1 Kings 7:11

1 Kings 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
• New International Version (NIV)Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.

Context of 1 Kings 7:11

9All of these buildings were of costly stones, cut to size and sawed with saws on the inner and outer surfaces, from foundation to coping and from the outside to the great courtyard. 10The foundation was made of large, costly stones twelve and fifteen feet long. Above were also costly stones, cut to size, as well as cedar wood. 12Around the great courtyard, as well as the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the portico of the temple, were three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams. 13King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.

1 Kings 7:11 word by word

וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָר֛וֹת כְּמִדּ֥וֹת גָּזִ֖ית וָאָֽרֶז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• costlyיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• after the measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• of hewed stonesגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
• and cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:11

• Ephesians 2:20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves, as living stones, a spiritual house, are being built to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:11

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Like the temple, Solomon's palace used high-quality stones that were precisely cut and trimmed. Similar stonework has been discovered at Megiddo. Cedar beams between the wall layers helped protect against earthquakes.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:11

• Palace
• Solomon
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Esarhaddon
• Light
• Palace
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Wall
• Architecture
• King; Kingdom

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7

• 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