1 Kings 7
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 22
Chapter Summary
The building of Solomon's house. The house of Lebanon. The porch of pillars. The porch of judgment. The house for Pharaoh's daughter. Hiram's work of the two pillars. The casted sea. The ten bases. The ten basins.
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People & Context
King who builds his own palace and the temple furnishings, finishing all the work for the house of Jehovah
Bronze craftsman from Tyre, son of a widow of Naphtali, filled with wisdom to cast the pillars, sea, and vessels
Solomon's wife, for whom he built a house like the porch (v.8)
Solomon's father, whose dedicated silver, gold, and vessels Solomon brings into the temple treasuries (v.51)
Timeline
Solomon builds his own house, taking thirteen years to complete it.
1 Kings 7:1Solomon builds the house of the forest of Lebanon with cedar pillars, beams, and three rows of windows.
1 Kings 7:2-5Solomon makes a porch of pillars and a porch of judgment (his throne room), covering the latter with cedar from floor to floor.
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