Apologetics Bible

1Kings 6:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בִשְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה לְצֵאת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם בַּשָּׁנָה הָרְבִיעִית בְּחֹדֶשׁ זִו הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי לִמְלֹךְ שְׁלֹמֹה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּבֶן הַבַּיִת לַיהוָֽה׃

vayehiy-vishemvoniym-shanah-ve'areva'-me'vot-shanah-letze't-veney-yishera'el-me'eretz-mitzerayim-vashanah-hareviy'iyt-vechodesh-ziv-hv'-hachodesh-hasheniy-limelokhe-shelomoh-'al-yishera'el-vayiven-havayit-layhvah

KJV: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

AKJV: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

ASV: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year--in the month of Zif, it is the second month--of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second mont...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:2

Hebrew

וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לַֽיהוָה שִׁשִּֽׁים־אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ וְעֶשְׂרִים רָחְבּוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃

vehavayit-'asher-vanah-hamelekhe-shelomoh-layhvah-shishiym-'amah-'arekhvo-ve'esheriym-rachevvo-vsheloshiym-'amah-qvomatvo

KJV: And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

AKJV: And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

ASV: And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

YLT: As to the house that king Solomon hath built for Jehovah, sixty cubits is its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:3

Hebrew

וְהָאוּלָם עַל־פְּנֵי הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אָרְכּוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי רֹחַב הַבָּיִת עֶשֶׂר בָּאַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי הַבָּֽיִת׃

veha'vlam-'al-feney-heykhal-havayit-'esheriym-'amah-'arekhvo-'al-feney-rochav-havayit-'esher-va'amah-rachevvo-'al-feney-havayit

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: And 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.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits is its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit is its breadth on the front of the house;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:4

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ לַבָּיִת חַלּוֹנֵי שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִֽים׃

vaya'ash-lavayit-chalvoney-shequfiym-'atumiym

KJV: And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

AKJV: And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. ¶

ASV: And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

YLT: and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:5

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן עַל־קִיר הַבַּיִת יצוע יָצִיעַ סָבִיב אֶת־קִירוֹת הַבַּיִת סָבִיב לַֽהֵיכָל וְלַדְּבִיר וַיַּעַשׂ צְלָעוֹת סָבִֽיב׃

vayiven-'al-qiyr-havayit-ytzv'-yatziy'a-saviyv-'et-qiyrvot-havayit-saviyv-laheykhal-veladeviyr-vaya'ash-tzela'vot-saviyv

KJV: 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:

AKJV: 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:

ASV: And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

YLT: And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, even the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:6

Hebrew

היצוע הַיָּצִיעַ הַתַּחְתֹּנָה חָמֵשׁ בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה שֵׁשׁ בָּֽאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית שֶׁבַע בָּאַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ כִּי מִגְרָעוֹת נָתַן לַבַּיִת סָבִיב חוּצָה לְבִלְתִּי אֲחֹז בְּקִֽירוֹת־הַבָּֽיִת׃

hytzv'-hayatziy'a-hatachetonah-chamesh-va'amah-rachevah-vehatiykhonah-shesh-va'amah-rachevah-vehasheliyshiyt-sheva'-va'amah-rachevah-khiy-migera'vot-natan-lavayit-saviyv-chvtzah-leviletiy-'achoz-veqiyrvot-havayit

KJV: The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

AKJV: The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

ASV: The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house.

YLT: The lowest couch, five by the cubit is its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit is its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit is its breadth, for withdrawings he hath put to the house round about, without--not to lay hold on the walls of the house.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should n...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:7

Hebrew

וְהַבַּיִת בְּהִבָּנֹתוֹ אֶֽבֶן־שְׁלֵמָה מַסָּע נִבְנָה וּמַקָּבוֹת וְהַגַּרְזֶן כָּל־כְּלִי בַרְזֶל לֹֽא־נִשְׁמַע בַּבַּיִת בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃

vehavayit-vehivanotvo-'even-shelemah-masa'-nivenah-vmaqavvot-vehagarezen-khal-kheliy-varezel-lo'-nishema'-vavayit-vehivanotvo

