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

At the king's command they quarried out great, costly stones in order to lay the foundation of the house with dressed stones.

And there you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;

Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory--

He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Neither hammer

He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

General references

Thus was accomplished all the work of Solomon from the day the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

And the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed.