"It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward."
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Josephus charged Solomon with a breach of the Commandment Exodus 20:4,
on account of the oxen here and the lions for his throne. The charge
expresses the prohibition which some Jews have conceived the...
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CHAPTER 7 THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON AND PHARAOH'S DAUGHTERTHE FURNISHINGS
OF THE TEMPLE
_ 1. The house of the forest of Lebanon (1 Kings 7:1)_
2. The royal palace and the house of Pharaoh's daughter (1 K...
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1 KINGS 7. SOLOMON'S PALACE (1 KINGS 1-12). THE TEMPLE IMPLEMENTS
(1KINGS 13- 51). Twenty years (_cf._ 1 Kings 9:10 with 1 Kings 7:1)
was Solomon engaged in building. After completing the Temple he bu...
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_the sea_was set _above upon them_ i.e. The bottom rested on the backs
of the oxen. Thus the height from the ground to the rim would be five
cubits, and the height of the oxen besides. Nothing is said...
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C. THE METALLIC OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COURTYARD 7:23-47
Associated with the courtyard of the Temple were the following items:
(1) the bronze sea (1 Kings 7:23-26); (2) the bronze stands and bas...
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_AND UNDER THE BRIM OF IT ROUND ABOUT THERE WERE KNOPS COMPASSING IT,
TEN IN A CUBIT, COMPASSING THE SEA ROUND ABOUT: THE KNOPS WERE CAST IN
TWO ROWS, WHEN IT WAS CAST._
No JFB commentary on these ve...
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SOLOMON'S PALACE
This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an
account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple....
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 7
SOLOMON’S PALACES
V1 Solomon took 13 years to build his palace.
V2 The first great hall that he made was called the ‘Hall of the
Fores...
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(13-50) The exceedingly graphic and elaborate description of the work
of Hiram on the vessels and furniture of the Temple, and on the great
pillars, bears on the very face of it the most evident marks...
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עֹמֵ֞ד עַל ־שְׁנֵ֧י עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים ׀ צָפֹ֡ונָה וּ
שְׁלֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים ׀ יָ֜מָּה וּ
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
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1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1
THE TEMPLE
1 Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1
"And his next son, for wealth and wisdom famed, The clouded Ark of
God, till then in tents Wandering, shall in a glorious...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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Taking advantage of the treaty with Hiram, Solomon also built a house
for himself, the house of the forest of Lebanon, a description of
which is given in the commencement of this chapter.
It is surel...
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_Oxen. Josephus and the Jews would condemn Solomon for making these
figures; but it is clear that his present was acceptable to God, as
well as his person. (Calmet) --- Within. The oxen were of solid...
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(23) And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the
other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a
line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. (24) And under...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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It is rather, to my mind, the house of Solomon that prefigures the
church, as such, in connection with Christ; the temple, the Father's
house on high, where we are brought to dwell. "We are his house...
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IT STOOD UPON TWELVE OXEN,.... Figures of them in brass, of full
proportion:
THREE LOOKING TOWARD THE NORTH, AND THREE LOOKING TOWARD THE WEST, AND
THREE LOOKING TOWARD THE SOUTH, AND THREE LOOKING T...
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It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three
looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three
looking toward the east: and the sea [was set] above upon th...
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_It stood upon twelve oxen_ Of solid brass, which was necessary to
bear so great a weight. Probably the water was drawn by cocks out of
the mouths of these oxen. _It contained two thousand baths_ That...
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1 The building of Solomons house.
2 Of the house of Lebanon.
6 Of the porch of pillars.
7 Of the porch of Iudgement.
8 Of the house for Pharaohs daughter.
13 Hirams worke of the two pillars.
23...
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The Metal Appointment Of The Temple...
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THREE MORE HOUSES
(vs.1-12)
Only one verse speaks of Solomon's own house, which took 13 years to
build. However, the order of that house is seen in chapter 10:4-5.
This is typical of the Church of G...
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13-47 The two brazen pillars in the porch of the temple, some think,
were to teach those that came to worship, to depend upon God only, for
strength and establishment in all their religious exercises....
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IT STOOD UPON TWELVE OXEN, of solid brass, which was necessary to bear
so great a weight. It is probably conceived that the water was by
cocks drawn out of the mouths of these oxen. Three of these loo...
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1 Kings 7:25 stood H5975 (H8802) twelve H8147 H6240 oxen H1241 three
H7969 looking H6437 (H8802) north H6828 three H7969 looking H6437
(H8802) west H3220 three H7969 looking H6437 (H8802) south H5045...
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THE FURNISHING AND EMBELLISHMENT OF THE TEMPLE (1 KINGS 7:13).
The passage is divided into two parts. The first part emphasises that
what is described was the work of Hiram, a skilled metalworker and...
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CONTENTS: Work on the temple and Solomon's house.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hiram.
CONCLUSION: God who is best should be served and honored with our
best.
KEY WORD: Work ended, 1 Kings 7:51.
STRON...
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1 Kings 7:1. _Solomon was thirteen years_ in building his own palace
in Jerusalem, because fewer workmen were employed, many of whom were
still engaged on the exterior parts of the temple.
1 Kings 7:...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 7:23 See note on 2 Chron. 4:2–6. The SEA
OF CAST METAL was a large metal basin containing water. It would
remind the people of how the Lord created the world out of water
(Gene...
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 7:13. FETCHED HIRAM OUT OF TYRE—He seems to have been
eminent among the artists in metals for which Tyre and Phœnicia were
then renowned. This man (of like na...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.—The
first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a break in the long
account of the Temple, its furniture and its consecratio...
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But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he
finished all of his house (1 Kings 7:1).
So it shows where his priorities began to turn. Seven years building
the house of God, then t...
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1 Corinthians 9:9; 2 Chronicles 4:4; 2 Chronicles 4:5; Ezekiel 1:10;
Jeremiah 52:20; Luke 24:47; Mark 16:15; Mark 16:16; Matthew 28:19;...
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Oxen — Of solid brass, which was necessary to bear so great a
weight....