KJV: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

AKJV: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

ASV: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

YLT: And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought thither hath been built, and hammer, and the axe--any instrument of iron--was not heard in the house, in its being built.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:8

Hebrew

פֶּתַח הַצֵּלָע הַתִּיכֹנָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַבַּיִת הַיְמָנִית וּבְלוּלִּים יַֽעֲלוּ עַל־הַתִּיכֹנָה וּמִן־הַתִּֽיכֹנָה אֶל־הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃

fetach-hatzela'-hatiykhonah-'el-khetef-havayit-hayemaniyt-vvelvliym-ya'alv-'al-hatiykhonah-vmin-hatiykhonah-'el-hashelishiym

KJV: The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

AKJV: The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

ASV: The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third.

YLT: The opening of the middle side is at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one unto the third.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:9

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הַבַּיִת וַיְכַלֵּהוּ וַיִּסְפֹּן אֶת־הַבַּיִת גֵּבִים וּשְׂדֵרֹת בָּאֲרָזִֽים׃

vayiven-'et-havayit-vayekhalehv-vayisefon-'et-havayit-geviym-vshederot-va'araziym

KJV: So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

AKJV: So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

ASV: So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

YLT: And he buildeth the house, and completeth it, and covereth the house with beams and rows of cedars.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:10

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־היצוע הַיָּצִיעַ עַל־כָּל־הַבַּיִת חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת קֽוֹמָתוֹ וַיֶּאֱחֹז אֶת־הַבַּיִת בַּעֲצֵי אֲרָזִֽים׃

vayiven-'et-hytzv'-hayatziy'a-'al-khal-havayit-chamesh-'amvot-qvomatvo-vaye'echoz-'et-havayit-va'atzey-'araziym

KJV: And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

AKJV: And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. ¶

ASV: And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

YLT: And he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits is its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:11

Hebrew

וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאמֹֽר׃

vayehiy-devar-yehvah-'el-shelomoh-le'mor

KJV: And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

AKJV: And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

ASV: And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,

YLT: And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,

Exposition: 1Kings 6:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:12

Hebrew

הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה בֹנֶה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ בְּחֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי תַּֽעֲשֶׂה וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֺתַי לָלֶכֶת בָּהֶם וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־דְּבָרִי אִתָּךְ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־דָּוִד אָבִֽיךָ׃

havayit-hazeh-'asher-'atah-voneh-'im-telekhe-vechuqotay-ve'et-mishefatay-ta'asheh-veshamareta-'et-khal-mitzevtay-lalekhet-vahem-vahaqimotiy-'et-devariy-'itakhe-'asher-divaretiy-'el-david-'aviykha

KJV: Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

AKJV: Concerning this house which you are in building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with you, which I spoke to David your father:

ASV: Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.

YLT: `This house that thou art building--if thou dost walk in My statutes, and My judgments dost do, yea, hast done all My commands, to walk in them, then I have established My word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father,

Exposition: 1Kings 6:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto Dav...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:13

Hebrew

וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא אֶעֱזֹב אֶת־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

veshakhanetiy-vetvokhe-veney-yishera'el-velo'-'e'ezov-'et-'amiy-yishera'el

KJV: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

AKJV: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

ASV: And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

YLT: and have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.'

Exposition: 1Kings 6:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:14

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־הַבַּיִת וַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃

vayiven-shelomoh-'et-havayit-vayekhalehv

KJV: So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

AKJV: So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

ASV: So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

YLT: And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Solomon built the house, and finished it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:15

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־קִירוֹת הַבַּיִת מִבַּיְתָה בְּצַלְעוֹת אֲרָזִים מִקַּרְקַע הַבַּיִת עַד־קִירוֹת הַסִּפֻּן צִפָּה עֵץ מִבָּיִת וַיְצַף אֶת־קַרְקַע הַבַּיִת בְּצַלְעוֹת בְּרוֹשִֽׁים׃

vayiven-'et-qiyrvot-havayit-mivayetah-vetzale'vot-'araziym-miqareqa'-havayit-'ad-qiyrvot-hasifun-tzifah-'etz-mivayit-vayetzaf-'et-qareqa'-havayit-vetzale'vot-vervoshiym

