1 Kings 7:3

1 Kings 7:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
• New International Version (NIV)It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.

Context of 1 Kings 7:3

1Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. 4There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks. 5All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

1 Kings 7:3 word by word

וְסָפֻ֣ן בָּאֶ֗רֶז מִמַּ֙עַל֙ עַל־הַצְּלָעֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַטּֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

• It was paneledסָפַןsâphan · to coverH5603
• with cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the sideצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• were on the 45אַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• were on the 45חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982
• 15עָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• in each rowטוּרţûr · rowH2905

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:3

• 1 Kings 6:5Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary; thus he made side chambers all around.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:3

• 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 7:3

• Lebanon
• Palace
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Ceiling
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• Sea
• Solomon
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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