1 Kings 7:1–10
BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
¶ But Solomon was building his owne house *thirteene yeres, and he finished all his house.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 9.10.
¶ 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 thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
¶ Hee built also the house of the forrest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubites, and the breadth thereof fiftie cubites, and the height thereof thirtie cubites, vpon foure rowes of Cedar pillars, with Cedar beames vpon the pillars.
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
And it was couered with Cedar aboue vpon the †beames, that lay on fortie fiue pillars, fifteene in a row.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. ribs.
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
And there were windowes in three rowes, and †light was against light in three rankes.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. sight against sight.
And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
And all the ‖doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, spaces and pillars were square in prospect.
¶ 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 the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
¶ And he made a porch of pillars, the length thereof was fiftie cubites, and the breadth thereof thirtie cubites: and the porch was ‖before them: and the other pillars, and the thicke beame were ‖before them.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, according to them.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, according to them.
¶ Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
¶ Then hee made a porch for the throne where he might iudge, euen the porch of Iudgement: and it was couered with Cedar from †one side of the floore to the other.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. from floore to floore.
¶ And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
¶ And his house where he dwelt, had another court within the porch, which was of the like worke: Solomon made also an house for Pharaohs daughter, ( *whom he had taken to wife) like vnto this porch.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 3.1.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with sawes, within and without, euen from the foundation vnto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
And the foundation was of costly stones, euen great stones; stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.
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From verse 1
- 1 Kings 9:10Rank 1 from verse 1
- 2 Chronicles 8:1Rank 2 from verse 1
- Ecclesiastes 2:4–5Rank 3 from verse 1
4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
5I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
4I made me great workes, I builded mee houses, I planted mee Uineyards.
5I made mee gardens & orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinde of fruits.
- Matthew 6:33Rank 4 from verse 1
- 1 Kings 3:1Rank 5 from verse 1
1AND Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
1¶ And *Solomon made affinitie with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tooke Pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the citie of Dauid, vntill he had made an end of building his owne house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Ierusalem round about.
From verse 2
- 1 Kings 10:17Rank 1 from verse 2
17And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
17And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold, three pound of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the *house of the forrest of Lebanon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:16Rank 2 from verse 2
16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
16And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forrest of Lebanon.
- 1 Kings 10:21Rank 3 from verse 2
21¶ And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
21¶ And all king Solomons drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forrest of Lebanon were of pure gold, ‖none were of siluer, it was nothing accounted of in the dayes of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 9:19Rank 4 from verse 2
19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his charets, and cities for his horsemen, and †that which Solomon disired to build in Ierusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
- Song of Solomon 7:4Rank 5 from verse 2
4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
4Thy necke is as a towre of yuory: thine eyes like the fish pooles in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the towre of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damascus.
From verse 3
- 1 Kings 6:5Rank 1 from verse 3
5¶ And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
5¶ And ‖against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walles of the house round about, both of the Temple and of the Oracle: and hee made †chambers round about.
From verse 4
- 1 Kings 6:4Rank 1 from verse 4
- 1 Kings 7:5Rank 2 from verse 4
- Ezekiel 40:16Rank 3 from verse 4
16And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
16†‖‖And there were narrow windows to the litle chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windowes were round about inward: and vpon ech post were palme-trees.
- Ezekiel 40:22Rank 4 from verse 4
22And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
22And their windowes, and their arches, and their palme trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh towards the East, and they went vp vnto it by seuen steps, and the arches thereof were before them.
- Ezekiel 40:25Rank 5 from verse 4
25And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
25And there were windowes in it, and in the arches thereof round about, like those windowes, the length was fiftie cubites, and the breadth fiue and twentie cubites.
- Ezekiel 40:29Rank 6 from verse 4
29And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
29And the little chambers thereof, and the postes thereof, and the arches thereof according to these measures, and there were windowes in it, and in the arches thereof round about: it was fiftie cubites long, and fiue and twentie cubites broad.
- Ezekiel 40:33Rank 7 from verse 4
33And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
33And the little chambers thereof, and the postes thereof, and the arches thereof were according to these measures, and there were windowes therein, and in the arches thereof round about, it was fiftie cubites long, and fiue and twentie cubits broad.
- Ezekiel 40:36Rank 8 from verse 4
36The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
36The little chambers thereof, the postes thereof, and the arches thereof and the windowes to it round about: the length was fiftie cubites, and the breadth fiue and twentie cubites.
