Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 7:11
And above [were] costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
11. And above ] i.e. The courses which lay upon the foundations.
after the measures of hewed stones ] Render (as in 9) hewn stone according to measure.
and cedars ] The noun is singular. It refers not to any beams that formed part of the wall, but to the cedar facings with which the interior stone work in many places was covered. R.V. cedar-wood.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Above, i.e. in the roof or upper part; for this is opposed to the foundation. Costly stones and cedars, intermixed here the one, and there the other.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And above were costly stones,…. Above the foundation, from thence to the top of the buildings; the whole walls were made of such right up to the ceiling:
after the measure of hewed stones; which, according to the Rabbins, as Kimchi says, were five hands breadth:
and cedars; beams of cedars over them, or these, both the foundation and the walls, were lined with them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
11. And above In the upper parts of the buildings.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Ki 7:11 And above [were] costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
Ver. 11. And above were costly stones. ] Above ground, as well as under.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Eph 2:20-22, 1Pe 2:5
Reciprocal: 1Ki 7:9 – costly stones
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
7:11 And {g} above [were] costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
(g) From the foundation upward.