1 Kings 6:7

1 Kings 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
• New International Version (NIV)In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

Context of 1 Kings 6:7

5Against the wall of the House he built a side-structure surrounding both the Temple and the inner Sanctuary; thus he made side-chambers all around. 6The lowest story was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. All around on the outside he provided offset ledges in the wall of the House, so that the beams would not be inserted into the walls of the House. For the House, while being constructed, was built of stone finished at the quarry; with neither hammer, axe nor any iron tool heard in the House during its construction. 8The doorway to the lowest story of the side chambers was on the right side of the House. They went up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. 9When he finished building the House, he covered the House with beams and planks of cedar.

1 Kings 6:7 word by word

וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ אֶֽבֶן־שְׁלֵמָ֥ה מַסָּ֖ע נִבְנָ֑ה וּמַקָּב֤וֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ כָּל־כְּלִ֣י בַרְזֶ֔ל לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַ֥ע בַּבַּ֖יִת בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• when it was in buildingבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• of stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• made readyשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• before it was broughtמַסָּעmassâ‛ · quarryH4551
• thither: so that there was neither hammerמַקָּבָהmaqqâbâh · hammerH4717
• nor axeגַּרְזֶןgarzen · axeH1631
• any toolכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:7

• 1 Kings 5:17“You know how my father David could not build a House for the Name of Adonai his God because of the wars around him on every side, until Adonai put them under the soles of my feet.
• Deuteronomy 27:5There also you will build an altar to Adonai your God, an altar of stones—you are not to use an iron tool on them.
• Proverbs 24:27Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.
• Romans 9:23And what if He did so to make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory?
• 2 Corinthians 5:5Now the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Ruach as a pledge.
• Colossians 1:12we give thanks to the Father, who qualified you to share in the inheritance of the kedoshim in the light.
• 1 Peter 2:5you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.
• Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out or raise His voice, or make His voice heard in the street.
• Acts 9:31So Messiah’s community throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had shalom and was built up. Walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Ruach ha-Kodesh, it kept multiplying.
• James 1:20for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
• James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The house - was built of stone - It appears that every stone was hewn and squared, and its place in the building ascertained, before it came to Jerusalem: the timbers were fitted in like manner. This greatly lessened the trouble and expense of carriage. On this account, that all was prepared at Mount Lebanon, there was neither hammer, axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the building; nothing except mallets to drive the tenons into the mortises, and drive…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The spirit of the command (marginal references), was followed. Thus the fabric rose without noise.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. 77. there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was in building--A subterranean quarry has been very recently discovered near Jerusalem, where the temple stones are supposed to have been hewn. There is unequivocal evidence in this quarry that the stones were dressed there; for there are blocks very similar in size, as well as of the same kind of stone, as those found in the ancient remains. Thence, probably, they would…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:7

• Hammer
• Iron
• Stones
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Axe
• Hammer
• Leaf
• Rest
• Solomon
• Wall
• Architecture
• Ax (axe); Ax-Head
• Beauty
• 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