4:1 Solomon's princes;
4:7 His twelve officers for provision;
4:20 The peace and largeness of his kingdom;
4:22 His daily provision;
4:26 His stables;
4:29 His wisdom. Verse 1over all Israel1 Kings 11:13, 11:35, 11:36, 12:19, 12:20; 2 Samuel 5:5; 1 Chronicles 12:38; 2 Chronicles 9:30; Ecclesiastes 1:12ReciprocalGenesis 49:8 - thy hand; 1 Kings 9:22 - but they were men; 2 Chronicles 10:1 - all Verse 2the princesThat is, great, chief, or principal men; for none of them were princes, in the common acceptation of the word. Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 8:15-18, 20:23-26; 1 Corinthians 12:28 Azariah1 Chronicles 6:8-10, 27:17 priestor, chief officerReciprocal2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok; 1 Chronicles 18:4 - an hundred chariots Verse 3Shisha2 Samuel 20:25, Sheva, 1 Chronicles 18:6, Shavshascribesor, secretariesrecorderor, remembrancer. 2 Samuel 8:16, 20:24; 1 Chronicles 18:15; Isaiah 62:6 *marg.Reciprocal2 Kings 18:18 - the recorder; 1 Chronicles 18:16 - Shavsha; 24:6 - the scribe Verse 4Benaiah1 Kings 2:35 Zadok2:26, 2:27, 2:35Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:25 - Sheva; 1 Chronicles 6:53 - Zadok; 27:5 - Benaiah; Mark 2:26 - Abiathar Verse 5son of Nathan1 Kings 1:10-53; 2 Samuel 7:2, 12:1-15, 12:25 the officers1 Kings 4:7 the principal2 Samuel 8:18, 20:26 the king's15:37, 16:16, 19:37, 19:38; 1 Chronicles 27:33; Proverbs 22:11; John 13:23; 15:14, 15:15; James 2:23Reciprocal1 Chronicles 27:5 - chief priest Verse 6Adoniram1 Kings 12:18; 2 Samuel 20:24, Adoramtributeor, levy, 1 Kings 5:13, 5:14, 9:15Reciprocal2 Chronicles 10:18 - Hadoram; Isaiah 22:15 - which Verse 7officersThese are doubtless to be considered as general receivers; for, as Sir John Chardin observes, "the revenues of the princes of the East are paid in the fruits and productions of the earth: there are no other taxes on the peasants."each man1 Chronicles 27:1-15Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:12 - and will set; 1 Kings 4:5 - the officers; 4:27 - those officers; 5:14 - a month; 12:4 - our yoke; 1 Chronicles 27:28 - And over; Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the king; Ezekiel 48:19 - shall serve Verse 8The son of Huror, Ben-hur, Judges 17:1, 19:1

Verse 9The son of Dekaror, Ben-dekarShaalbimJoshua 19:42, ShaalabbinBethshemesh1 Samuel 6:12, 6:20ReciprocalJoshua 19:22 - Bethshemesh; Judges 1:35 - Shaalbim Verse 10The son of Hesedor, Ben-hesedSochohJoshua 15:35 Hepher12:17, 17:2Reciprocal1 Chronicles 4:18 - Socho Verse 11The son of Abinadabor, Ben-abinadabDorJoshua 12:23, 17:11; Judges 1:27ReciprocalJoshua 11:2 - Dor; 1 Kings 4:15 - the daughter Verse 12TaanachJoshua 17:11; Judges 5:19 Megiddo2 Kings 23:29, 23:30 Bethshean1 Samuel 31:10, 31:12 Zartanah1 Kings 7:46, Zarthan, Joshua 3:16, ZaretanJezreel1 Kings 18:46 Abelmeholah19:16ReciprocalJoshua 12:21 - Megiddo; 17:16 - Bethshean; 19:11 - Jokneam; Judges 7:22 - Zererath; 1 Kings 9:15 - Megiddo; 2 Kings 9:27 - Megiddo; 1 Chronicles 6:68 - Jokmeam; 7:29 - Taanach Verse 13The son of Geberor, Ben-geberRamothgilead1 Kings 22:3; Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8, 21:38; 2 Kings 9:1, 9:14 the townsNumbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14 Argob3:4, 3:8, 3:13, 3:14; Psalm 22:12, 68:15 threescore great citiesThese were the fortified cities; their gates and bars being covered with plates of brass.Reciprocal2 Kings 8:28 - Ramothgilead; 1 Chronicles 6:71 - Bashan; 2 Chronicles 18:2 - Ramothgilead Verse 14Mahanaimor, to Mahanaim, Genesis 32:2; 2 Samuel 2:8, 17:24, 17:27Reciprocal1 Chronicles 27:21 - Iddo Verse 15NaphtaliJoshua 19:32-39 the daughter1 Kings 4:11; 1 Samuel 18:18

