1 Kings 6:6

The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
nethermost	הַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה ha.tach.to.Nah	H8481	bottommost · definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
chamber	הַיָּצִ֨יעַ hai.ya.tzo.a'	H3326	spread · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
five	חָמֵ֧שׁ cha.Mesh	H2568	five · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֣ה ba.'a.Mah	H520	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
broad	רָחְבָּ֗הּ ra.che.Bah	H7341	width (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
middle	וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ ve.ha.ti.kho.Nah	H8484	central · conjunction + definite article + adjective, feminine singular absolute
six	שֵׁ֤שׁ shesh	H8337	six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the h… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cubits	בָּֽאַמָּה֙ ba.'a.Mah	H520	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
broad	רָחְבָּ֔הּ ra.che.Bah	H7341	width (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
third	וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית ve.Ha.she.li.Shit	H7992	third · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע She.va'	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
cubits	בָּאַמָּ֖ה ba.'a.Mah	H520	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
broad	רָחְבָּ֑הּ ra.che.Bah	H7341	width (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
of	ח֔וּצָה Chu.tzah	H2351	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix
house	לַבַּ֤יִת la.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	נָתַ֨ן na.Tan	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
rests	מִגְרָעוֹת֩ mig.ra.'Ot	H4052	a ledge or offset · noun, common feminine plural absolute
about	סָבִיב֙ sa.Viv	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common both genders singular absolute
fastened	אֲחֹ֥ז 'a.Choz	H270	to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in p… · verb, qal infinitive construct
walls	בְּקִֽירוֹת be.ki.rot-	H7023	a wall (as built in a trench) · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
house	הַבָּֽיִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:1-10

Here, I. The temple is called the house of the Lord (Kg1 6:1), because it was, 1. Directed and modelled by him. Infinite Wisdom was the architect, and gave David the plan or pattern by the Spirit, not by word of mouth only, but, for the greater certainty and exactness, in writing (Ch1 28:11, Ch1 28:12), as he had given to Moses in the mouth a draught of the tabernacle. 2. Dedicated and devoted to him and to his honour, to be employed in his service, so his as never any other house was, for he manifested his glory in it (so as never in any other) in a way agreeable to that dispensation; for, when there were carnal ordinances, there was a worldly sanctuary, Heb 9:1, Heb 9:10. This gave it its…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:5

THE CHAMBERS THEREOF. (Kg1 6:5-10) against the wall of the house he built chambers--On three sides, there were chambers in three stories, each story wider than the one beneath it, as the walls were narrowed or made thinner as they ascended, by a rebate being made, on which the beams of the side floor rested, without penetrating the wall. These chambers were approached from the right-hand side, in the interior of the under story, by a winding staircase of stone, which led to the middle and upper stories.

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:4

Windows of narrow lights - The Vulgate says, fenestras obliquas, oblique windows; but what sort of windows could such be? The Hebrew is חלוני שקפים אטמים challoney shekuphim atumim, windows to look through, which shut. Probably latticed windows: windows through which a person within could see well; but a person without, nothing. Windows, says the Targum, which were open within and shut without. Does he mean windows with shutters; or, are we to understand, with the Arabic, windows opening wide within, and narrow on the outside; such as we still see in ancient castles? This sense our margin expresses. We hear nothing of glass or any other diaphanous substance. Windows, perhaps originally windo…

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The Church Fathers

In the Gospel where the Lord is tempted by the devil these floors are called the pinnacles of the temple. But we also read that the apostle James, the brother of the Lord, was lifted to the pinnacle of the temple from which to address the people. Whether it was the practice of teachers to deliver their address to the people standing around below them while they sat on these floors is something we find nowhere in the Scriptures. So what the mystery obviously means is that these three floors denote the corresponding number of levels of the faithful, namely, married people, those who practice continence and virgins, levels distinguished according to the loftiness of their profession but all of them belonging to the house of the Lord and intently clinging to him by reason of their fellowship in the same faith and truth.
— Bede, Of the Temple of Solomon 1.7.2

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Dictionary and topics

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…
Temple, The First · Surrounded with three stories of chambers communicating with the interior on the right side — Surrounded with three stories of chambers communicating with the interior on the right side

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 6:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 6:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 6:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 6:4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 6:6

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 6:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 6:3-4

Rashi on 1 Kings 6:6