1 Kings 6:9

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 stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site. 8The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors. After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks. 10As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7-1/2 feet high. 11Then the Lord gave this message to Solomon:

1 Kings 6:9 word by word

וַיִּ֥בֶן אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּ וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ן אֶת־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ גֵּבִ֔ים וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖ת בָּאֲרָזִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• it; and coveredסָפַןsâphan · to coverH5603
• with beamsגֵּבgêb · beamH1356
• and boardsשְׂדֵרָהώedêrâh · rankH7713
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:9

• 1 Kings 6:14So Solomon finished building the Temple.

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

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:9

• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Ceiling
• Leaf
• Rest
• Solomon
• Architecture
• Beam
• Beauty
• Board
• Gold

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