Read 1 Kings 7 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
6:14-7:12 {p} Solomon built the house of YHVH, his own house, and other magnificent buildings
7:13-26 {p} Hiram of Tyre cast the great pillars at the temple’s entrance, the sea, of bronze
7:27-37 {s} Ten carts of bronze, their design and workmaship
7:38-39 {s} Ten lavers of bronze, each on a cart, and their placement around the house
7:40-50 {p} Articles of bronze, and articles of gold, made for the temple
7:51 {p} The work for the house was finished/ Solomon brought in the dedicated treasures
The Strong themes:
6:1-7:12 {px3} Solomon built the house of YHVH, and other magnificent buildings
7:27-50 {s+s+p} All the articles of bronze and gold made for the house of YHVH
1 Kin 6:36-7:51 Reverse Parallelism:
This artist’s representation of King Solomon’s temple is based on the descriptions present in 1 Kings 6 and 7:
This image is copyright Jeremy Park, freebibleimages.org, and is used by permission.
If there are questions, this is a good resource:
The Temple: Its Ministry and Services by Alfred Edersheim (chapter 1 covers the design and construction of Solomon’s Temple based on 1 Kings 6-7).
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