MORIAH] Here the designation of the Temple hill, but in Genesis 22:2 of the 'land' in which was situated the hill where Isaac was to be sacrificed. WHERE _THE LORD_ APPEARED UNTO] better 'which was shown unto,' i.e. by the acceptance of the king's sacrifice (1 Chronicles 21:28; 1 Chronicles 22:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
PARTICULARS RELATING TO THE TEMPLE This and the following chapter abbreviate what is recorded in 1 Kings 6:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE _are the things,_ etc.] RV 'these are the foundations which Solomon laid': the v. going on to give the ground plan. After the first measure] This implies that the length of the cubit had changed between the time of Solomon and that of the writer of Chronicles. Ezekiel (Ezekiel 40:5) speaks of... [ Continue Reading ]
AN HUNDRED AND TWENTY] One MS of the LXX has 'twenty.' The figures given in the text are suitable only for a tower, not a porch.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GREATER HOUSE] i.e. the Holy Place. CIELED] The walls, as well as the roof, were lined with wood. CHAINS] i.e. festoons of chain work, carved in relief. _6._ PARVAIM] unknown.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF IMAGE WORK] LXX has 'wroughtin wood': cp. 1 Kings 6:23; 1 Kings 11; 1 Kings 11. TWENTY CUBITS] This was the length of the four wings together.... [ Continue Reading ]
INWARD] RV 'toward the house': i.e. the Holy Place.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VAIL] This is not mentioned in Kings.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIRTY AND FIVE] In 1 Kings 7:15; 'eighteen': see also 2 Kings 25:17; Jeremiah 52:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAINS, _as_ IN THE ORACLE] The text is probably corrupt; the CHAINS must be 'the wreaths of chain work' of 1 Kings 7:17, which were carved on the capitals.... [ Continue Reading ]