1 Kings 6:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Built of stone

1 Peter 2:5

Neither hammer

General references

2 Chronicles 8:16

Proverbs 24:27

Ezekiel 40:7

Bible References

Built of stone

And the king commanded, and they hewed out great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with wrought stone.

And there shalt thou build an altar unto Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt lift up no iron tool upon them.

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Neither hammer

He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

So the church throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

General references

Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of Jehovah, and until it was finished.'so the house of Jehovah was completed.

Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

And every lodge was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the lodges was five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate toward the house was one reed.