1Ki 7:1 | Clarke | STEP | Solomon builds his own house, and completes it in thirteen years, . He builds another called the house of the forest of Lebanon; and a house for Pharaoh's daughter, . He brings Hiram, a coppersmith, out of Tyre, who makes much curious work for the temple, . He makes the two pillars Jachin and Boaz, , . The molten sea, and the twelve oxen that bare it, . And ten brazen bases, and the ten lavers with pots, shovels, and basons, all of which he cast in the plain of Jordan, vv. 27-46. The quantity of brass too great to be weighed; and the vessels of the temple were all of pure gold, . Solomon brings into the house the silver and gold which his father had dedicated, . Verse 1 Building his own house - This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, .

1 Kings 7:1

Introduction

Solomon builds his own house, and completes it in thirteen years, 1Kgs 7:1. He builds another called the house of the forest of Lebanon; and a house for Pharaoh's daughter, 1Kgs 7:2-12. He brings Hiram, a coppersmith, out of Tyre, who makes much curious work for the temple, 1Kgs 7:13-20. He makes the two pillars Jachin and Boaz, 1Kgs 7:21, 1Kgs 7:22. The molten sea, and the twelve oxen that bare it, 1Kgs 7:23-26. And ten brazen bases, and the ten lavers with pots, shovels, and basons, all of which he cast in the plain of Jordan, vv. 27-46. The quantity of brass too great to be weighed; and the vessels of the temple were all of pure gold, 1Kgs 7:47-50. Solomon brings into the house the silver and gold which his father had dedicated, 1Kgs 7:51.

Verse 1

Building his own house - This house is said to have been situated in Jerusalem, and probably was, what some call it, his winter's residence. It is called the king's house, 1Kgs 9:10.