Verse 16AsherJoshua 19:24-31

Verse 17IssacharJoshua 19:17-23

Verse 18Shimei1 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 12:13 BenjaminJoshua 18:20-28

Verse 19the country of SihonNumbers 21:21-35; Deuteronomy 2:26-37, 3:1-17; Joshua 13:9-12

Verse 20as the sand1 Kings 3:8; Genesis 13:16, 15:5, 22:17; Proverbs 14:28 eating1 Samuel 30:16; 1 Chronicles 12:39; Job 1:18; Psalm 72:3-7; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Isaiah 22:13; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10, 9:15; Acts 2:46ReciprocalGenesis 49:11 - he washed; Numbers 1:46 - General; Joshua 11:4 - as the sand; 2 Samuel 17:11 - as the sand; 1 Kings 4:29 - as the sand; 12:4 - our yoke; 2 Kings 18:31 - eat ye; 1 Chronicles 22:9 - I will give; 2 Chronicles 10:4 - grievous; Psalm 68:13 - the wings; 72:16 - of the city; 80:9 - and it; Isaiah 10:22 - though thy; 36:16 - eat ye; Jeremiah 22:15 - eat; Zechariah 10:8 - and they; Habakkuk 3:1 - as the sand; Revelation 20:8 - the number Verse 21Solomon1 Kings 4:24; Genesis 15:18; Exodus 23:31; Deuteronomy 11:24; Joshua 1:4; 2 Chronicles 9:26-31; Ezra 4:20; Psalm 72:8-11 brought1 Samuel 10:27; 2 Kings 17:3; 2 Chronicles 17:5, 32:23; Psalm 68:29, 72:10, 72:11, 76:11ReciprocalGenesis 27:29 - Let people; 43:11 - carry down; Numbers 24:7 - his kingdom; Deuteronomy 15:6 - thou shalt reign; 19:8 - General; 2 Samuel 8:3 - at the river; 1 Kings 3:13 - riches; 8:65 - from the entering; 2 Kings 24:7 - from the river; 1 Chronicles 13:5 - Shihor; 2 Chronicles 7:8 - from the entering; Psalm 68:13 - the wings; 80:11 - General; 89:25 - I will; Proverbs 14:28 - General; Ecclesiastes 2:25 - who can; Lamentations 1:1 - great; Ezekiel 16:13 - and thou didst; Zechariah 9:10 - from the river Verse 22provisionHeb. breadmeasuresHeb. cors, 1 Kings 4:22Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:12 - and will set; 1 Kings 5:11 - measures; 10:5 - the meat; 12:4 - our yoke; 2 Chronicles 9:4 - the meat; Nehemiah 5:18 - Now that; Proverbs 24:4 - General; Ecclesiastes 5:11 - they; Isaiah 3:7 - neither bread; Daniel 1:5 - a daily Verse 23Ten fatNehemiah 5:17, 5:18 hartsDr. Shaw understands ayil as the name of the genus, including all the species of the deer kind, whether they are distinguished by round horns, as the stag, or by flat ones, as the fallow deer, or by the smallness of the branches, as the roe.roebucksSee note on Deuteronomy 15:22.fallowdeerYachmur, rendered bubalus by the Vulgate, probably the buffalo; and though "the flesh of a buffalo does not seem so well tasted as beef, being harder and more coarse," yet in our times, "persons of distinction, as well as the common people, and even the European merchants, eat a good deal of it, in the countries where that animal abounds." Niebuhr, Descrip. de l'Arab p. 146.Reciprocal14:4 - General; 1 Samuel 8:12 - and will set; 1 Kings 10:5 - the meat; 12:4 - our yoke; 2 Chronicles 9:4 - the meat; Ecclesiastes 5:11 - they; Isaiah 3:7 - neither bread; Daniel 1:5 - a daily Verse 24AzzahGenesis 10:19; Judges 16:1, Gazaall the kings1 Kings 4:21; Psalm 72:8, 72:11 had peace1 Kings 5:4; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalm 72:3, 72:7; Isaiah 9:7; Luke 2:14; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalExodus 