-3
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overlaid Exod 26:29, Exod 26:32, Exod 36:34; 2Chr 3:7-9
by the chains 1Kgs 6:5; Exod 26:32-33; 2Chr 3:14-16
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the whole house It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense.
also 1Kgs 6:20; Exod 30:1, Exod 30:3, Exod 30:5-6; 2Chr 3:7-14
the whole altar This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.
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two cherubims These were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat. Gen 3:24; Exod 25:18-22, Exod 37:7-9; 2Chr 3:10-13; Ps 18:10, Ps 80:1; Isa 37:16; Ezek 10:2-22; Heb 1:14; 1Pet 1:12
olive tree or, oily trees, Heb. trees of oil
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they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exod 25:20, Exod 37:9; 2Chr 3:11, 2Chr 5:8
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carved figures Exod 36:8; 2Chr 3:14, 2Chr 4:2-5; Ps 103:20, Ps 148:2; Luke 2:13-14; Eph 3:10; Rev 5:11-14
palm trees Tamar, in Ethiopic, tamart, the palm tree, is so called, says Parkhurst, from its straight, upright growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; and it sometimes rises to the height of more than 100 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight and lofty; and it is crowned at the top with a large tuft of spiring leaves, about four feet long, which never fall off, but always continue in the same flourishing verdure. The stalks are generally full of rugged knots, which are vestiges of decayed leaves. For the trunk of the tree is not solid, but its centre is filled with pith, round which is a tough bark full of strong fibres when young, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which in the centre rise erect, but after they are advanced above the vagina which surrounds them, they expand very wide on every side of the stem, and as the older leaves decay, the stalk advances in height. The leaves, when the tree has grown to a size for bearing fruit, are six or eight feet long, and very broad when expanded. The fruit, called the date, grows below the leaves in clusters. Ps 92:12-15; Rev 7:9
open flowers Heb. openings of flowers, 1Kgs 6:18, 1Kgs 6:32
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Isa 54:11-12, Isa 60:17; Rev 21:18-21
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doors John 10:9, John 14:6; Eph 3:18; Heb 10:19-20
a fifth part or, five square
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two doors or, leaves of the doors
open flowers Heb. openings of flowers. 1Kgs 6:18, 1Kgs 6:29
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a fourth part or, four square, 1Kgs 6:33
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fir tree 1Kgs 5:8
the two leaves Ezek 41:23-25
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the inner Exod 27:9-19, Exod 38:9-20; 2Chr 4:9, 2Chr 7:7; Rev 11:2
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1Kgs 6:1; 2Chr 3:2
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finished Ezra 6:14-15; Zech 4:9, Zech 6:13-15
throughout etc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof
seven years 1Kgs 6:1, 1Kgs 6:9, 1Kgs 7:1; Ezra 3:8-13, Ezra 6:15; John 2:20
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am 2993, bc 1011, An, Ex, Is, 480
And it came Judg 11:26; 2Chr 3:1-2
in the month Zif 1Kgs 6:37; Num 1:1
began Heb. built, Acts 7:47
build 1Chr 29:19; Zech 6:12-13, Zech 6:15; John 2:19-21; 1Cor 6:19; 2Cor 6:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; Heb 9:11, Heb 11:10; 1Pet 2:5
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the house Ezek. 40:1-41:26
the length According to Bp. Cumberland's estimation of the cubit, its length was 36 yds. 1 ft. 5/28 inch; its breadth 12 yds. 5/76 inch; and its height, 18 yds. 8/64 inch This constituted what is properly called the temple; but, besides this, there were the courts and colonnades, where the people might assemble to perform their devotions, without being exposed to the open air.
threescore Ezra 6:3-4; Ezek 41:1-15; Rev 21:16-17
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1Chr 28:11; 2Chr 3:3-4; Ezek 41:15; Matt 4:5; John 10:23; Acts 3:10-11
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windows of narrow lights or, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed, 1Kgs 6:4; Song 2:9; Ezek 40:16, Ezek 41:26
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against or, upon, or joining to
built 1Chr 9:26, 1Chr 23:28, 1Chr 28:11; 2Chr 31:11; Neh 10:37, Neh 12:44, Neh 13:5-9; Song 1:4; Jer 35:4; Ezek 40:44, Ezek 41:5-11, Ezek 42:3-12
chambers Heb. floors, These appear to have been what we should now call corridors or galleries; in which were apartments for the use of the priests. They consisted of three stories, and increased one cubit in breadth in every story, the wall of the temple being two cubits thicker at the bottom than at the top; and where the wall diminished, a rest was thus formed for the beams of the chambers to lodge upon.
