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

9Solomon's workers used valuable, large stones to make all the buildings, from the front to the great yard that was behind. They cut the stones to the right size and shape with special saws. They used these stones for the foundations and all the way up to the roof. 10They made the foundations with very large, valuable stones. The stones were 3.5 metres or 4.5 metres long. On top of the foundation they used the best stones that they cut to the right size. They also used beams of cedar wood. 12There was a wall around the great yard. This had three rows of special stones, then a row of cedar beams, and so on. It was like the wall around the yard of the Lord's temple and the entrance room. 13King Solomon sent men to Tyre to fetch a man called Hiram.

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 2:20You are like a house that God is building for himself. God's apostles and his prophets are like the foundation under the house. Jesus Christ is like the most important stone in the house.
• 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to 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