23:31 - I will set; Deuteronomy 2:23 - Azzah; 11:24 - General; 15:6 - thou shalt reign; 1 Kings 8:65 - from the entering; 2 Kings 15:16 - Tiphsah; 2 Chronicles 1:13 - reigned; 9:26 - reigned over; Ezra 4:16 - thou shalt have; 4:20 - mighty kings; 7:12 - Artaxerxes; Psalm 80:11 - General; Jeremiah 47:1 - Gaza; Daniel 2:37 - a king Verse 25safelyHeb. confidently, Isaiah 60:18; Jeremiah 23:5, 23:6, 33:15, 33:16; Ezekiel 38:11 *marg.every man2 Kings 18:31; Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10 from DanJudges 20:1; 2 Samuel 17:11, 24:15ReciprocalGenesis 21:31 - Beersheba; 49:11 - he washed; Deuteronomy 12:10 - ye dwell; 2 Samuel 3:10 - from Dan; 1 Kings 12:4 - our yoke; 19:3 - Beersheba; 1 Chronicles 21:2 - Beersheba; 22:9 - I will give; 2 Chronicles 1:13 - reigned; 10:4 - grievous; Psalm 72:7 - abundance; 80:9 - and it; Isaiah 36:16 - eat ye; Ezekiel 28:26 - safely; 39:26 - when they; Habakkuk 3:1 - King of righteousness Verse 26forty thousand1 Kings 10:25, 10:26; Deuteronomy 17:16; 2 Samuel 8:4; 2 Chronicles 1:14, 9:25; Psalm 20:7Reciprocal1 Kings 9:19 - the cities of store; 2 Chronicles 9:28 - brought; 32:28 - stalls; Isaiah 2:7 - their land is Verse 27those officers1 Kings 4:7-19Reciprocal1 Samuel 8:12 - and will set; 1 Chronicles 27:1 - month Verse 28dromedariesor, mules, or swift beasts, Esther 8:10, 8:14; Micah 1:13ReciprocalGenesis 36:24 - found; 1 Samuel 8:12 - and will set; John 6:9 - barley Verse 29God1 Kings 3:12, 3:28, 10:23, 10:24; 2 Chronicles 1:10-12; Psalm 119:34; Proverbs 2:6; Ecclesiastes 1:16, 2:26; James 1:5, 1:17, 3:17 largenessIsaiah 60:5 as the sand1 Kings 4:20; Genesis 41:49; Judges 7:12; Jeremiah 33:22; Habakkuk 1:9Reciprocal1 Kings 5:12 - as he promised him; 10:4 - Solomon's; 2 Chronicles 9:2 - there; Job 32:8 - the inspiration; Psalm 119:32 - enlarge; Proverbs 25:2 - the honour; 25:3 - is unsearchable; Ezekiel 28:3 - no secret; Daniel 1:17 - God; 1:20 - in all; 2:21 - he giveth; Matthew 12:42 - hear; Acts 7:22 - was learned; 2 Peter 3:15 - according Verse 30the childrenGenesis 25:6; Job 1:3; Daniel 1:20, 4:7, 5:11, 5:12; Matthew 2:1, 2:16 the wisdom of EgyptIsaiah 19:11, 19:12; Acts 7:22ReciprocalGenesis 29:1 - came; Judges 6:3 - children; 7:12 - the Midianites; 2 Chronicles 9:22 - passed all the kings; Job 1:8 - none; Ecclesiastes 1:14 - General; 1:16 - Lo; Ezekiel 25:4 - men Verse 31wiser1 Kings 3:12; Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31; Colossians 2:3 Ethan1 Chronicles 15:19; Psalm 89:1 *titleHeman1 Chronicles 2:6, 6:33, 15:17; Psalm 88:1 *titlehis fame1 Kings 5:7, 10:1, 10:6; 2 Chronicles 9:23; Matthew 4:24Reciprocal2 Chronicles 9:1 - fame; 9:6 - exceedest; 9:22 - passed all the kings; 26:8 - his name; Job 1:8 - none; Proverbs 1:1 - proverbs Verse 32he spakeProverbs 1:1-31:30; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Matthew 13:35 songsSong of Songs 1:1-17ReciprocalProverbs 10:1 - proverbs; 25:1 - proverbs Verse 33the cedar treeThe word airez, whence the Chaldee and Syriac arzo, and the Arabic and Ethiopic arz, and Spanish alerze, unquestionably denotes the cedar; it is thus rendered by the LXX and other versions, κεδρος, and by the Vulgate cedrus; and the inhabitants of mount Lebanon still call it ars. The cedar is a large and nobel evergreen tree, and grows on the most elevated part of the mountain, is taller than the pine, and so thick that five men together could scarcely fathom one. It shoots out its branches at