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

By the king's orders great stones, stones of high price, were cut out, so that the base of the house might be made of squared stone.

There you are to make an altar to the Lord your God, of stones on which no iron instrument has been used.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

Neither hammer

He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

General references

And all the work of Solomon was complete, from the day when he put the base of the Lord's house in position, till Solomon had come to the end of building the Lord's house.

Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

And the watchmen's rooms were one rod long and one rod wide; and the space between the rooms was five cubits; the doorstep of the doorway, by the covered way of the doorway inside, was one rod.