1 Kings 6:36

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

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
built	וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
inner	הַפְּנִימִ֔ית ha.pe.ni.Mit	H6442	interior · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
court	הֶחָצֵ֣ר he.cha.Tzer	H2691	a yard (as inclosed by a fence) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה she.lo.Shah	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular absolute
rows	טוּרֵ֣י tu.Rei	H2905	a row · noun, common masculine plural construct
stone	גָזִ֑ית ga.Zit	H1496	something cut · noun, common feminine singular absolute
row	וְט֖וּר ve.Tur	H2905	a row · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
cedar	אֲרָזִֽים 'a.ra.Zim	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
beams	כְּרֻתֹ֥ת ke.ru.Tot	H3773	something cut · noun, common feminine plural construct

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Cross-references

1 Kings 7:12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the…
Exodus 27:9-19 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of…
Exodus 38:9-20 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
2 Chronicles 4:9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
2 Chronicles 7:7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat o…
Revelation 11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tre…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, Kg1 6:18. 2. The gilding. It was not like ours, washed over, but the whole house, all the inside of the temple (Kg1 6:22), even the floor (Kg1 6:30), he overlaid with gold, and the most holy place with pure gold, Kg1 6:21. Solomon would spare no expense necessary to make it every way sumptuous. Gold was under foot there, as it should be in all the living temples: the abundance of it lessened its w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:36

the inner court--was for the priests. Its wall, which had a coping of cedar, is said to have been so low that the people could see over it.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:36

Three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams - Does not this intimate that there were three courses of stone, and then one course of timber all through this wall? Three strata of stone and one stratum of timber, and so on. If so, could such a building be very durable? This is also referred to in the succeeding chapter, Kg1 7:11; and as both the temple and Solomon's house were built in the same manner, we may suppose that this was the ordinary way in which the better sort of buildings were constructed. Calmet thinks that to this mode of building the prophet alludes, Hab 2:11 : The stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. But it should be observed…

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John Gill on 1 Kings 6:36

And he built the inner court,.... The court of the priests, 2 Chronicles 4:9; so called to distinguish it from the outer court, where the people assembled: this was built with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams; the rows of stones were one upon another, topped with a row of cedar beams; or rather the cedar was a lining to the stones; and the whole is supposed to be about three cubits high, and was so low, that the people in the outward court might see priests ministering for them, and could converse with them; under the second temple, as Maimonides (h) says, the court of the priests was higher than that of the court of Israel two cubits and an half, called the great court,…

The Church Fathers

Hence it is aptly noted that the priests' court was constructed of three courses of polished stones and one course of cedar beams. For the three courses of polished stones are faith, hope and charity, and the expression "of polished stones" is appropriate because each one needs a certain amount of intelligence to discern how he ought to believe and what he ought to hope for as well as love. But the one course of cedar beams is good works performed without being vitiated by outward show, since, if this condition is lacking, faith, hope and charity cannot be genuine. For it has often been said that on account of their pleasant fragrance and naturally incorruptible quality, cedar beams symbolize the enduring character and good repute of works of piety. All the elect who aim at pleasing God by faith, hope, love and action get as far as this court. Beyond it climb the perfect by the exalted grace of their merits since they reach such a peak of virtue that they can say to their hearers, "Be imitators of us as we also are of Christ," and boast and say, "Do you not know that we shall judge the angels? How much more the things of this world?"
— Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 2.17.8

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Dictionary and topics

Court — The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king’s palace (2 Kings 20:4).
Temple, Solomon’s — Before his death David had “with all his might” provided materials in great abundance for the building of the temple on the summit of Mount Moriah (1 Chr. 22:14; 29:4; 2 Chr. 3:1), on the east of the…
Stones · Hewn (cut) — Hewn (cut)
Temple, The First · Surrounded with spacious courts — Surrounded with spacious courts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 6:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:36

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:36

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:36

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 6:36

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:36

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:36

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:36

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 6:36

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 6:36-38

Rashi on 1 Kings 6:36