ten or twelve feet from the ground; they are large and distant from each other, and are perpetually green. The wood is of a brown colour, very solid and incorruptible, if preserved from wet. The tree bears a small cone, like that of the pine. Numbers 24:6; 2 Kings 19:23; Psalm 92:12 the hyssopExodus 12:22; Numbers 19:18; Psalm 51:7; Habakkuk 3:1 of beastsGenesis 1:20-25Reciprocal2 Kings 14:9 - The thistle; 2 Chronicles 25:18 - thistle; John 19:29 - hyssop Verse 341 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1, 9:23; Isaiah 2:2; Zechariah 8:23ReciprocalDeuteronomy 4:6 - Surely; 2 Chronicles 9:6 - exceedest; Matthew 12:42 - hear Verse 1 amHiram1 Kings 5:10, 5:13, 9:12-14; 2 Chronicles 2:3, Huramsent2 Samuel 8:10, 10:1, 10:2; Psalm 45:12 for Hiram2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; Amos 1:9Reciprocal1 Kings 9:13 - my brother; Ezekiel 27:5 - cedars; Luke 7:5 - he loveth; Acts 7:47 - General; Titus 1:8 - a lover of good Verse 22 Chronicles 2:3Reciprocal2 Samuel 5:11 - Hiram; 1 Kings 9:13 - my brother Verse 3could not2 Samuel 7:5-11; 1 Chronicles 22:4-6; 2 Chronicles 6:6-8 the wars1 Chronicles 22:8, 28:3 putJoshua 10:24; Psalm 8:6, 110:1; Malachi 4:3; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Ephesians 1:22Reciprocal1 Kings 3:2 - was no; 8:19 - General; 1 Chronicles 22:19 - to the name; 2 Chronicles 6:7 - General Verse 4hath given1 Kings 4:24; 1 Chronicles 22:9; Psalm 72:7; Isaiah 9:7; Acts 9:31Reciprocal2 Samuel 7:1 - the Lord; 1 Kings 11:25 - all the days; 2 Chronicles 14:6 - for the land; Ezra 4:1 - the adversaries; Ecclesiastes 3:8 - a time of war Verse 5behold2 Chronicles 2:1-4, 2:5-8 purposeHeb. sayas the Lord2 Samuel 7:12, 7:13; 1 Chronicles 17:12, 22:10, 28:6, 28:10; Zechariah 6:12, 6:13ReciprocalNumbers 27:16 - set a man; Ezra 4:1 - the adversaries; Daniel 1:8 - purposed Verse 6cedar trees1 Kings 6:9, 6:10, 6:16, 6:20; 2 Chronicles 2:8, 2:10; Psalm 29:5 will I give hireRomans 12:17; Philippians 4:8 appointHeb. saythat there is not1 Corinthians 12:14-21; Ephesians 4:7 SidoniansGenesis 10:15; Ezra 3:7Reciprocal1 Kings 9:11 - Now Hiram; 9:27 - his servants; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber; 22:4 - cedar trees; Psalm 74:5 - General; Ezekiel 27:5 - cedars; 27:8 - wise Verse 7Blessed1 Kings 10:9; 2 Chronicles 2:11, 2:12, 9:7, 9:8; Psalm 122:6, 122:7, 137:6 which hath1 Kings 1:48; Genesis 33:5; Isaiah 8:18, 9:6 a wise son1 Kings 3:9; 2 Chronicles 2:11; Proverbs 10:1, 13:1, 15:20, 23:24Reciprocal1 Kings 4:31 - his fame; Proverbs 8:15 - decree; Daniel 6:23 - was; Titus 1:8 - a lover of good Verse 8consideredHeb. heardtimber of fir1 Kings 6:15, 6:34; 2 Samuel 6:5; 2 Chronicles 3:5Reciprocal2 Samuel 5:11 - Hiram; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - Hiram; 2 Chronicles 2:16 - we will cut Verse 9LebanonDeuteronomy 3:25 and I will2 Chronicles 2:16 appointHeb. sendin giving food1:15; Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17; Acts 12:20Reciprocal2 Samuel 5:11 - Hiram; 1 Kings 9:27 - his servants; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber Verse 10Reciprocal1 Kings 5:1 - Hiram; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber Verse 11measuresHeb. cors, 1 Kings 4:22 *marg. 2 Chronicles 2:10 twenty measures"Twenty thousand baths of oil" are mentioned in Chronicles; and the Syriac, Arabic, and Septuagint also have here "twenty thousand measures." But as barley and wine are also spoken of there, it is probable