the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
mount Moriah. Not mentioned since Genesis 22:2 , nor ever again.
Moriah. Vision of Jah. Refers here to "where Jehovah appeared".
where. See note on 1 Chronicles 22:1 .
had prepared. Compare 1 Chronicles 22:14 ; 1 Chronicles 2:7 .
God. Hebrew. ha-'elohlm, the [true or triune] God.
according to = in the front of.
an hundred and twenty. Read "twenty" by a transposition of letters.
the greater house: i.e. the holy of holies.
cieled = covered. Walls as well as roof.
fir = cypress.
fine = pure.
palm trees: i.e. artificial.
chains = wreathen work. Only found in connection with Tabernacle and Temple.
posts = thresholds.
the most holy = the holy of holies. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
weight of the nails. These small and simple things not excluded. They held all together; and, though out of sight, are remembered and named by God.
image work = carved work. This was no breach of the second commandment, for it was by the Divine Lawgiver's own direction.
inward = toward the Ark.
the vail. Not mentioned in 1 Kings 6:0 .
thirty and five cubits. In 1 Kings 7:15 = eighteen cubits. But there it is "apiece"; here they are reckoned together. See note on 1 Kings 7:15 .
chains = wreathen work.
the oracle. See note on 2 Samuel 16:23 .
Jachin . . . Boaz. See notes on 1 Kings 7:21 .
Verse 1
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
mount Moriah. Not mentioned since Genesis 22:2 , nor ever again.
Moriah. Vision of Jah. Refers here to "where Jehovah appeared".
where. See note on 1 Chronicles 22:1 .
had prepared. Compare 1 Chronicles 22:14 ; 1 Chronicles 2:7 .
Verse 3
God. Hebrew. ha-'elohlm, the [true or triune] God.
Verse 4
according to = in the front of.
an hundred and twenty. Read "twenty" by a transposition of letters.
Verse 5
the greater house: i.e. the holy of holies.
cieled = covered. Walls as well as roof.
fir = cypress.
fine = pure.
palm trees: i.e. artificial.
chains = wreathen work. Only found in connection with Tabernacle and Temple.
Verse 7
posts = thresholds.
Verse 8
the most holy = the holy of holies. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Verse 9
weight of the nails. These small and simple things not excluded. They held all together; and, though out of sight, are remembered and named by God.
Verse 10
image work = carved work. This was no breach of the second commandment, for it was by the Divine Lawgiver's own direction.
Verse 13
inward = toward the Ark.
Verse 14
the vail. Not mentioned in 1 Kings 6:0 .
Verse 15
thirty and five cubits. In 1 Kings 7:15 = eighteen cubits. But there it is "apiece"; here they are reckoned together. See note on 1 Kings 7:15 .
Verse 16
chains = wreathen work.
the oracle. See note on 2 Samuel 16:23 .
Verse 17
Jachin . . . Boaz. See notes on 1 Kings 7:21 .