1 Kings 6:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. ”

• 1 Kings 6:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And the oracle he prepared in the (k) house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. (k) That is, in the most inward place of the house.

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Description of Solomon's Temple. The Temple area is on the eastern hill of Jerusalem, which overlooks the valley of the Kidron, with the Mount of Olives on the opposite side. It was probably not th...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. The oracle he prepared - See the description of the temple at the end of this chapter, 1 Kings 6:38...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Construction of the Temple In shape the Temple was a rectangular hall 60 x 20 x 30 cubits (a cubit being about 18 inches). On its E. face it had a porch (forming an entrance) which extended ac...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 THE TEMPLE 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 "And his next son, for wealth and wisdom famed, The clouded Ark of God, till then in tents Wan...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter is full of interest, as it gives a somewhat detailed description of the structure of the Temple. In all essentials its actual central building was on the pattern of the Tabernacle. It wa...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (15) В¶ And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the oracle he prepared in the house within ,.... In the innermost part of the house he fitted up the oracle, or speaking place, from whence the Lord spake and gave answer, to receive what was to...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Ver. 19. To set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. ] This was a most precious piece. The...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And the oracle Or, rather, the most holy place. He prepared That is, he adorned and fitted it for the reception of the ark. Solomon made every thing new but the ark: that, with its mercy-seat, wa...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE (vs.1-38) The date of the beginning of the temple is given specifically in verse 1 as the 480th year after Israel had left Egypt, which was the 4th year of Solomon's r...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  He prepared, i.e. adorned and fitted it for the receipt of the ark. In the house , Heb. in the middle of the house , or building; not the middle mathematically or exactly, but in general within t...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  THE BUILDING OF SOLOMON’S TEMPLE CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 6:1 . Began to build the house of the Lord —The chronological year is carefully noted, and no criticism supplies reason...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Kings 6:1 . In the four hundred and eightieth year. The Hebrew, the Chaldaic, and most of the Greek versions read as the English; yet some difficulties occur. Vide Poli in locum. The following...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S TEMPLE .—The preparations for the building of the Temple having been related in the preceding chapter, the historian now proceeds to describe the edifice. He begins his n...

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Ornamentation of the Temple

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 6:16 ; 1 Kings 6:5 ; 1 Kings 8:6-10 ; 2 Chronicles 4:20 ; 2 Chronicles 5:7 ; Exodus 40:20 ; Exodus 40:21 ; Hebrews 9:3 ; Hebrews 9:4 ; Psalms 28:2

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• 1 Kings 6:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Prepared — That is, adorned and fitted it for the receipt of the ark. Solomon made every thing new, but the ark. That with its mercy seat was still the same that Moses made. This was the token of G...

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