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1 Kings 6:9
King James Version (KJV)
Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary
Bible Commentary
Covered the house with beams and boards of cedar - The Eastern custom is very different from ours: we ceil with plaster, and make our floors of wood; they make their floors of plaster or painted tiles, and make their ceilings of wood. But it may not be improper to observe that, in ancient times, our buildings were somewhat similar. Westminster Hall is a proof of this.
Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible
Notes on the Whole Bible
He built the house, and finished it - i. e., the external shell of the house. The internal fittings were added afterward. See 1 Kings 6:15-22.
Covered the house - Roofed it with a wooden roof, sloped like our roofs.
Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
Concise Bible Commentary
The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mr 5:27.
Cross References
The United Monarchy under Solomon (2)
Solomon's Economic Enterprises
Solomon's Building Activities
Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon
