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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Kings 6:7

5He built an annex containing side rooms all around the temple. This annex was next to the walls of the main building and the inner sanctuary. 6The ⌞interior of⌟ the lowest story of the annex was 7½ feet wide, the second story was 9 feet wide, and the third story was 10½ feet wide. Solomon made ledges all around the temple so that this annex would not be fastened to the walls of the temple. The temple was built with stone blocks that were finished at the quarry. No hammer, chisel, or any other iron tool made a sound at the temple construction site. 8The entrance to the first story was on the south side of the temple. A staircase went up to the middle story and then to the third story. 9When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.

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 5:17The king commanded them to quarry large, expensive blocks of stone in order to provide a foundation of cut stone for the temple.
• Deuteronomy 27:5Build an altar of stones there dedicated to the Lord your God. Don’t use an iron chisel on the stones.
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside, and get things ready for yourself in the field. Afterwards, build your house.
• Romans 9:23Can’t God also reveal the riches of his glory to people who are objects of his mercy and who he had already prepared for glory?
• 2 Corinthians 5:5God has prepared us for this and has given us his Spirit to guarantee it.
• Colossians 1:12You will also thank the Father, who has made you able to share the light, which is what God’s people inherit.
• 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.
• Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out or raise ⌞his voice⌟. He will not make his voice heard in the streets.
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace. The number of people increased as people lived in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
• James 1:20An angry person doesn’t do what God approves of.
• James 3:17However, the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure. Then it is peaceful, gentle, obedient, filled with mercy and good deeds, 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