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1 Kings 6 — Sermon Preparation
Solomon constructs the Jerusalem temple over seven years, with detailed measurements, cedar paneling, and gold-overlaid interior chambers described. 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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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- 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.
“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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