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I Kings 7:3

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The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 3

As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildings follows another. In this chapter we have, I. His fitting up several buildings for himself and his own use (Kg1 7:1-12). II. His furnishing the temple which he had built for God, 1. With two pillars (Kg1 7:13-22). 2. With a molten sea (Kg1 7:23-26). 3. With ten basins of brass (Kg1 7:27-37), and ten layers upon them (Kg1 7:38, Kg1 7:39). 4. With all the other utensils of the temple (Kg1 7:40-50). 5. With the things that his father had dedicated (Kg1 7:51). The particular description of these things was not needless when it was written, nor is it now useless.

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Strong's Concordancev. 3

סָפַן (çâphan, H5603) — to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or… אֶרֶז (ʼerez, H730) — a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) מַעַל (maʻal, H4605) — properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from… צֵלָע (tsêlâʻ, H6763) — a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence,… אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, H705) — forty חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, H2568) — five עַמּוּד (ʻammûwd, H5982) — a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, H6240) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth טוּר (ṭûwr, H2905) — a row; hence, a wall

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I Kings 6:5rank 2

Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

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