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 brought great stones, costly stones, and hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

And there shall you build an altar unto the LORD your God, an altar of stones: you shall not lift up any iron tool upon them.

Prepare your work outside, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,

Now he that has made us for the same thing is God, who also has given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

You also, as living stones, are built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Neither hammer

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

Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied.

For the anger of man works not the righteousness of God.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

General references

Now all the work of Solomon was accomplished unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.

Prepare your work outside, and make it fit for yourself in the field; and afterwards build your house.

And every little chamber was one rod long, and one rod wide; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the inside gate was one rod.