1 Kings 7:11

Above, i.e. in the roof or upper part; for this is opposed to the foundation. Costly stones and cedars, intermixed here the one, and there the other.

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Above — That is, in the upper part; for this is opposed to the foundation. Stones and cedars — Intermixed the one, and the other.

¹¹ And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 7:11

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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