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

ASV: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

YLT: and he buildeth the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling; he hath overlaid with wood the inside, and covereth the floor of the house with ribs of fir.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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 o...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:16

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה מירכותי מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵי הַבַּיִת בְּצַלְעוֹת אֲרָזִים מִן־הַקַּרְקַע עַד־הַקִּירוֹת וַיִּבֶן לוֹ מִבַּיִת לִדְבִיר לְקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃

vayiven-'et-'esheriym-'amah-myrkhvty-miyarekhetey-havayit-vetzale'vot-'araziym-min-haqareqa'-'ad-haqiyrvot-vayiven-lvo-mivayit-lideviyr-leqodesh-haqodashiym

KJV: And 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.

AKJV: And 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.

ASV: And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls of the ceiling: he built them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

YLT: And he buildeth the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor unto the walls; and he buildeth for it within, for the oracle, for the holy of holies.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And 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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:17

Hebrew

וְאַרְבָּעִים בָּאַמָּה הָיָה הַבָּיִת הוּא הַהֵיכָל לִפְנָֽי׃

ve'areva'iym-va'amah-hayah-havayit-hv'-haheykhal-lifenay

KJV: And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

AKJV: And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

ASV: And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.

YLT: And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it .

Exposition: 1Kings 6:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:18

Hebrew

וְאֶרֶז אֶל־הַבַּיִת פְּנִימָה מִקְלַעַת פְּקָעִים וּפְטוּרֵי צִצִּים הַכֹּל אֶרֶז אֵין אֶבֶן נִרְאָֽה׃

ve'erez-'el-havayit-feniymah-miqela'at-feqa'iym-vfetvrey-tzitziym-hakhol-'erez-'eyn-'even-nire'ah

KJV: And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

AKJV: And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

ASV: And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

YLT: And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:19

Hebrew

וּדְבִיר בְּתוֹךְ־הַבַּיִת מִפְּנִימָה הֵכִין לְתִתֵּן שָׁם אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְהוָֽה׃

vdeviyr-vetvokhe-havayit-mifeniymah-hekhiyn-letiten-sham-'et-'arvon-veriyt-yehvah

KJV: And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

AKJV: And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

ASV: And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

YLT: And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:20

Hebrew

וְלִפְנֵי הַדְּבִיר עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה רֹחַב וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה קֽוֹמָתוֹ וַיְצַפֵּהוּ זָהָב סָגוּר וַיְצַף מִזְבֵּחַ אָֽרֶז׃

velifeney-hadeviyr-'esheriym-'amah-'orekhe-ve'esheriym-'amah-rochav-ve'esheriym-'amah-qvomatvo-vayetzafehv-zahav-sagvr-vayetzaf-mizevecha-'arez

KJV: And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

AKJV: And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

ASV: And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

YLT: And before the oracle is twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits is its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:21

Hebrew

וַיְצַף שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־הַבַּיִת מִפְּנִימָה זָהָב סָגוּר וַיְעַבֵּר ברתיקות בְּרַתּוּקוֹת זָהָב לִפְנֵי הַדְּבִיר וַיְצַפֵּהוּ זָהָֽב׃

vayetzaf-shelomoh-'et-havayit-mifeniymah-zahav-sagvr-vaye'aver-vrtyqvt-veratvqvot-zahav-lifeney-hadeviyr-vayetzafehv-zahav

KJV: So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

AKJV: So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

ASV: So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

YLT: And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth it to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:22

Hebrew

וְאֶת־כָּל־הַבַּיִת צִפָּה זָהָב עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הַבָּיִת וְכָל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־לַדְּבִיר צִפָּה זָהָֽב׃

ve'et-khal-havayit-tzifah-zahav-'ad-tom-khal-havayit-vekhal-hamizevecha-'asher-ladeviyr-tzifah-zahav

