CHAPTER SEVEN COMMUNICATION WITH GOD 1 Kings 8:1 to 1 Kings 9:9 Of the seventy-five verses discussed in this section, forty-three are concerned with direct communication between Solomon and his God. In thirty-one of these verses, Solomon addressed God directly in prayer; the other nine verses con... [ Continue Reading ]
I. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PALACE COMPLEX 7:1-12 TRANSLATION (1) Now his own house, Solomon was thirteen years in the process of building; and he finished all his house. (2) And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits was its length and fifty cubits was its width and thirty cu... [ Continue Reading ]
II. THE METALWORK FOR THE TEMPLE 7:13-51 In the remaining verses of chapter 7, the historian focuses his attention for the most part on the bronze metalwork produced by a Phoenician artisan in the Jordan valley. That the various items are described in such detail illustrates the wonderment with whic... [ Continue Reading ]
B. THE BRONZE PILLARS 7:15-22 TRANSLATION (15) And he formed the two bronze pillars, eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar and the circumference of the second pillar was twelve cubits. (16) And two capitals he made to put on top of the pillars, cast of bronze, the height of the one capital w... [ Continue Reading ]
C. THE METALLIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COURTYARD 7:23-47 Associated with the courtyard of the Temple were the following items: (1) the bronze sea (1 Kings 7:23-26); (2) the bronze stands and basins (1 Kings 7:27-39); and (3) various small implements (1 Kings 7:40). For some reason the historia... [ Continue Reading ]
C. SUMMARY OF HIRAM'S WORKS 7:40-47 TRANSLATION (40) And Hiram made the pots,[212] the shovels, and the bowls. So Hiram finished making all the work that he made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD. (41) The two pillars and the bowls of the capitals which were atop the two pillars, and the t... [ Continue Reading ]
D. THE INTERIOR TEMPLE VESSELS 7:48-51 TRANSLATION (48) And Solomon made all the vessels which belonged to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table on which was the bread of the presence was gold; (49) and the five lamp-stands, five on the right and five on the left before the Debir... [ Continue Reading ]