1 Kings 7:2

1 Kings 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
• New International Version (NIV)He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.

Context of 1 Kings 7:2

1Solomon was also building a palace for himself. After 13 years, he finished it. He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 46 metres long, 23 metres wide and 14 metres high. It had four rows of pillars. On top of them were beams. They used cedar wood to make the pillars and the beams. 3They also used cedar wood to make the roof. They put the roof on top of the pillars and the beams. There were 45 beams, with 15 beams in each row. 4There were three rows of windows on each side of the room. They were opposite each other, in groups of three windows.

1 Kings 7:2 word by word

וַיִּ֜בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֣ית׀ יַ֣עַר הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן מֵאָ֨ה אַמָּ֤ה אָרְכּוֹ֙ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים אַמָּה֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קוֹמָת֑וֹ עַ֗ל אַרְבָּעָה֙ טוּרֵי֙ עַמּוּדֵ֣י אֲרָזִ֔ים וּכְרֻת֥וֹת אֲרָזִ֖ים עַל־הָעַמּוּדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• also the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · House (of the Forests of Lebanon)H1004
• of the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · (House of) the ForestH3293
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · (House of the Forest of) LebanonH3844
• the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• and the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• thereof fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• and the heightקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• thereof thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• upon fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• rowsטוּרţûr · rowH2905
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• beamsכָּרֻתָהkârûthâh · beamH3773

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:2

• 1 Kings 9:19Solomon also made strong the cities where he stored things and the cities where he kept his chariots and horses. He built everything that he wanted to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and everywhere in his kingdom.
• 1 Kings 10:17They also made 300 small shields in the same way. They used about 2 kilograms of gold to cover each shield. He put these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
• 2 Chronicles 9:16They also made 300 small shields in the same way. They used about 2 kilograms of gold to cover each shield. He put these shields in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The house of the forest of Lebanon - It was not built in Lebanon, but is thought to have been on Mount Sion. And why it was called the house of the forest of Lebanon does not appear; probably it was because it was built almost entirely of materials brought from that place. See the following verses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Many have supposed that the buildings mentioned in 1 Kings 7:1-2, 1 Kings 7:8, were three entirely distinct and separate buildings. But it is perhaps best to consider the “house” of 1 Kings 7:1 as the palace proper - Solomon‘s own dwelling-house (see 1 Kings 7:8); the house of 1 Kings 7:2, as the state apartments; and the house for Pharaoh‘s daughter as the hareem or zenana; and to regard these three groups of buildings as distinct, though interconnected…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5The House of the Forest of Lebanon got its name because it used a lot of cedar wood. It held 300 gold shields (1 Kings 10:16–17) and likely served as both a treasury and an armory (see 1 Kings 12:25–28; Isaiah 22:8). The Egyptian pharaoh Shishak later took the shields as loot (1 Kings 14:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon--It is scarcely possible to determine whether this was a different edifice from the former, or whether his house, the house of the forest of Lebanon, and the one for Pharaoh's daughter, were not parts of one grand palace. As difficult is it to decide what was the origin of the name; some supposing it was so called because built on Lebanon; others, that it was in or near Jerusalem, but contained such a…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:2

• Cedar
• Lebanon
• Palace
• Solomon

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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