1 Kings 6:7

1 Kings 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
• New International Version (NIV)In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

Context of 1 Kings 6:7

5He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around. 6The lowest story was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house. When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built. 8The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third. 9So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.

1 Kings 6:7 word by word

וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ אֶֽבֶן־שְׁלֵמָ֥ה מַסָּ֖ע נִבְנָ֑ה וּמַקָּב֤וֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־כְּלִ֣י בַרְזֶ֔ל לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֥ע בַּבַּ֖יִת בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• when it was in buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• of stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• made readyשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• before it was broughtמַסָּעmassâ‛ · quarryH4551
• thither: so that there was neither hammerמַקָּבָהmaqqâbâh · hammerH4717
• nor axeגַּרְזֶןgarzen · axeH1631
• any toolכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:7

• 1 Kings 5:17At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.
• Deuteronomy 27:5And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
• Romans 9:23in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—
• 2 Corinthians 5:5He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
• 1 Peter 2:5you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Isaiah 42:2He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;
• Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
• James 1:20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
• James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The house - was built of stone - It appears that every stone was hewn and squared, and its place in the building ascertained, before it came to Jerusalem: the timbers were fitted in like manner. This greatly lessened the trouble and expense of carriage. On this account, that all was prepared at Mount Lebanon, there was neither hammer, axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the building; nothing except mallets to drive the tenons into the mortises, and drive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The spirit of the command (marginal references), was followed. Thus the fabric rose without noise.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. 77. there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was in building--A subterranean quarry has been very recently discovered near Jerusalem, where the temple stones are supposed to have been hewn. There is unequivocal evidence in this quarry that the stones were dressed there; for there are blocks very similar in size, as well as of the same kind of stone, as those found in the ancient remains. Thence, probably, they would…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:7

• Hammer
• Iron
• Stones
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Axe
• Hammer
• Leaf
• Rest
• Solomon
• Wall
• Architecture
• Ax (axe); Ax-Head
• Beauty
• 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