oracle 1Kgs 6:16, 1Kgs 6:19-21, 1Kgs 6:31; Exod 25:22; Lev 16:2; Num 7:89; 2Chr 4:20, 2Chr 5:7, 2Chr 5:9; Ps 28:2
chambers Heb. ribs
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narrowed rests or, narrowings, or rebatements, 1Kgs 6:6
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built of stone 1Kgs 5:17-18; Deut 27:5-6; Prov 24:27; Rom 9:23; 2Cor 5:5; Col 1:12; 1Pet 2:5
neither hammer Isa 42:2; Acts 9:31; Jas 1:20, Jas 3:17-18
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side Heb. shoulder
went up Ezek 41:6-7
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he built 1Kgs 6:14, 1Kgs 6:38
with beams and boards of cedar or, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedar
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if thou wilt 1Kgs 2:3-4, 1Kgs 3:14, 1Kgs 8:25, 1Kgs 9:3-6; 1Sam 12:14-15; 1Chr 28:9; 2Chr 7:17-18; Ps 132:12; Zech 3:7; Col 1:23
then will I perform 2Sam 7:13; 1Chr 22:10
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I will dwell 1Kgs 8:27; Exod 25:8; Lev 26:11; Ps 68:18, Ps 132:12-13; Isa 57:15; Ezek 37:26-28; 2Cor 6:16; Rev 21:3
will not forsake Deut 31:6, Deut 31:8; 1Sam 12:22; 1Chr 28:9, 1Chr 28:20; Heb 13:5
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am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004, 1Kgs 6:9, 1Kgs 6:38; Acts 7:47-48
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he built That is, he lined or wainscoted the walls with cedar, the floor being covered with planks of fir. The marginal reading in this verse is preferable, as it removes every difficulty and obscurity.
both the floor of the house, and the walls or, from the floor of the house, unto the walls, etc. and so 1Kgs 6:16
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built them 1Kgs 6:5, 1Kgs 6:19-20, 1Kgs 8:6; Exod 25:21-22, Exod 26:23; Lev 16:2; 2Chr 3:8; Ezek 45:3; Heb 9:3
the oracle The oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.
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knops or, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes (see note on 2Kgs 4:39); the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.
open flowers or, openings of flowers, 1Kgs 6:18
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the oracle 1Kgs 6:5, 1Kgs 6:16; 2Chr 4:20; Ps 28:2
to set 1Kgs 8:6-10; Exod 40:20-21; 2Chr 5:7; Heb 9:3-4
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twenty cubits 1Kgs 6:2-3
pure Heb. shut up
the altar 1Kgs 6:22, 1Kgs 7:48; Exod 30:1-3
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overlaid Exod 26:29, Exod 26:32, Exod 36:34; 2Chr 3:7-9
by the chains 1Kgs 6:5; Exod 26:32-33; 2Chr 3:14-16
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the whole house It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense.
also 1Kgs 6:20; Exod 30:1, Exod 30:3, Exod 30:5-6; 2Chr 3:7-14
the whole altar This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.
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two cherubims These were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat. Gen 3:24; Exod 25:18-22, Exod 37:7-9; 2Chr 3:10-13; Ps 18:10, Ps 80:1; Isa 37:16; Ezek 10:2-22; Heb 1:14; 1Pet 1:12
olive tree or, oily trees, Heb. trees of oil
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they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exod 25:20, Exod 37:9; 2Chr 3:11, 2Chr 5:8
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carved figures Exod 36:8; 2Chr 3:14, 2Chr 4:2-5; Ps 103:20, Ps 148:2; Luke 2:13-14; Eph 3:10; Rev 5:11-14
palm trees Tamar, in Ethiopic, tamart, the palm tree, is so called, says Parkhurst, from its straight, upright growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; and it sometimes rises to the height of more than 100 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight and lofty; and it is crowned at the top with a large tuft of spiring leaves, about four feet long, which never fall off, but always continue in the same flourishing verdure. The stalks are generally full of rugged knots, which are vestiges of decayed leaves. For the trunk of the tree is not solid, but its centre is filled with pith, round which is a tough bark full of strong fibres when young, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which in the centre rise erect, but after they are advanced above the vagina which surrounds them, they expand very wide on every side of the stem, and as the older leaves decay, the stalk advances in height. The leaves, when the tree has grown to a size for bearing fruit, are six or eight feet long, and very broad when expanded. The fruit, called the date, grows below the leaves in clusters. Ps 92:12-15; Rev 7:9
open flowers Heb. openings of flowers, 1Kgs 6:18, 1Kgs 6:32
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Isa 54:11-12, Isa 60:17; Rev 21:18-21
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doors John 10:9, John 14:6; Eph 3:18; Heb 10:19-20
a fifth part or, five square
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two doors or, leaves of the doors
open flowers Heb. openings of flowers. 1Kgs 6:18, 1Kgs 6:29
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a fourth part or, four square, 1Kgs 6:33
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fir tree 1Kgs 5:8
the two leaves Ezek 41:23-25
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the inner Exod 27:9-19, Exod 38:9-20; 2Chr 4:9, 2Chr 7:7; Rev 11:2
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1Kgs 6:1; 2Chr 3:2
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finished Ezra 6:14-15; Zech 4:9, Zech 6:13-15
throughout etc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof
seven years 1Kgs 6:1, 1Kgs 6:9, 1Kgs 7:1; Ezra 3:8-13, Ezra 6:15; John 2:20