1 Kings 7:4

And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Either three ranges of windows, one above the other, on either side of the house; or perhaps the three ranges were one in either side wall, and the...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Solomon's Palace This c, besides giving a description of Solomon's palace, contains an account of the principal utensils belonging to the Temple.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 give...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there were windows in three rows ,.... Both in the second and third stories, east, north, and south, there being none in the west, where the por...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And [there were] windows [in] three rows, and light [was] against light [in] three ranks. Ver. 4. In three rows, ] i.e., In three stories, call...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Light was against light; one directly opposite or answering to the other, as is usual in well-contrived buildings. In three ranks; one exactly unde...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Building Of Solomon's Own Palace ( 1 Kings 7:1-12 ). The building of Solomon's palace complex comes between the description of the building of...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 eng...
The Biblical Illustrator

Solomon was building his own house thirteen years. Building God’s house and one’s own A very curious thing this, that whilst Solomon was buildi...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Solomon's Palace
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks, literally, "And layers of joists there were three rows, and prospec...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 6:4 ; 1 Kings 7:5 ; Isaiah 41:26 ; Isaiah 54:12
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Against light — One directly opposite to the other, as is usual in well — contrived buildings. In ranks — One exactly under another.

⁴ And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 7:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

1 Kings 7:4