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                        Verse 1 Kings 7:8. _A HOUSE FOR PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER_] This appears to
have been a _third house_; probably the whole _three_ made but _one_
_building_, and were in the same place, but distinguished from... 
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                        LIKE UNTO THIS PORCH - i. e., of similar materials, hewn stone and
cedar. The zenana could not have been a mere portico.... 
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                        CHAPTER 7 THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON AND PHARAOH'S DAUGHTERTHE FURNISHINGS
OF THE TEMPLE
_ 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1)_
2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (1 K... 
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                        1 KINGS 7. SOLOMON'S PALACE (1 KINGS 1-12). THE TEMPLE IMPLEMENTS
(1KINGS 13- 51). Twenty years (_cf._ 1 Kings 9:10 with 1 Kings 7:1)
was Solomon engaged in building. After completing the Temple he bu... 
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                        _And his house where he dwelt_had _another court within the porch_,
which _was of the like work_ It is better to leave out the italics of
A V. and translate -And his house WHERE HE MIGHT DWELL, THE OT... 
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                        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... 
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                        _AND IT WAS COVERED WITH CEDAR ABOVE UPON THE BEAMS, THAT LAY ON FORTY
FIVE PILLARS, FIFTEEN IN A ROW._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... 
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                        SOLOMON'S PALACE
This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an
account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple.... 
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                        ANOTHER COURT] i.e. behind the porch of judgment there was a court
which enclosed the king's palace; this was probably the same as 'the
middle court' of 2 Kings 20:4 (if that is the right reading).... 
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                        GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 7
SOLOMON’S PALACES
V1 Solomon took 13 years to build his palace.
 V2 The first great hall that he made was called the ‘Hall of the
Fores... 
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                        (8-11) The residence of the king, and the separate palace for the
queen, distinct from the apartments of the inferior wives and
concubines, are not described; except that they lay “within the
porch,”... 
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                        וּ בֵיתֹו֩ אֲשֶׁר ־יֵ֨שֶׁב שָׁ֜ם
חָצֵ֣ר הָ 
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                        1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1
 THE TEMPLE
1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;... 
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                        OTHER SPLENDID STRUCTURES
1 Kings 7:1
Solomon's house took nearly twice as long to build as did the Temple,
because there was not the same urgency for it. His house and that for
the queen were proba... 
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                        BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;... 
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                        Taking advantage of the treaty with Hiram, Solomon also built a house
for himself, the house of the forest of Lebanon, a description of
which is given in the commencement of this chapter.
It is surely... 
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                        House. In the form of a recess or alcove, at the end of one of the
aforesaid porches, and probably in that which was nearer the palace.
Guards would be stationed in the other. (Haydock) --- This is th... 
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                        (6) And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty
cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was
before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before
them... 
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                        The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi... 
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                        It is rather, to my mind, the house of Solomon that prefigures the
church, as such, in connection with Christ; the temple, the Father's
house on high, where we are brought to dwell. "We are his house... 
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                        AND HIS HOUSE WHERE HE DWELT,.... Which was properly his
dwellingplace, that part of the house where he usually resided:
[HAD] ANOTHER COURT WITHIN THE PORCH, WHICH [WAS] OF THE LIKE WORK; a
court be... 
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                        And his house where he dwelt [had] another court within the porch,
[which] was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's
daughter, whom he had taken [to wife], like unto this porch.... 
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                        1 The building of Solomons house.
2 Of the house of Lebanon.
6 Of the porch of pillars.
7 Of the porch of Iudgement.
8 Of the house for Pharaohs daughter.
13 Hirams worke of the two pillars.
23... 
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                        And his house where he dwelt, the fourth building of the palace
complex, HAD ANOTHER COURT WITHIN THE PORCH, the royal residence was
behind the throne-room and the Hall of Judgment, WHICH WAS OF THE L... 
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                        Solomon's Palace... 
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                        THREE MORE HOUSES
(vs.1-12)
Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to
build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5.
This is typical of the Church of Go... 
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                        1-12 All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use.
Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his
other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity... 
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                        WITHIN THE PORCH, i.e. between the porch and the house, called
therefore the middle court, 2 KINGS 20:4. A HOUSE FOR PHARAOH'S
DAUGHTER; of which see 1 KINGS 3:1 2 CHRONICLES 8:11. Like unto this
porc... 
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                        1 Kings 7:8 house H1004 dwelt H3427 (H8799) another H312 court H2691
inside H1004 hall H197 workmanship H4639 Solo 
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                        THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON'S OWN PALACE (1 KINGS 7:1).
The building of Solomon's palace complex comes between the description
of the building of the Temple and the further details of the
completion of th... 
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                        CONTENTS: Work on the temple and Solomon's house.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram.
CONCLUSION: God who is best should be served and honored with our
best.
KEY WORD: Work ended, 1 Kings 7:51.
STRON... 
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                        1 Kings 7:1. _Solomon was thirteen years_ in building his own palace
in Jerusalem, because fewer workmen were employed, many of whom were
still engaged on the exterior parts of the temple.
1 Kings 7:2... 
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                        _Solomon was building his own house thirteen years._
BUILDING GOD’S HOUSE AND ONE’S OWN
A very curious thing this, that whilst Solomon was building the temple
of God he was also building his own hous... 
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                        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
Eg... 
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                        THE SPLENDOUR OF SOLOMON’S BUILDINGS
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 7:1. SOLOMON WAS BUILDING HIS OWN HOUSE THIRTEEN
YEARS—Because no previous building preparations had been made for
the pa... 
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                        EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.—The
first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a break in the long
account of the Temple, its furniture and its consecration... 
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                        But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he
finished all of his house (1 Kings 7:1).
So it shows where his priorities began to turn. Seven years building
the house of God, then t... 
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                        1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 9:24; 2 Chronicles 8:11; 2 Kings 20:4... 
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                        Another court — That is, between the porch and the house, called
therefore the middle court, 2 Kings 20:4. Like this — Not for form
or quantity, but for the materials and workmanship, the rooms being...