- Ezekiel 41:26Rank 9 from verse 4
26And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
26And there were narrow windowes and Palme-trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and vpon the side chambers of the house, and thicke plankes.
- Isaiah 54:12Rank 10 from verse 4
From verse 6
- 1 Kings 7:12Rank 1 from verse 6
12And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.
12And the great court round about, was with three rowes of hewed stones, and a row of Cedar beames, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
- Ezekiel 41:25–26Rank 2 from verse 6
25And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
26And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
25And there were made on them, on the doores of the Temple, Cherubims and Palme-trees, like as were made vpon the walles, and there were thicke planckes vpon the face of the porch without.
26And there were narrow windowes and Palme-trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and vpon the side chambers of the house, and thicke plankes.
From verse 7
- Proverbs 20:8Rank 1 from verse 7
- Psalms 122:5Rank 2 from verse 7
- 1 Kings 3:28Rank 3 from verse 7
28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
28And all Israel heard of the Iudgement which the king had iudged, and they feared the King: for they saw that the wisedome of God was †in him, to doe Iudgement.
- Isaiah 9:7Rank 4 from verse 7
7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
7**Of the increase of his gouernment and peace there shall be no end, vpon the throne of Dauid & vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from henceforth euen for euer: the zeale of the LORD of hostes will performe this.
- 1 Kings 10:18–20Rank 5 from verse 7
18¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
18¶ Moreouer the king made a great throne of yuorie, and ouerlaide it with the best gold.
19The throne had sixe steps, and the top of the throne was round †behind: and there were †stayes on either side on the place of the seate, and two lyons stood beside the stayes.
20And twelue lions stood there on the one side and on the other vpon the sixe steps: there was not †the like made in any kingdome.
- 1 Kings 3:9Rank 6 from verse 7
9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
9*Giue therefore thy seruant an †understanding heart, to iudge thy people, that I may discerne betweene good and bad: for who is able to iudge this thy so great a people?
- 1 Kings 6:15–16Rank 7 from verse 7
15And 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 of the house with planks of fir.
16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
15And hee built the walles of the house within with boards of Cedar, ‖both the floore of the house, and the walles of the sieling: and hee couered them on the inside with wood, and couered the floore of the house with plankes of firre.
16And hee built twentie cubites on the sides of the house, both the floore, and the walles with boards of Cedar: he euen built them for it within, euen for the Oracle, euen for the most holy place.
- 1 Kings 6:3Rank 8 from verse 7
3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
3And the porch before the Temple of the house: twentie cubites was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, and tenne cubites was the breadth thereof before the house.
From verse 8
- 2 Chronicles 8:11Rank 1 from verse 8
11¶ And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.
11¶ And Solomon *brought vp the daughter of Pharaoh out of the citie of Dauid, vnto the house that he had built for her: for hee said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of Dauid king of Israel, because the places are †holy, whereunto the Arke of the LORD hath come.
- 1 Kings 3:1Rank 2 from verse 8
1AND Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
1¶ And *Solomon made affinitie with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tooke Pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the citie of Dauid, vntill he had made an end of building his owne house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Ierusalem round about.
- 1 Kings 9:24Rank 3 from verse 8
- 2 Kings 20:4Rank 4 from verse 8
From verse 9
- 1 Kings 5:17Rank 1 from verse 9
- 1 Kings 7:10–11Rank 2 from verse 9
10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
10And the foundation was of costly stones, euen great stones; stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.
11And aboue were costly stones (after the measures of hewed stones) and Cedars.
From verse 10
- Revelation 21:19–20Rank 1 from verse 10
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all maner of precious stones. The first foundation was Iasper, the second Saphir, the third a Chalcedony, the fourth an Emerald,
20The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10–11Rank 2 from verse 10
10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
10According to the grace of God which is giuen vnto mee, as a wise master builder I haue laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let euery man take heede how hee buildeth thereupon.
11For other foundation can no man lay, then that is laide, which is Iesus Christ.
- Isaiah 28:16Rank 3 from verse 10
16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
16¶ *Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Beholde, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tryed stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: hee that beleeueth, shall not make haste.
