1 Kings 6:30

1 Kings 6:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
• New International Version (NIV)He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

Context of 1 Kings 6:30

28He overlaid the two cherubim with gold. 29He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid the floor in both rooms with gold. 31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five-sided doorposts. 32These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold.

1 Kings 6:30 word by word

וְאֶת־קַרְקַ֥ע הַבַּ֖יִת צִפָּ֣ה זָהָ֑ב לִפְנִ֖ימָה וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the floorקַרְקַעqarqa‛ · floorH7172
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• he overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• withinפְּנִ֫ימָהpenîymâh · withinH6441
• and withoutחִיצוֹןchîytsôn · outerH2435

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:30

• Isaiah 54:11“O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
• Isaiah 60:17I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler.
• Revelation 21:18The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-38Verses 15-38 See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-35The focus shifts to the inside of the temple. Although the temple site is not mentioned here, the Chronicler identified it as the former threshing floor of Araunah (1 Chronicles 21:18–25; 2 Chronicles 3:1). This site is traditionally believed to be Mount Moriah (Genesis 22:2). Solomon’s Temple was in the northeastern corner of Jerusalem, now known as the "old city." This is the area now associated with the Dome of the Rock.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:30

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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