Verse 1 Kings 7:15. He cast two pillars - eighteen cubits high] That is, about thirty feet in English measure.
A line of twelve cubits] In circumference. It would be difficult even now to procure a founder who could cast such massive pillars, whether solid or hollow.
These famous pillars, which were broken in pieces by the Babylonians when they destroyed Jerusalem 2 Kings 25:13; Jeremiah 52:17, were probably for ornament, standing by themselves under or in front o...
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...
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...
CAST. Hebrew fashioned. TWO PILLARS. the two pillars: i.e. the two notable pillars, for ornament, not for support, and hollow (Jeremiah 52:21). EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH APIECE. So 2 Kings 25:17 and Jerem...
_of eighteen cubits high apiece_ The Hebrew says -eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar." There can be very little doubt that this should be followed by -and eighteen cubits was the height of t...
Hiram a Tyrian worker in brass casts the pillars Jachin and Boaz (2 Chronicles 2:4; 2 Chronicles 3:15-17) 13. _sent and fet_ -Fet" is the old English past tense of the verb -fetch," and occurs several...
TWO PILLARS—OF EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH— It is said, 2 Chronicles 3:15 that these pillars were _thirty and five_ cubits high, which relates to the height of both of them together without their pedestals,...
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) An...
_FOR HE CAST TWO PILLARS OF BRASS, OF EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH APIECE: AND A LINE OF TWELVE CUBITS DID COMPASS EITHER OF THEM ABOUT._ Two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high. They were made of the...
SOLOMON'S PALACE This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple....
TWO PILLARS] These pillars, though placed at the porch (1 Kings 7:21), probably did not support its roof but were detached from the building, and intended for symbolic purposes only. Two similar pilla...
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...
(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks...
(15-22) With regard to the two pillars, _Jachin_ (“He shall establish”) and _Boaz_ (“In it is strength”), the text gives no account of their destination, except that they were set up in the porch of t...
וַ יָּ֛צַר אֶת ־שְׁנֵ֥י הָ עַמּוּדִ֖ים נְחֹ֑ש
1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1;...
THE IDEAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 8:12 "The hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father But the hour cometh, and now is, whe...
PILLARS OF SECURITY AND STRENGTH 1 Kings 7:13 Hiram, the artificer, was remarkably gifted. From his father he had inherited all the genius of Tyre, while on his mother's side he was of the tribe of N...
BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS 1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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...
Eighteen. Both together are said in Paralipomenon to be 35, as if half a cubit too much had been here assigned, which is not unusual with regard to imperfect numbers, ver. 1. But Jeremias (lii. 21,) a...
(15) For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. (16) And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the top...
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...
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...
FOR HE CAST TWO PILLARS OF BRASS, EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH APIECE,.... In 2 Chronicles 3:15 they are said to be thirty five cubits high, which must be understood of the length or height of them both; and...
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. Ver. 15. _Of eighteen cubits high apiece._] Thirty-five cubits high, sa...
_He cast two pillars of brass_ Of which see 2 Kings 25:16; Jeremiah 52:21. _Of eighteen cubits high apiece_ It is said, 2 Chronicles 3:15, that these pillars were thirty-five cubits high, which relate...
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...
For he cast two pillars of brass, hollow tubes, OF EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH APIECE, the shaft of the pillars being that high; AND A LINE OF TWELVE CUBITS DID COMPASS EITHER OF THEM ABOUT, that represented...
The Metal Appointment Of The Temple...
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...
CAST: _ Heb._ fashioned...
13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think, were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for strength and establishment in all their religious exercises...
HE CAST TWO PILLARS OF BRASS; of which see 2 KINGS 25:16,17 JER 52:21. OF EIGHTEEN CUBITS HIGH APIECE. OBJECT. They are said to be thirty-five cubits high, 2 CHRONICLES 3:15. ANSW. That place manifest...
1 Kings 7:15 cast H6696 (H8799) two H8147 pillars H5982 bronze H5178 one H5982 H259 eighteen H8083...
HIRAM FASHIONS THE TWO PILLARS OF BRONZE, YAKIN AND BOAZ (1 KINGS 7:15). In front of the Temple were to be placed two pillars, which, going by clay models of temples which have been discovered in Pale...
THE FURNISHING AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 7:13). The passage is divided into two parts. The first part emphasises that what is described was the work of Hiram, a skilled metalworker and...
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...
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...
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...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 7:13. FETCHED HIRAM OUT OF TYRE—He seems to have been eminent among the artists in metals for which Tyre and Phœnicia were then renowned. This man (of like nam...
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...
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...
1 Kings 7:21; 2 Chronicles 3:15; 2 Chronicles 4:12; 2 Kings 25:16;...