that the wheat mentioned here, and the small quantity of fine oil, were intended for the use of Hiram's own family, while that in Chronicles was for his workmen.ReciprocalGenesis 27:28 - plenty; Deuteronomy 8:8 - wheat; 2 Chronicles 2:15 - which my lord Verse 12as he promised him1 Kings 3:12, 4:29; 2 Chronicles 1:12; James 1:5 they two1 Kings 15:19; Genesis 21:32; Amos 1:9ReciprocalMatthew 12:42 - hear Verse 13levyHeb. tribute of men, 1 Kings 4:6 the levy9:15Reciprocal5:1 - Hiram; 9:21 - levy; 2 Chronicles 2:17 - numbered; 8:8 - to pay; Ecclesiastes 5:11 - they Verse 14a month1 Kings 4:7-19; 1 Chronicles 27:1-15 Adoniram1 Kings 4:6Reciprocal12:18 - Adoram; 2 Chronicles 8:8 - to pay; 10:18 - Hadoram Verse 15threescoreThese were all strangers, or proselytes, dwelling among the Israelites, as we learn from the paralled place in 2Chr. 1 Kings 9:20-22; 2 Chronicles 2:17, 2:18, 8:7-9; Ezra 2:58; Nehemiah 7:57, 7:60Reciprocal2 Chronicles 2:2 - told out threescore; 24:12 - masons Verse 16three thousandIn the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is "three thousand six hundred," which is also the reading of the Septuagint here. 1 Kings 9:23; 2 Chronicles 2:2Reciprocal1 Kings 11:28 - he made; 2 Chronicles 8:10 - two hundred Verse 17costly stones1 Kings 6:7, 7:9; 1 Chronicles 22:2; Isaiah 28:16; 1 Corinthians 3:11, 3:12; 1 Peter 2:6, 2:7; Revelation 21:14-21Reciprocal2 Kings 12:12 - masons; Proverbs 24:27 - General; Isaiah 54:11 - I will lay Verse 18the stonesquarersor, Giblites, Joshua 13:5; Psalm 83:7; Ezekiel 27:9Reciprocal1 Kings 6:7 - built of stone; 2 Kings 12:12 - masons; 22:6 - builders; 1 Chronicles 14:1 - and timber; 22:2 - masons; 2 Chronicles 8:16 - General; Proverbs 24:27 - General Verse 1 amAnd it cameJudges 11:26; 2 Chronicles 3:1, 3:2 in the month Zif1 Kings 6:37; Numbers 1:1 beganHeb. built, Acts 7:47 build1 Chronicles 29:19; Zechariah 6:12, 6:13, 6:15; John 2:19-21; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:20-22; Colossians 2:7; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1; 1 Peter 2:5ReciprocalExodus 31:6 - that they; 1 Kings 3:1 - the house; 6:38 - seven years; 10:4 - the house; 11:4 - when Solomon; 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon; 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house; Ezra 5:11 - which a great; Habakkuk 3:1 - after Verse 2the houseEzekiel 40:1-41:26 the lengthAccording to Bp. Cumberland's estimation of the cubit, its length was 36 yds. 1 ft. 5/28 inch; its breadth 12 yds. 5/76 inch; and its height, 18 yds. 8/64 inch This constituted what is properly called the temple; but, besides this, there were the courts and colonnades, where the people might assemble to perform their devotions, without being exposed to the open air.threescoreEzra 6:3, 6:4; Ezekiel 41:1-15; Revelation 21:16, 21:17Reciprocal1 Kings 6:20 - twenty cubits; 2 Chronicles 3:3 - The length; Psalm 78:69 - And he Verse 31 Chronicles 28:11; 2 Chronicles 3:3, 3:4; Ezekiel 41:15; Matthew 4:5; John 10:23; Acts 3:10, 3:11Reciprocal1 Kings 6:20 - twenty cubits; 7:7 - a porch; 7:21 - the porch; 2 Chronicles 29:17 - the porch; Ezra 6:3 - the height; Ezekiel 40:48 - the porch; Joel 2:17 - between Verse 4windows of narrow lightsor, windows broad within, and narrow without; or, skewed and closed, 1 Kings 6:4; Song of Songs 2:9; Ezekiel 40:16, 41:26Reciprocal1 Kings 7:4 - windows; Ezekiel 41:16 - narrow Verse 5againstor, upon, or joining tobuilt1 Chronicles 9:26, 