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1 Kings 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 1 Kings 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

1 Kings 6 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אַמָּה ʼammâh H520 19 a mother, a cubit
כְּרוּב kᵉrûwb H3742 15 cherub, imaginary figure
בָּנָה bânâh H1129 15 build
צָפָה tsâphâh H6823 12 sheet
כָּנָף kânâph H3671 10 edge, extremity
קִיר qîyr H7023 9 wall, trench
דְּבִיר dᵉbîyr H1687 8 shrine

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on 1 Kings 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy temple in the Lord, enriched and beautified with the gifts and graces of the Spirit. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Kings 6:15–38 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — 1 Kgs 6:1
  • Most Holy Place 2 — 1 Kgs 6:16
  • Holy Place 2 — 1 Kgs 6:5

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