1,2 The place and time of building the temple 3-10 The measure and ornaments of the house 11-13 The cherubims 14-17 The vail and pillars

A.M. 2993 B.C. 1011 An. Ex. Is. 480
Solomon 1Ki 6:1

in mount Moriah Ge 22:2,14

where the Lord appeared unto David. or, which was seen of David
Ornan 2Sa 24:18-25

Araunah 1Ch 21:18 22:1

2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

in the second 1Ki 6:1

3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

A.M. 2993-3000 B.C. 1011-1004
Solomon 1Ch 28:11-19

instructed [heb] founded
The length 1Ki 6:2,3

the first measure It is supposed, with much probability, that the first measure means the cubit used in the time of Moses, contradistinguished from that used in Babylon, and which the Israelites used after their return from captivity, it was necessary for the writer to make this remark, lest it should be thought that the measurement was by the Babylonish cubit, which was a palm or one-sixth shorter than the cubit of Moses; which may serve to reconcile some variations in the historical books, with respect to numbers when applied to measures.

4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

the porch Joh 10:23 Ac 3:11 5:12

an hundred and twenty As the height of the temple was only thirty cubits, 120 seems too great a height for the porch; but the Syriac, Arabic, and the LXX in the codex Alexandrinus, have only twenty, probably reading, instead of maiah weesrim, `one hundred and twenty,' ammoth esrim, `twenty cubits;' which brings it within the proportion of the other measures.

5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

the greater 1Ki 6:15-17,21,22

6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

garnished [heb] covered
precious 1Ch 29:2,8 Isa 54:11,12 Re 21:18-21

Parvaim Parvaim is supposed by Calmet to be the same as Sepharvaim in Armenia or Media; Bochart is of opinion that it is Taprobanes, now the island of Ceylon, which he drives from taph, a border, and Parvan, i.e, `the coast of Parvan;' but the late Editor Calmet thinks it the same as the Parvatoi mountains of Ptolemy, at the head of the Indus.

7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.

overlaid Ex 26:29 1Ki 6:20-22,30 Eze 7:20

graved cherubims Ex 26:1 1Ki 6:35

8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

the most holy Ex 26:33 1Ki 6:19,20 Heb 9:3,9 10:19

9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

two cherubims 1Ki 6:23-28

image work. or, as some think, of movable work.

11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

inward. or, toward the house Ex 25:20

14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.

the vail Ex 26:31-35 Mt 27:51 Heb 9:3 10:20

wrought [heb] caused to ascend

15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

two pillars 1Ki 7:15-24 Jer 52:20-23

thirty The Syriac and Arabic have, agreeably to the parallel passage, `eighteen cubits high;' but the Septuagint, Chaldee, and Vulgate have `thirty and five cubits high.' See the note on 1ki 7:15

high [heb] long

16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

chains 1Ki 6:21

an hundred 1Ki 7:20

17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

reared up 1Ki 7:21

Jachin. that is, He shall establish
Boaz. that is, In it is strength.