1 Kings 6:31 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

1 Kings 6:31

29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved ^afigures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

30 And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were¹ one-fifth of the wall.

32 The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

33 So for the door of the¹ sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood,² one-fourth of the wall.

34 And the two doors were of cypress wood; ^atwo panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.

35 Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.

36 And he built the ^ainner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

37 ^aIn the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of¹ Ziv.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

I & II Kings

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septuagint and the Vulgate they are called the Third and Fourth Books of Kings. The authorship of these books is unknown; but the prevailing opinion is that they were compiled by Ezra, or one of the later prophets, from the ancient documents that are so frequently referred to in the course of the history as of public and established authority. Their inspired character was acknowledged by the Jewish Church, which ranked them in the sacred canon; and, besides, it is attested by our Lord, who frequently quotes from them (compare I Kings 17:9; II Kings 5:14 with Luke 4:24-27; I Kings 10:1 with Matthew 12:42).

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