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1 Kings 7:8
8Solomon also built a house for himself to live in. It was in a yard behind the Hall of Justice. It was like the other buildings. He also built a house like it for his wife who was the king of Egypt's daughter.
1 Kings 7:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
- New International Version (NIV)And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter whom he had taken in marriage.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife.
Context of 1 Kings 7:8
6Solomon also built a Hall of Pillars. It was 23 metres long and 14 metres wide. There was an entrance room at the front of the hall. The entrance room also had pillars and a roof. 7Solomon also built a Throne Room. He covered the walls with cedar boards, from the floor to the ceiling. He called it the Hall of Justice. He judged people's arguments in that room. Solomon also built a house for himself to live in. It was in a yard behind the Hall of Justice. It was like the other buildings. He also built a house like it for his wife who was the king of Egypt's daughter. 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.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:8 word by word
וּבֵיתוֹ֩ אֲשֶׁר־יֵ֨שֶׁב שָׁ֜ם חָצֵ֣ר הָאַחֶ֗רֶת מִבֵּית֙ לָֽאוּלָ֔ם כַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה הָיָ֑ה וּבַ֜יִת יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לְבַת־פַּרְעֹה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כָּאוּלָ֖ם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- where he dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · Hall (of pillars)H197
- was of the like workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
- madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- for Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- whom he had takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:8
- 2 Kings 20:4While Isaiah was still in the middle yard of the palace, the Lord gave him this message:
- 1 Kings 3:1Solomon made an agreement with Pharaoh, who was the king of Egypt. Solomon married Pharaoh's daughter. He brought her to live in the City of David. She lived there until Solomon could finish building his own house, the Lord's temple, and the wall around Jerusalem.
- 1 Kings 9:24Solomon had built a palace for his wife, Pharaoh's daughter. When the palace was ready, she came up from the City of David. After that, Solomon built the Millo.
- 2 Chronicles 8:11Solomon had built a palace for his wife, Pharaoh's daughter. When the palace was ready, he brought her up there from the City of David. He said, ‘My wife must not live in the palace of David, king of Israel. The Lord's Covenant Box has been there, so it is a holy place.’
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8A house for Pharaoh's daughter - This appears to have been a third house; probably the whole three made but one building, and were in the same place, but distinguished from each other; the first as Solomon's palace, the second as a house of judgment, a court-house; the third, the harem, or apartments for the women.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Like unto this porch - i. e., of similar materials, hewn stone and cedar. The zenana could not have been a mere portico.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8There was a columned entrance to the Hall of Justice, where Solomon listened to legal cases (see also 1 Kings 10:18–20). Similar throne rooms have been discovered in Syria and Mesopotamia. Solomon built separate living quarters for Pharaoh’s daughter (see 1 Kings 3:1; 9:24; 2 Chronicles 8:11).Read the comment
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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
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