New International Version
1 Kings 7:9
9All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces.
1 Kings 7:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.
- New King James Version (NKJV)All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.
- New Living Translation (NLT)From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.
Context of 1 Kings 7:9
7He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling. 8And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces. 10The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight. 11Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:9 word by word
כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה אֲבָנִ֤ים יְקָרֹת֙ כְּמִדֹּ֣ת גָּזִ֔ית מְגֹרָר֥וֹת בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה מִבַּ֣יִת וּמִח֑וּץ וּמִמַּסָּד֙ עַד־הַטְּפָח֔וֹת וּמִח֖וּץ עַד־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- costlyיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
- stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- according to the measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
- of hewed stonesגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
- sawedגָּרַרgârar · to drag/chew/sawH1641
- with sawsמְגֵרָהmegêrâh · sawH4050
- withinבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: insideH1004
- and withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- even from the foundationמַסַּדmassad · foundationH4527
- unto the copingטֶ֫פַחţêphach · handbreadthH2947
- toward the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:9
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The stones were uniform - all cut to certain fixed measures of length, breadth, and thickness. They were not squared only on the face which showed, but also on the sides which fell within the wall and were not seen. Saws appear in Assyrian sculptures of the age of Sennacherib; and fragments of an iron saw have been found at Nimrud.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11Like the temple, Solomon's palace used high-quality stones that were precisely cut and trimmed. Similar stonework has been discovered at Megiddo. Cedar beams between the wall layers helped protect against earthquakes.Read the comment
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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
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