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

9All these were made of expensive stones—stone cut to size and sawed with saws inside and outside—from the foundation to the top and from the outside to the great court. 10The foundation was also made of expensive stones—huge stones, stones eight cubits and stones ten cubits. Above were expensive stones, cut to measure, and cedar wood. 12The surrounding great courtyard had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams, the same as the inner court of the House of Adonai and the portico of the House. 13King Solomon sent for and had Hiram brought 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 2:20You have been built on the foundation made up of the emissaries and prophets, with Messiah Yeshua Himself being the cornerstone.
• 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.

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