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1 Kings 6:38 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.1 Kings 6:38 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:38 in context
36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- eleventhʼechâdproperly, unitedH259 →
- eleventhʻâsârtenH6240 →
- finishedkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- eighthshᵉmîynîyeightH8066 →
- monthyeracha lunationH3391 →
- monthchôdeshthe new moonH2320 →
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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