1 Kings 6:7 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 6:7

The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

BSB

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ASV

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Interrogation of Job and David 4.7.28 (397)

Christ knocks with his hand that you may open, whereas the adversary cuts the door down with axes; and therefore it is written that hammer and axe should not enter into the house of God. Pride and deceit ought to be outdoors, not inside; conflicts indeed ought to be outside; but within, the peace that surpasses all understanding. Let not your soul be cut with the iron, but even as Joseph's soul, so may your soul pass by the iron.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Made ready - Hewed, and squared, and fitted exactly according to the direction of the architect. Neither hammer, &c. - So it was ordered, partly for the ease and conveniency of carriage: partly, for the magnificence of the work, and commendation of the workmen's skill and diligence: and partly, for mystical signification.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The 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 in the pins to fasten them, was necessary: therefore there was no noise.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַבַּ֙יִת֙	ve.ha.Ba.yit	and the house	H1004 →
בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ	be.hi.Ba.no.To	when was built it	H1129 →
אֶֽבֶן־	'e.ven-	stone	H68 →
שְׁלֵמָ֥ה	she.le.Mah	perfect	H8003 →
מַסָּ֖ע	ma.Sa'	quarry	H4551 →
נִבְנָ֑ה	niv.Nah	it was built	H1129 →
וּמַקָּב֤וֹת	u.ma.ka.Vot	and hammers	H4717 →
וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙	ve.ha.gar.Zen	and <the> axe	H1631 →
כָּל־	kol-	any	H3605 →
כְּלִ֣י	ke.Li	article of	H3627 →
בַרְזֶ֔ל	var.Zel	iron	H1270 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
נִשְׁמַ֥ע	nish.Ma'	it was heard	H8085 →
בַּבַּ֖יִת	ba.Ba.yit	in the house	H1004 →
בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃	be.hi.ba.no.To	when was built it	H1129 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
leads to
- Ephesians 2:20–22
  built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- 1 Corinthians 3:9
  For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.
- Revelation 5:10
  You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
  Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Through
Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
leads to
- Luke 14:28–30
  Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
- 1 Kings 5:17–18
  And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
Through
Exodus 20:25
Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
leads to
- Joshua 8:31
  just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on…

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About 1 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Kings