- Isaiah 54:11Rank 4 from verse 10
11¶ O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
11¶ *Oh thou afflicted, tossed with tempest and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with faire colours, and lay thy foundations with Saphires.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:1
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A structure made for habitation or use. Sense 2: The act of constructing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Periods of twelve months.
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Completed, ended, accomplished, or brought to a conclusion.
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1 Kings 7:2
Constructed, formed, established, or strengthened.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.
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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.
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Elevation, vertical extent, high position, or exalted degree.
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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Series of persons or things arranged in continued lines, ranks, or tiers.
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A large, fragrant evergreen tree valued for durable timber.
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Structural timbers laid across or upon parts of a building, gate, or chamber.
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1 Kings 7:3
Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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A large, fragrant evergreen tree valued for durable timber.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Structural timbers laid across or upon parts of a building, gate, or chamber.
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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line, rank, or tier.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:4
Sense 1: Openings in walls or structures that admit light, air, sight, or passage. Sense 2: Figures of openings in heaven.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Series of persons or things arranged in continued lines, ranks, or tiers.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Rows, orders, positions, or classes.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:5
Sense 1: Upright supports or doorposts. Sense 2: Messengers or couriers sent swiftly.
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Sense 1: Having four equal sides and right angles; also fitting, even, or in agreement. Sense 2: To make square or even in form.
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Sense 1: Openings in walls or structures that admit light, air, sight, or passage. Sense 2: Figures of openings in heaven.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Rows, orders, positions, or classes.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:6
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. The extent or measurement of something from end to end. 2. Duration or continuance in time. 3. In “at length,” at last or after a long time.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.
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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.
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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Sense 1: Dense, deep, close, crowded, or not thin. Sense 2: To a great depth or in close succession.
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A large, long piece of timber used as a support, bar, or weaver's beam; in the eye figure, such a timber represents a conspicuous fault.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:7
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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A royal seat; by extension, sovereign rule or authority.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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Sense 1: A person or authority who hears, discerns, decides, governs, vindicates, condemns, or administers justice. Sense 2: To examine, distinguish, determine, form a verdict, rule, govern, condemn, punish, vindicate, or call to account.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.
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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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A large, fragrant evergreen tree valued for durable timber.
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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.
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A level surface underfoot; especially a threshing floor where grain is separated.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:8
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.
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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:9
Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
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Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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Sense 1: Standards, vessels, or amounts used in measuring. Sense 2: Determines, allots, or proportions.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hew, meaning to cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.
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Cut, divided or formed with a saw.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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COMBINED MEANING
foundation
The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.
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The top, cap, or finishing upper course of a wall or building.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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The external part, surface, or place beyond an enclosure.
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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Kings 7:10
COMBINED MEANING
foundation
The base or supporting part on which a structure rests; the beginning, establishment, underlying ground, or governing basis of a work, world, teaching, hope, or spiritual building.
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Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.
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1BUT Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
1¶ But Solomon was building his owne house *thirteene yeres, and he finished all his house.
Selected passage2¶ 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 thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
2¶ Hee built also the house of the forrest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubites, and the breadth thereof fiftie cubites, and the height thereof thirtie cubites, vpon foure rowes of Cedar pillars, with Cedar beames vpon the pillars.
Selected passage3And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
3And it was couered with Cedar aboue vpon the †beames, that lay on fortie fiue pillars, fifteene in a row.
Selected passage4And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
4And there were windowes in three rowes, and †light was against light in three rankes.
Selected passage5And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
5And all the ‖doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes.
Selected passage6¶ 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 the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
6¶ And he made a porch of pillars, the length thereof was fiftie cubites, and the breadth thereof thirtie cubites: and the porch was ‖before them: and the other pillars, and the thicke beame were ‖before them.
Selected passage7¶ Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
7¶ Then hee made a porch for the throne where he might iudge, euen the porch of Iudgement: and it was couered with Cedar from †one side of the floore to the other.
Selected passage8¶ And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
8¶ And his house where he dwelt, had another court within the porch, which was of the like worke: Solomon made also an house for Pharaohs daughter, ( *whom he had taken to wife) like vnto this porch.
Selected passage9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with sawes, within and without, euen from the foundation vnto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
Selected passage10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
10And the foundation was of costly stones, euen great stones; stones of ten cubites, and stones of eight cubites.
Selected passage11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
11And aboue were costly stones (after the measures of hewed stones) and Cedars.