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1 Kings 6:19 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 19
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.1 Kings 6:19 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:19 in context
17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preparedkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- oracledᵉbîyrthe shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryH1687 →
- withinpᵉnîymâhfacewardH6441 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-38