1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:2 THE HOUSE OF THE FOREST OF LEBANON, just the first of several buildings in the palace complex, was much bigger than the temple (see 1 Kings 6:2). This building had so much cedar (1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 7:7, 1 Kings 7:11, 1 Kings 7:12) that it was named after the forest from... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:6 THE HALL OF PILLARS was almost as large as the temple. There was a throne hall, also called THE HALL OF JUDGMENT. Two palaces were built, one for Solomon and one for his Egyptian wife. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.leng... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:13 HIRAM FROM TYRE, who makes the temple furnishings, is not the king of ch. 1 Kings 5:1. His mother was an Israelite WIDOW OF THE TRIBE OF NAPHTALI. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:15 TWO PILLARS OF BRONZE. Two massive pillars, called JACHIN and BOAZ, were positioned at the temple entrance. Along with their CAPITALS, the pillars stood 27 cubits (40 feet/12 m), almost as high as the temple itself. They may have been freestanding, though some temples fr... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:23 See note on 2 Chron. 4:2–6. The SEA OF CAST METAL was a large metal basin containing water. It would remind the people of how the Lord created the world out of water (Genesis 1:1; Psalms 74:12). Associated with the sea were TEN STANDS OF BRONZE (1 Kings 7:27). The BASINS... [ Continue Reading ]
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:48 SOLOMON MADE ALL THE VESSELS. Hiram takes responsibility only for the work in bronze, while Solomon is in charge of the work in GOLD. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]