23:28, 28:11; 2 Chronicles 31:11; Nehemiah 10:37, 12:44, 13:5-9; Song of Songs 1:4; Jeremiah 35:4; Ezekiel 40:44, 41:5-11, 42:3-12 chambersHeb. floors, These appear to have been what we should now call corridors or galleries; in which were apartments for the use of the priests. They consisted of three stories, and increased one cubit in breadth in every story, the wall of the temple being two cubits thicker at the bottom than at the top; and where the wall diminished, a rest was thus formed for the beams of the chambers to lodge upon.oracle1 Kings 6:16, 6:19-21, 6:31; Exodus 25:22; Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 7:89; 2 Chronicles 4:20, 5:7, 5:9; Psalm 28:2 chambersHeb. ribsReciprocal1 Kings 6:21 - by the chains; 7:3 - beams; 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber; Nehemiah 6:10 - the house; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 40:7 - General; 40:17 - there were Verse 6narrowed restsor, narrowings, or rebatements, 1 Kings 6:6Reciprocal2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber; 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 41:5 - side chamber; 41:6 - and they Verse 7built of stone1 Kings 5:17, 5:18; Deuteronomy 27:5, 27:6; Proverbs 24:27; Romans 9:23; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Colossians 1:12; 1 Peter 2:5 neither hammerIsaiah 42:2; Acts 9:31; James 1:20, 3:17, 3:18Reciprocal1 Chronicles 22:2 - masons; 2 Chronicles 8:16 - General; Ephesians 2:21 - fitly Verse 8sideHeb. shoulderwent upEzekiel 41:6, 41:7Reciprocal2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber; Ezekiel 40:6 - stairs; 40:38 - the chambers; 42:6 - General; 43:17 - look toward Verse 9he built1 Kings 6:14, 6:38 with beams and boards of cedaror, the vault beams and the ceilings with cedarReciprocalExodus 40:33 - So Moses; 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees Verse 10Reciprocal1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees; 2 Kings 11:2 - in the bedchamber; 1 Chronicles 28:11 - upper chambers; Jeremiah 35:2 - into one; Ezekiel 41:6 - and they Verse 12if thou wilt1 Kings 2:3, 2:4, 3:14, 8:25, 9:3-6; 1 Samuel 12:14, 12:15; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 7:17, 7:18; Psalm 132:12; Zechariah 3:7; Colossians 1:23 then will I perform2 Samuel 7:13; 1 Chronicles 22:10ReciprocalExodus 21:1 - the judgments; 1 Kings 8:23 - walk before; 9:5 - I will establish; 11:4 - his heart; 11:10 - commanded; 11:33 - they have forsaken; 11:38 - if thou wilt; 2 Kings 22:6 - builders; 1 Chronicles 28:7 - if; 2 Chronicles 6:14 - walk before; 6:16 - saying; Jeremiah 7:5 - if ye thoroughly Verse 13I will dwell1 Kings 8:27; Exodus 25:8; Leviticus 26:11; Psalm 68:18, 132:12, 132:13; Isaiah 57:15; Ezekiel 37:26-28; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Revelation 21:3 will not forsakeDeuteronomy 31:6, 31:8; 1 Samuel 12:22; 1 Chronicles 28:9, 28:20; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalNumbers 35:34 - dwell among; 1 Kings 11:4 - his heart; 11:10 - commanded; 11:33 - they have forsaken; 1 Chronicles 28:7 - if; Nehemiah 9:17 - forsookest; Jeremiah 7:5 - if ye thoroughly; 51:5 - Israel; Revelation 7:15 - dwell Verse 14 am1 Kings 6:9, 6:38; Acts 7:47, 7:48

