All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.
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All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.
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All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
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All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 7:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 5:17 The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
- 1 Kings 7:10-11 The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which were rests and stays for the beams to…
Which were rests and stays for the beams to lie upon.
Or, precious.
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Or, span.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:9 All these [were of] costly stones, according…
1Ki 7:9 All these [were of] costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and [so] on the outside toward the great court.
Ver. 9. According to the measure of hewed stones.] Though costly, yet as great as other hewed stones.
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Unto the coping,] i.e., The top of the wall, whereon the beams were laid.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All these buildings described here and in the former…
All these buildings described here and in the former chapter.
According to the measures of hewed stones; either first, which were hewed in such measure and proportion, as exact workmen used to hew ordinary stones; or, secondly, as large as common hewed stones, which are oft very great.
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Within and without; both on the inside of the buildings which were covered with cedar, and on the outside also.
From the foundation unto the coping; from the bottom to the top of the building.
On the outside toward the great court; not only on the outside of the front of the house, which being most visible, men are more careful to adorn; but also of the other side of the house, which looked towards the great court belonging to the king’s house.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the foundation was of costly stones, even great…
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones,.... Of a great price, and very large:
stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits some of one measure, and some of another; not so many cubits square, but of solid measure; they were so many in length.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain These - Buildings described here and in the former…
These - Buildings described here and in the former chapter. The measures - Hewed in such measure and proportion as exact workmen use to hew ordinary stones. Within, &c. - Both on the inside of the buildings which were covered with cedar, and on the outside also. To the coping - From the bottom to the top of the building. And so on - Not only on the outside of the front of the house, which being most visible, men are more careful to adorn; but also of the other side of the house, which looked towards the great court belonging to the king's house.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 7:9. All these were of costly stones —…
1Ki 7:9. All these were of costly stones — Namely, the buildings described here, and in the former chapter. According to the measures of hewed stones — Either, 1st, Which were hewed in such measure and proportion, as exact workmen use in hewing ordinary stones: or, 2d, As large as hewed stones commonly are, which are often very great. Sawed them with saws, within and without — Both on the inside of the buildings, which were covered with cedar, and on the outside also. From the foundation unto the coping — From the bottom to the top of the building. So on the outside toward the great court — Not only on the outside of the front of the house, which, being most visible, men are more careful to adorn, but also of the other side of the house, which looked toward the great court belonging to the king’s house.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The stones were uniform - all cut to certain…
The stones were uniform - all cut to certain fixed measures of length, breadth, and thickness. They were not squared only on the face which showed, but also on the sides which fell within the wall and were not seen. Saws appear in Assyrian sculptures of the age of Sennacherib; and fragments of an iron saw have been found at Nimrud.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. All these were of costly stones — That…
9. All these were of costly stones — That is, the exterior walls of all these buildings were built of costly stones.
According to the measures of hewed stones — Rather, according to the measure of hewing; that is, according to the amount of skill and labour required in sawing and hewing them. They were costly on account of this vast amount of labour and expense in preparing them for use.
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Sawed with saws — Here is evidence of the ancient use of saws in cutting stone. “Saws appear in Assyrian sculptures of the age of Sennacherib; and fragments of an iron saw were found at Nimrud.” — Rawlinson.
Within and without — That is, on both sides of the wall the sawn surface of the stones appeared. But the inside of most of the buildings was covered with cedar, and so only the outside, towards the great court, continued to reveal from foundation to coping the smoothly sawn faces of the costly stones.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. All these] i.e. The whole of the buildings…
9. All these] i.e. The whole of the buildings described in the previous verses.
according to the measures of hewed stones] Better not to be taken as in construction, but with R.V. even hewn stones according to measure. The word is literally ‘according to measures,’ and this the R.V. explains on the margin as ‘after divers measures.’ But this is what is meant by their text.
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within and without] Though the inside face of the walls was to be covered with cedar, and so put out of sight, the same care was taken with the dressing of that part of the stone work, as with all that was to remain uncovered.
toward the great court] Better, unto. What appears to be meant in the verse is a strong expression of the excellency of the stone work. This is said to have been of the same character from the base to the coping of all the walls, and then is added, that it was the same from the front part of the buildings to the back. The front part, which was the house of the forest, is not mentioned, but it said that the good work extended unto the great court, which lay farthest back of all the buildings.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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The writer is writing about the stones used for the buildings.
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These buildings were adorned with costly hewn stones
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The workers adorned the buildings with costly, hewn stones" (See: Active or Passive)
hewn stones, precisely measured and cut with a saw and smoothed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "hewn stones, that workers had precisely measured and cut with a saw and smoothed" (See: Active or Passive)
These stones were used
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The workers used these stones" (See: Active or Passive)
from the foundation to the stones on top, and also on the outside to the great court
The author is emphasizing that the workers used expensive stones for the foundations and all the buildings.
The foundation was constructed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "The workers constructed the foundation" (See: Active or Passive)
eight and ten cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "about 3.7 meters and 4.6 meters" (See: Biblical Distance)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:9-11 As with the Temple, the stones for Solomon’s…
7:9-11 As with the Temple, the stones for Solomon’s palace complex were high-quality stone, cut . . . and trimmed to exact specifications. Similar stonework has been found at Megiddo. Cedar beams between the courses of the wall provided better protection against earthquakes.
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