1 Kings 7:11

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

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (g) above [were] costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. (g) From the foundation upward.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
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.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(8-11) The residence of the king, and the separate palace for the queen, distinct from the apartments of the inferior wives and concubines, are not d...
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

(6) And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And above were costly stones ,.... Above the foundation, from thence to the top of the buildings; the whole walls were made of such right up to the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And above [were] costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. Ver. 11. And above were costly stones. ] Above ground, as well as...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The foundation was of costly stones By costly stones , mentioned here, and in the foregoing and following verses, are not meant precious stones ,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Building of the Temple. B. C. 1004. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 ot...
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

THE SPLENDOUR OF SOLOMON’S BUILDINGS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 7:1 . Solomon was building his own house thirteen years —Because...
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

EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS .—The first twelve verses of this chapter constitute a b...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

And above, where the wall was visible, were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:5 ; Ephesians 2:20-22
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

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