1 Kings 7:11

1 Kings 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
• New International Version (NIV)Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.

Context of 1 Kings 7:11

9From 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. 10Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long. The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used. 12The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the Lord’s Temple with its entry room. 13King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.

1 Kings 7:11 word by word

וּמִלְמַ֗עְלָה אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָר֛וֹת כְּמִדּ֥וֹת גָּזִ֖ית וָאָֽרֶז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And aboveמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• costlyיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• after the measuresמִדָּהmiddâh · measureH4060
• of hewed stonesגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
• and cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730

Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:11

• Ephesians 2:20Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.
• 1 Peter 2:5And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests. Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:11

• 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

Topics related to 1 Kings 7:11

• Palace
• Solomon
• Stones

In the dictionaries

• Cedar
• Esarhaddon
• Light
• Palace
• Sea
• Solomon
• Unweighed
• Wall
• Architecture
• 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