Verse 15he builtThat is, he lined or wainscoted the walls with cedar, the floor being covered with planks of fir. the marginal reading in this verse is preferable, as it removes every difficulty and obscurity.both the floor of the house, and the wallsor, from the floor of the house, unto the walls, etc. and so 1 Kings 6:16Reciprocal5:8 - timber of fir; 2 Chronicles 3:5 - the greater; Ezekiel 41:16 - ceiled with wood Verse 16built them1 Kings 6:5, 6:19, 6:20, 8:6; Exodus 25:21, 25:22, 26:23; Leviticus 16:2; 2 Chronicles 3:8; Ezekiel 45:3; Habakkuk 3:1 the oracleThe oracle was the sanctuary, or holy of holies, in which there was nothing but the ark of the covenant, including the tables of the law, and into which the high priest alone was to enter but once a year.Reciprocal1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees; 6:15 - General; 1 Chronicles 28:11 - the houses; 2 Chronicles 4:20 - the oracle; Psalm 20:2 - from Verse 17Reciprocal2 Chronicles 4:20 - the oracle; Ezekiel 41:2 - the length Verse 18knopsor, gourds, Pekaim, "artificial knops," in the shape of colocynths, or wild gourds, as the word denotes - see note on 2 Kings 4:39
the full-blown flowers of which must have been very ornamental.open flowersor, openings of flowers, 1 Kings 6:18ReciprocalExodus 25:31 - his knops; 1 Kings 6:29 - open flowers; 6:32 - open flowers; 7:19 - lily work; 7:24 - knops; 7:26 - with flowers; 2 Chronicles 4:3 - oxen; 4:21 - the flowers; Psalm 74:6 - General Verse 19the oracle1 Kings 6:5, 6:16; 2 Chronicles 4:20; Psalm 28:2 to set1 Kings 8:6-10; Exodus 40:20, 40:21; 2 Chronicles 5:7; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 28:11 - the place; 2 Chronicles 3:8 - the most holy; 29:16 - the inner part Verse 20twenty cubits1 Kings 6:2, 6:3 pureHeb. shut upthe altar6:22, 7:48; Exodus 30:1-3Reciprocal25:11 - General; 25:24 - General; 1 Kings 5:6 - cedar trees; 6:16 - built them; 2 Chronicles 3:7 - overlaid; 3:8 - the most holy; 29:16 - the inner part; Ezekiel 41:4 - twenty cubits; 41:22 - altar; Haggai 2:8 - General; Revelation 21:21 - pure Verse 21overlaidExodus 26:29, 26:32, 36:34; 2 Chronicles 3:7-9 by the chains1 Kings 6:5; Exodus 26:32, 26:33; 2 Chronicles 3:14-16Reciprocal3:5 - the greater; 3:16 - chains Verse 22the whole houseIt is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense.also1 Kings 6:20; Exodus 30:1, 30:3, 30:5, 30:6; 2 Chronicles 3:7-14 the whole altarThis was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place.Reciprocal3:5 - the greater; Psalm 28:2 - thy holy oracle; Ezekiel 41:22 - altar Verse 23two cherubimsThese were distinct from, and much larger than those which covered the mercy-seat. Genesis 3:24; Exodus 25:18-22, 37:7-9; 2 Chronicles 3:10-13; Psalm 18:10, 80:1; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 10:2-22; Habakkuk 1:14; 1 Peter 1:12 olive treeor, oily trees, Heb. trees of oilReciprocalExodus 36:8 - cherubims; Numbers 7:89 - two cherubims; 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the chariot; 2 Chronicles 5:7 - to the oracle; Psalm 28:2 - thy holy oracle Verse 24ReciprocalIsaiah 6:2 - wings; Ezekiel 1:6 - every one had four wings Verse 25ReciprocalGenesis 3:24 - Cherubims Verse 27they stretched forth the wings of the cherubimsor, the cherubims stretched forth their wings, Exodus 25:20, 37:9; 2 Chronicles 3:11, 5:8Reciprocal1 Kings 7:29 - lions; 8:6 - under the wings; Isaiah 6:2 - wings Verse 29carved figuresExodus 36:8; 2 Chronicles 3:14, 4:2-5; Psalm 103:20, 148:2; Luke 2:13, 2:14; Ephesians 3:10; Revelation 5:11-14 palm treesTamar, in Ethiopic, tamart, the palm tree, is so called, says Parkhurst, from its straight, upright growth, for which it seems more remarkable