Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 6
Overview
Kg1 6:1, The building of Solomon's temple; Kg1 6:5, The chambers thereof; Kg1 6:11, God's promise unto it; Kg1 6:15, The ceiling and adorning of it; Kg1 6:23, The cherubims; Kg1 6:31, The doors; Kg1 6:36, The court; Kg1 6:37, The time of building it.
am 2993, bc 1011, An, Ex, Is, 480
And it came: Jdg 11:26; Ch2 3:1, Ch2 3:2
in the month Zif: Kg1 6:37; Num 1:1
began: Heb. built, Act 7:47
build: Ch1 29:19; Zac 6:12, Zac 6:13, Zac 6:15; Joh 2:19-21; Co1 6:19; Co2 6:16; Eph 2:20-22; Col 2:7; Heb 9:11, Heb 11:10; Pe1 2:5
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: Ezr 6:3, Ezr 6:4; Eze 41:1-15; Rev 21:16, Rev 21:17
Ch1 28:11; Ch2 3:3, Ch2 3:4; Eze 41:15; Mat 4:5; Joh 10:23; Act 3:10, Act 3:11
windows of narrow lights: or, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed, Kg1 6:4; Sol 2:9; Eze 40:16, Eze 41:26
against: or, upon, or joining to
built: Ch1 9:26, Ch1 23:28, Ch1 28:11; Ch2 31:11; Neh 10:37, Neh 12:44, Neh 13:5-9; Sol 1:4; Jer 35:4; Eze 40:44, Eze 41:5-11, Eze 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: Kg1 6:16, Kg1 6:19-21, Kg1 6:31; Exo 25:22; Lev 16:2; Num 7:89; Ch2 4:20, Ch2 5:7, Ch2 5:9; Psa 28:2
chambers: Heb. ribs
narrowed rests: or, narrowings, or rebatements, Kg1 6:6
built of stone: Kg1 5:17, Kg1 5:18; Deu 27:5, Deu 27:6; Pro 24:27; Rom 9:23; Co2 5:5; Col 1:12; Pe1 2:5
neither hammer: Isa 42:2; Act 9:31; Jam 1:20, Jam 3:17, Jam 3:18
side: Heb. shoulder
with beams and boards of cedar: or, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedar
if thou wilt: Kg1 2:3, Kg1 2:4, Kg1 3:14, Kg1 8:25, Kg1 9:3-6; Sa1 12:14, Sa1 12:15; Ch1 28:9; Ch2 7:17, Ch2 7:18; Psa 132:12; Zac 3:7; Col 1:23
then will I perform: Sa2 7:13; Ch1 22:10
I will dwell: Kg1 8:27; Exo 25:8; Lev 26:11; Psa 68:18, Psa 132:12, Psa 132:13; Isa 57:15; Eze 37:26-28; Co2 6:16; Rev 21:3
will not forsake: Deu 31:6, Deu 31:8; Sa1 12:22; Ch1 28:9, Ch1 28:20; Heb 13:5
am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004, Kg1 6:9, Kg1 6:38; Act 7:47, Act 7:48
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 Kg1 6:16
built them: Kg1 6:5, Kg1 6:19, Kg1 6:20, Kg1 8:6; Exo 25:21, Exo 25:22, Exo 26:23; Lev 16:2; Ch2 3:8; Eze 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.
knops: or, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes (see note on Kg2 4:39); the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.
open flowers: or, openings of flowers, Kg1 6:18
the oracle: Kg1 6:5, Kg1 6:16; Ch2 4:20; Psa 28:2
to set: Kg1 8:6-10; Exo 40:20, Exo 40:21; Ch2 5:7; Heb 9:3, Heb 9:4
twenty cubits: Kg1 6:2, Kg1 6:3
pure: Heb. shut up
the altar: Kg1 6:22, Kg1 7:48; Exo 30:1-3
overlaid: Exo 26:29, Exo 26:32, Exo 36:34; Ch2 3:7-9
by the chains: Kg1 6:5; Exo 26:32, Exo 26:33; Ch2 3:14-16
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: Kg1 6:20; Exo 30:1, Exo 30:3, Exo 30:5, Exo 30:6; Ch2 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.
two cherubims: These were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat. Gen 3:24; Exo 25:18-22, Exo 37:7-9; Ch2 3:10-13; Psa 18:10, Psa 80:1; Isa 37:16; Ezek. 10:2-22; Heb 1:14; Pe1 1:12
olive tree: or, oily trees, Heb. trees of oil
they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exo 25:20, Exo 37:9; Ch2 3:11, Ch2 5:8
carved figures: Exo 36:8; Ch2 3:14, Ch2 4:2-5; Psa 103:20, Psa 148:2; Luk 2:13, Luk 2:14; 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. Psa 92:12-15; Rev 7:9
open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers, Kg1 6:18, Kg1 6:32
Isa 54:11, Isa 54:12, Isa 60:17; Rev 21:18-21
doors: Joh 10:9, Joh 14:6; Eph 3:18; Heb 10:19, Heb 10:20
a fifth part: or, five square
two doors: or, leaves of the doors
open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers. Kg1 6:18, Kg1 6:29
a fourth part: or, four square, Kg1 6:33
fir tree: Kg1 5:8
the two leaves: Eze 41:23-25
the inner: Exo 27:9-19, Exo 38:9-20; Ch2 4:9, Ch2 7:7; Rev 11:2
Kg1 6:1; Ch2 3:2; Among chronologists there is a great diversity of opinion respecting the time of the building of the temple.
Building the Temple Chronologist Years Septuagint 440 Glycas 330 Josephus and Moeslinus1Kings 6 592 Melchius Canus 590 Sulpicius Severus 588 Clemens Alexandrinus 570 Cedrenus 672 Codomus 598 Vossius and Capellus 580 Serarius 680 Nicholas Abraham 527 Petavius and Valtherus 520 After all, that in the common Hebrew Text is more likely to the true one, than any of the others.
finished: Ezr 6:14, Ezr 6:15; Zac 4:9, Zac 6:13-15
throughout: etc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof
seven years: Kg1 6:1, Kg1 6:9, Kg1 7:1; Ezr 3:8-13, Ezr 6:15; Joh 2:20