KJV: And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

AKJV: And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold. ¶

ASV: And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

YLT: And the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:23

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ בַּדְּבִיר שְׁנֵי כְרוּבִים עֲצֵי־שָׁמֶן עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת קוֹמָתֽוֹ׃

vaya'ash-vadeviyr-sheney-khervviym-'atzey-shamen-'esher-'amvot-qvomatvo

KJV: And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

AKJV: And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

ASV: And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

YLT: And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:24

Hebrew

וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת כְּנַף הַכְּרוּב הָֽאֶחָת וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת כְּנַף הַכְּרוּב הַשֵּׁנִית עֶשֶׂר אַמּוֹת מִקְצוֹת כְּנָפָיו וְעַד־קְצוֹת כְּנָפָֽיו׃

vechamesh-'amvot-khenaf-hakhervv-ha'echat-vechamesh-'amvot-khenaf-hakhervv-hasheniyt-'esher-'amvot-miqetzvot-khenafayv-ve'ad-qetzvot-khenafayv

KJV: And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

AKJV: And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

ASV: And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

YLT: and five cubits is the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:25

Hebrew

וְעֶשֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּה הַכְּרוּב הַשֵּׁנִי מִדָּה אַחַת וְקֶצֶב אֶחָד לִשְׁנֵי הַכְּרֻבִֽים׃

ve'esher-va'amah-hakhervv-hasheniy-midah-'achat-veqetzev-'echad-lisheney-hakheruviym

KJV: And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

AKJV: And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.

ASV: And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

YLT: and ten by the cubit is the second cherub, one measure and one form are to the two cherubs,

Exposition: 1Kings 6:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:26

Hebrew

קוֹמַת הַכְּרוּב הָֽאֶחָד עֶשֶׂר בָּֽאַמָּה וְכֵן הַכְּרוּב הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃

qvomat-hakhervv-ha'echad-'esher-va'amah-vekhen-hakhervv-hasheniy

KJV: The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

AKJV: The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

ASV: The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

YLT: the height of the one cherub is ten by the cubit, and so is the second cherub;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:27

Hebrew

וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִים בְּתוֹךְ ׀ הַבַּיִת הַפְּנִימִי וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ אֶת־כַּנְפֵי הַכְּרֻבִים וַתִּגַּע כְּנַף־הָֽאֶחָד בַּקִּיר וּכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הַשֵּׁנִי נֹגַעַת בַּקִּיר הַשֵּׁנִי וְכַנְפֵיהֶם אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַבַּיִת נֹגְעֹת כָּנָף אֶל־כָּנָֽף׃

vayiten-'et-hakhervviym-vetvokhe- -havayit-hafeniymiy-vayifereshv-'et-khanefey-hakheruviym-vatiga'-khenaf-ha'echad-vaqiyr-vkhenaf-hakhervv-hasheniy-noga'at-vaqiyr-hasheniy-vekhanefeyhem-'el-tvokhe-havayit-noge'ot-khanaf-'el-khanaf

KJV: And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

AKJV: And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.

ASV: And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

YLT: and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings are unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and thei...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:28

Hebrew

וַיְצַף אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִים זָהָֽב׃

vayetzaf-'et-hakhervviym-zahav

KJV: And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

AKJV: And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

ASV: And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

YLT: and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

Exposition: 1Kings 6:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:29

Hebrew

וְאֵת כָּל־קִירוֹת הַבַּיִת מֵסַב ׀ קָלַע פִּתּוּחֵי מִקְלְעוֹת כְּרוּבִים וְתִֽמֹרֹת וּפְטוּרֵי צִצִּים מִלִּפְנִים וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃

ve'et-khal-qiyrvot-havayit-mesav- -qala'-fitvchey-miqele'vot-khervviym-vetimorot-vfetvrey-tzitziym-milifeniym-velachiytzvon

KJV: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

AKJV: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

ASV: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.

YLT: and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:30

Hebrew

וְאֶת־קַרְקַע הַבַּיִת צִפָּה זָהָב לִפְנִימָה וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃

ve'et-qareqa'-havayit-tzifah-zahav-lifeniymah-velachiytzvon

KJV: And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

AKJV: And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. ¶

ASV: And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

YLT: And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without;

Exposition: 1Kings 6:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:31

Hebrew

וְאֵת פֶּתַח הַדְּבִיר עָשָׂה דַּלְתוֹת עֲצֵי־שָׁמֶן הָאַיִל מְזוּזוֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית׃

ve'et-fetach-hadeviyr-'ashah-daletvot-'atzey-shamen-ha'ayil-mezvzvot-chamishiyt

KJV: And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

AKJV: And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

ASV: And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.