than any other tree; and it sometimes rises to the height of more than 100 feet. The trunk is remarkably straight and lofty; and it is crowned at the top with a large tuft of spiring leaves, about four feet long, which never fall off, but always continue in the same flourishing verdure. The stalks are generally full of rugged knots, which are vestiges of decayed leaves: for the trunk of the tree is not solid, but its centre is filled with pith, round which is a tough bark full of strong fibres when young, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which, as the tree becomes old, hardens and becomes ligneous. To this bark the leaves are closely joined, which in the centre rise erect, but after they are advanced above the vagina which surrounds them, they expand very wide on every side of the stem, and as the older leaves decay, the stalk advances in height. The leaves, when the tree has grown to a size for bearing fruit, are six or eight feet long, and very broad when expanded. The fruit, called the date, grows below the leaves in clusters. Psalm 92:12-15; Revelation 7:9 open flowersHeb. openings of flowers, 1 Kings 6:18, 6:32Reciprocal7:36 - graved cherubims; 2 Chronicles 4:21 - the flowers; Psalm 74:6 - General; Ezekiel 10:20 - and I; 40:16 - palm trees; 40:22 - palm trees; 41:18 - with cherubims Verse 30Isaiah 54:11, 54:12, 60:17; Revelation 21:18-21Reciprocal2 Chronicles 3:7 - overlaid Verse 31doorsJohn 10:9, 14:6; Ephesians 3:18; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1 a fifth partor, five squareReciprocal1 Kings 6:5 - oracle; 2 Kings 18:16 - gold; 2 Chronicles 4:22 - the entry; Ezekiel 41:2 - the door; 41:23 - General Verse 32two doorsor, leaves of the doorsopen flowersHeb. openings of flowers. 1 Kings 6:18, 6:29Reciprocal7:19 - lily work; 7:26 - with flowers; 7:36 - graved cherubims; 2 Chronicles 4:22 - the entry; Psalm 74:6 - General; Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees; 40:22 - palm trees Verse 33a fourth partor, four square, 1 Kings 6:33ReciprocalEzekiel 41:21 - posts Verse 34fir tree1 Kings 5:8 the two leavesEzekiel 41:23-25

Verse 35Reciprocal1 Kings 7:26 - with flowers; 7:36 - graved cherubims; 2 Chronicles 3:7 - graved cherubims; 4:21 - the flowers; Psalm 74:6 - General; Ezekiel 40:16 - palm trees; 40:22 - palm trees Verse 36the innerExodus 27:9-19, 38:9-20; 2 Chronicles 4:9, 7:7; Revelation 11:2Reciprocal1 Kings 7:12 - three rows; 2 Kings 21:5 - in the two courts; 2 Chronicles 6:13 - the court; Ezra 6:4 - three rows Verse 371 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 3:2
Among chronologists there is a great diversity of opinion respecting the time of the building of the temple.

Septuagint 440
Glycas 330
Josephus and Moeslinus 1Kings 6 592
Melchius Canus 590
Sulpicius Severus 588
Clemens Alexandrinus 570
Cedrenus 672
Codomus 598
Vossius and Capellus 580
Serarius 680
Nicholas Abraham 527
Petavius and Valtherus 520

After all, that in the common Hebrew Text is more likely to the true one, than any of the others.Reciprocal1 Kings 9:1 - it came; 9:10 - at the end of twenty; Acts 7:47 - General Verse 38finishedEzra 6:14, 6:15; Zechariah 4:9, 6:13-15 throughoutetc. or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereofseven years1 Kings 6:1, 6:9, 7:1; Ezra 3:8-13, 6:15; John 2:20Reciprocal1 Kings 6:14 - General; 9:1 - it came; 9:10 - at the end of twenty; 9:15 - to build; 9:25 - upon the altar that was before; Acts 7:47 - General