God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 6:9
9When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.
1 Kings 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
- New International Version (NIV)So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.
Context of 1 Kings 6:9
7The 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. When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks. 10He built ⌞each story of the⌟ annex 7½ feet high alongside the entire temple. Its cedar beams were attached to the temple. 11The Lord spoke to Solomon, saying,
Read all of 1 Kings 61 Kings 6:9 word by word
וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּ וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן אֶת־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ גֵּבִ֔ים וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת בָּאֲרָזִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:9
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Covered the house with beams and boards of cedar - The Eastern custom is very different from ours: we ceil with plaster, and make our floors of wood; they make their floors of plaster or painted tiles, and make their ceilings of wood. But it may not be improper to observe that, in ancient times, our buildings were somewhat similar. Westminster Hall is a proof of this.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He built the house, and finished it - i. e., the external shell of the house. The internal fittings were added afterward. See 1 Kings 6:15-22. Covered the house - Roofed it with a wooden roof, sloped like our roofs.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. 9-109-10. built the house--The temple is here distinguished from the wings or chambers attached to it--and its roofing was of cedar-wood.Read the comment
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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
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