Bible Commentary

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof [was] a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 2. He built also ] Better, For he built, as R.V. The verses that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 7:2”

And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which [is] the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. 38. in the month Bul ] This month is only mentioned here. The name is derived … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:38”

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 37 38. Completion of Solomon’s Temple (Not in Chronicles) 37. In the fourth year ] i.e. Of king Solomon’s reign. See 1Ki 6:1. The LXX. (both Vat. and Alex.) omits these two verses, adding at the end … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:37”

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 36. And he built the inner court ] This inner court is that which in Jer 36:10 is called ‘the higher court’ and must be that intended (2Ch 4:9) by the ‘court of the priests’ in contradistinction … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:36”

And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the carved work. 35. and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work ] Here we have a definite statement of what was done, and the same is no doubt meant in 1Ki 6:32. The first … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:35”

And the two doors [were of] fir tree: the two leaves of the one door [were] folding, and the two leaves of the other door [were] folding. 34. and the two doors were of fir tree ] As in 32 the expression is not definite. It is therefore simpler to put a light punctuation at … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:34”

So also made he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall]. 33. for the door of the temple ] The word translated ‘door’ is the same which is rendered entering in 1Ki 6:31. (So R.V.) The entering here meant is that from the porch into the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:33”

The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 32. The two doors also were] As there is nothing to make the noun here definite, it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:32”

And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall]. 31 36. The doors for the oracle and for the Temple. The building of the inner court (Not in Chronicles) 31. the lintel and side posts ] There is no … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 6:31”