1 Kings 6:9

1 Kings 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
• New International Version (NIV)So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

Context of 1 Kings 6:9

7While it was being built, the house was built of stone prepared and finished (precut) at the quarry, and no hammer, axe, or iron tool of any kind was heard in the house while it was under construction. 8The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the right [or south] side of the house; and they would go up winding stairs to the middle [level], and from the middle to the third. So Solomon built the house (temple) and finished it, and roofed the house with beams and boards of cedar. 10Then he built the extensions [of rooms] against the entire house, each [story] five cubits high; and they were attached to the house with timbers of cedar. 11Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,

1 Kings 6:9 word by word

וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּ וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן אֶת־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ גֵּבִ֔ים וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת בָּאֲרָזִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• it; and coveredסָפַןsâphan · to coverH5603
• with beamsגֵּבgêb · beamH1356
• and boardsשְׂדֵרָהώedêrâh · rankH7713
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:9

• 1 Kings 6:14So Solomon built the house (temple) and finished it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Covered the house with beams and boards of cedar - The Eastern custom is very different from ours: we ceil with plaster, and make our floors of wood; they make their floors of plaster or painted tiles, and make their ceilings of wood. But it may not be improper to observe that, in ancient times, our buildings were somewhat similar. Westminster Hall is a proof of this.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He built the house, and finished it - i. e., the external shell of the house. The internal fittings were added afterward. See 1 Kings 6:15-22. Covered the house - Roofed it with a wooden roof, sloped like our roofs.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. built the house--The temple is here distinguished from the wings or chambers attached to it--and its roofing was of cedar-wood.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:9

• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Ceiling
• Leaf
• Rest
• Solomon
• Architecture
• Beam
• Beauty
• Board
• Gold

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings