1 Kings 7:5

1 Kings 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
• New International Version (NIV)All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.

Context of 1 Kings 7:5

3The hall was covered with cedar above the side rooms, which were supported by 45 pillars (15 per row). 4The windows were in three rows facing each other on opposite sides ⌞of the palace⌟. All the doors and doorframes were square. There were three doors facing each other on opposite sides ⌞of the palace⌟. 6Solomon made the Hall of Pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. In front of the hall was an entrance hall with pillars. 7He made the Hall of Justice, where he sat on his throne and served as judge. The hall was covered with cedar from floor to ceiling.

1 Kings 7:5 word by word

וְכָל־הַפְּתָחִ֥ים וְהַמְּזוּז֖וֹת רְבֻעִ֣ים שָׁ֑קֶף וּמ֧וּל מֶחֱזָ֛ה אֶל־מֶחֱזָ֖ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the doorsפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• and postsמְזוּזָהmezûzâh mezûzâh · doorpostH4201
• squareרָבַעrâba‛ · to squareH7251
• with the windowsשֶׁ֫קֶףsheqeph · frameH8260
• and lightמֶחֱזָהmechĕzâh · windowH4237
• againstמוּלmûl môl mô'l mûl · oppositeH4136
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• ranksפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5All the doors and posts - The doorways, and the posts which formed them, seem to be intended. These were square at top, not arched or rounded. In Assyrian buildings arched doorways were not uncommon. The doorways also, like the windows, exactly faced one another.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

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:5

• Lebanon
• Palace
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Esarhaddon
• Light
• Palace
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Against
• Architecture
• Jerusalem
• King; Kingdom

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