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Themes in 1 Kings 6

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Themes in 1 Kings 6

1 Kings 6:1 (show verse)

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Month » Zif » May
Months » Names of the twelve » Second, zif
Months » 2 zif, may
Temple » Solomon's
Temple » Solomon's » The time when begun
The First Temple » Solomon » Commenced second day of second month of fourth year of solomon
Time » Eras from which, computed » The exodus from egypt
Time » Eras from which, computed » Accession of kings
Time » The exodus
Types of Christ » Temple
Worship » Temples » Solomon's
Zif » Second month (may)

1 Kings 6:2 (show verse)

And the house that king Solomon built for Jehovah was sixty cubits in length, and twenty in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
The First Temple » Was three score cubits longs, twenty broad, and thirty high

1 Kings 6:3 (show verse)

And the porch, in front of the temple of the house, was twenty cubits in length, in front of the house broadways, and ten cubits was its breadth, in front of the house.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Dimensions of
The First Temple » The porch of » Twenty cubits long and ten broad

1 Kings 6:4 (show verse)

And for the house he made closed windows with fixed lattices.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
The First Temple » Was lighted by narrow windows

1 Kings 6:5 (show verse)

And against the wall of the house he built floors round about, against the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

Holy of holies » Was called the » Oracle
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Oracle » The holy place
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
The First Temple » Description

1 Kings 6:6 (show verse)

The lowest floor was five cubits broad, and the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for in the thickness of the wall of the house he made resets round about outside, that nothing should be fastened in the walls of the house.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
The First Temple » Description

1 Kings 6:7 (show verse)

And the house, when it was being built, was built of stone entirely 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 being built.

Iron » Made into » Tools for artificers
Iron » First recorded use of » Articles made of » Tools
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Stones » Prepared in the quarries
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
Temple » Solomon's » No tools used in the erection of
The First Temple » Solomon » Built without the noise of hammers, ax, or any tool

1 Kings 6:8 (show verse)

The entrance to the side-chambers of the middle floor was in the right side of the house; and they went up by winding stairs into the middle floor, and out of the middle into the third.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
The First Temple » Description

1 Kings 6:9 (show verse)

And he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

Cedars » Used in » Building temples
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
The First Temple » Was roofed with cedar

1 Kings 6:10 (show verse)

And he built the floors against all the house, five cubits high; and they held to the house by the timbers of cedar.

Cedars » Used in » Building temples
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Chambers of
The First Temple » Description

1 Kings 6:11 (show verse)

And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon saying,

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon

1 Kings 6:12 (show verse)

As to this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and practise mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then will I perform my word as to thee which I spoke unto David thy father;

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
The First Temple » God promised to dwell in

1 Kings 6:13 (show verse)

and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
The First Temple » God promised to dwell in

1 Kings 6:14 (show verse)

And Solomon built the house and finished it.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon

1 Kings 6:15 (show verse)

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the walls of the roof; he overlaid them on the inside with wood, and overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

Fir tree » Wood of, used for building
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The floor and walls of, covered with cedar and fir wood

1 Kings 6:16 (show verse)

And he built twenty cubits of the innermost part of the house, both floor and walls, with boards of cedar; and he built them for it within, to be the oracle, the most holy place.

Holy of holies » Was called the » Oracle
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Was twenty cubits every way

1 Kings 6:17 (show verse)

And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Called temple

1 Kings 6:18 (show verse)

And the cedar of the house within was carved with colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

Arts and crafts » Names of various » Carving of wood
Arts of the » Carver
Carving » Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » Cedar of, carved with flowers, &c

1 Kings 6:19 (show verse)

And he prepared the oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

Altar » Of incense » In solomon's temple
Holy » Love for prophecies of the rebuilding of » Of holies
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The ark of the covenant
Temple » Solomon's » Apartments and furnishings of » The oracle (holy of holies) in
The First Temple » Divided into » The oracle or most holy place

1 Kings 6:20 (show verse)

And the oracle within was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the cedar-wood altar --

Altar » Of incense » In solomon's temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Holy of holies » Was called the » Oracle
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » The altar of incense, and its furniture
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Apartments and furnishings of » The oracle (holy of holies) in
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Was twenty cubits every way

1 Kings 6:21 (show verse)

and Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and shut off the oracle in front with chains of gold, and overlaid it with gold.

Chains » A partition of, in the temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying the temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The whole inside and outside covered with gold
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » A partition of chains of gold between it and outer house

1 Kings 6:22 (show verse)

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, the whole house entirely; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

Altars » Of incense
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying the temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The whole inside and outside covered with gold

1 Kings 6:23 (show verse)

And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

Cherubim » In the temple
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The cherubim in the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within

1 Kings 6:24 (show verse)

and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;

Cherubim » In the temple
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within

1 Kings 6:25 (show verse)

and the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

1 Kings 6:26 (show verse)

The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so of the other cherub.

1 Kings 6:27 (show verse)

And he set the cherubim in the midst of the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched, wing to wing, in the midst of the house.

Cherubim » In the temple
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
Temple » Solomon's » The inner house
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within

1 Kings 6:28 (show verse)

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Cherubim » In the temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within

1 Kings 6:29 (show verse)

And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved sculptures of cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers, within and without.

Carving » Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
Cherubim » In the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of

1 Kings 6:30 (show verse)

And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying floor of temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of

1 Kings 6:31 (show verse)

And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and side posts were the fifth part of the breadth of the house.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » The doors and the posts of, of olive-wood carved and gilded

1 Kings 6:32 (show verse)

The two doors were of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees and half-open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm-trees.

Carving » Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Doors of the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » The doors and the posts of, of olive-wood carved and gilded

1 Kings 6:33 (show verse)

And he also made for the doorway of the temple posts of olive-wood, of the fourth part of the breadth of the house.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had door posts of olive-wood carved and gilded

1 Kings 6:34 (show verse)

And the two folding-doors were of cypress-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Fir tree » Wood of, used for building
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had folding doors of fir wood carved and gilded

1 Kings 6:35 (show verse)

And he carved on them cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers; and overlaid them with gold fitted on the carved work.

Carving » Woodwork of the temple was decorated with carvings of flowers, cherubim, and palm trees
Cherubim » Images of
Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Doors of the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had folding doors of fir wood carved and gilded

1 Kings 6:36 (show verse)

And he built the inner court of three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar-beams.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Stones » Hewn (cut)
Temple » Solomon's » Courts of » Surrounded by rows of stones and cedar beams
Temple » Solomon's » Courts of » Inner
The First Temple » Surrounded with spacious courts

1 Kings 6:37 (show verse)

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Zif;

Foundation » Laid for » Temples
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Month » Zif » May
Months » Names of the twelve » Second, zif
Temple » Solomon's » The time when begun
The First Temple » Solomon » Commenced second day of second month of fourth year of solomon

1 Kings 6:38 (show verse)

and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished in all its parts, and according to all the fashion of it. So he was seven years in building it.

Bul » The temple completed in
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Month » Bul (november) » The temple finished in
Months » Names of the twelve » Eighth, bul
Months » 8 bul, november
Temple » Solomon's » The time when finished
The First Temple » Was finished in the eighth month of the eleventh year of solomon
The First Temple » Was seven years in building
Types of Christ » Temple