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 hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an 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 Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were 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, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

General references

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

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.