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

Then the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with cut stones.

Moreover, you shall build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not wield an iron tool on them.

Prepare your work outside
And make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.

And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory,

Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

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

Neither hammer

“He will not cry out or raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.

So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

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

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

General references

Thus all the work of Solomon was carried out from 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 ready for yourself in the field;
Afterwards, then, build your house.

The guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate facing inward was one rod.