YLT: as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:32

Hebrew

וּשְׁתֵּי דַּלְתוֹת עֲצֵי־שֶׁמֶן וְקָלַע עֲלֵיהֶם מִקְלְעוֹת כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרוֹת וּפְטוּרֵי צִצִּים וְצִפָּה זָהָב וַיָּרֶד עַל־הַכְּרוּבִים וְעַל־הַתִּֽמֹרוֹת אֶת־הַזָּהָֽב׃

vshetey-daletvot-'atzey-shemen-veqala'-'aleyhem-miqele'vot-khervviym-vetimorvot-vfetvrey-tzitziym-vetzifah-zahav-vayared-'al-hakhervviym-ve'al-hatimorvot-'et-hazahav

KJV: The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

AKJV: The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim, and on the palm trees.

ASV: So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

YLT: And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:33

Hebrew

וְכֵן עָשָׂה לְפֶתַח הַֽהֵיכָל מְזוּזוֹת עֲצֵי־שָׁמֶן מֵאֵת רְבִעִֽית׃

vekhen-'ashah-lefetach-haheykhal-mezvzvot-'atzey-shamen-me'et-revi'iyt

KJV: So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

AKJV: So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

ASV: So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

YLT: And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:34

Hebrew

וּשְׁתֵּי דַלְתוֹת עֲצֵי בְרוֹשִׁים שְׁנֵי צְלָעִים הַדֶּלֶת הָֽאַחַת גְּלִילִים וּשְׁנֵי קְלָעִים הַדֶּלֶת הַשֵּׁנִית גְּלִילִֽים׃

vshetey-daletvot-'atzey-vervoshiym-sheney-tzela'iym-hadelet-ha'achat-geliyliym-vsheney-qela'iym-hadelet-hasheniyt-geliyliym

KJV: And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

AKJV: And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

ASV: and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

YLT: And the two doors are of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:35

Hebrew

וְקָלַע כְּרוּבִים וְתִמֹרוֹת וּפְטֻרֵי צִצִּים וְצִפָּה זָהָב מְיֻשָּׁר עַל־הַמְּחֻקֶּֽה׃

veqala'-khervviym-vetimorvot-vfeturey-tzitziym-vetzifah-zahav-meyushar-'al-hamechuqeh

KJV: And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

AKJV: And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted on the carved work. ¶

ASV: And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

YLT: And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:36

Hebrew

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית שְׁלֹשָׁה טוּרֵי גָזִית וְטוּר כְּרֻתֹת אֲרָזִֽים׃

vayiven-'et-hechatzer-hafeniymiyt-sheloshah-tvrey-gaziyt-vetvr-kherutot-'araziym

KJV: And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

AKJV: And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. ¶

ASV: And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

YLT: And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:36 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:37

Hebrew

בַּשָּׁנָה הָֽרְבִיעִית יֻסַּד בֵּית יְהוָה בְּיֶרַח זִֽו׃

vashanah-hareviy'iyt-yusad-veyt-yehvah-veyerach-ziv

KJV: In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

AKJV: In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

ASV: In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.

YLT: In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

Exposition: 1Kings 6:37 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Kings 6:38

Hebrew

וּבַשָּׁנָה הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה בְּיֶרַח בּוּל הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי כָּלָה הַבַּיִת לְכָל־דְּבָרָיו וּלְכָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָיו וַיִּבְנֵהוּ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִֽים׃

vvashanah-ha'achat-'eshereh-veyerach-vvl-hv'-hachodesh-hashemiyniy-khalah-havayit-lekhal-devarayv-vlekhal-mshftv-mishefatayv-vayivenehv-sheva'-shaniym

KJV: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

AKJV: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

ASV: And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

YLT: and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul-- that is the eighth month--hath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.

Exposition: 1Kings 6:38 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.