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1 Kings 6

1 Kings 6:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, when it was in building
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
, was built
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
of stone
'eben (Hebrew #68)
a stone
KJV usage: + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
Pronounce: eh'-ben
Origin: from the root of 1129 through the meaning to build
made ready
shalem (Hebrew #8003)
complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
KJV usage: full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect(-ed), quiet, Shalem (by mistake for a name), whole.
Pronounce: shaw-lame'
Origin: from 7999
beforeb it was brought
macca` (Hebrew #4551)
a missile (spear or arrow); also a quarry (whence stones are, as it were, ejected)
KJV usage: before it was brought, dart.
Pronounce: mas-saw'
Origin: from 5265 in the sense of projecting
thither: so that there was neither hammer
maqqabah (Hebrew #4717)
properly, a perforatrix, i.e. a hammer (as piercing)
KJV usage: hammer.
Pronounce: mak-kaw-baw'
Origin: from 5344
nor axe
garzen (Hebrew #1631)
an axe
KJV usage: ax.
Pronounce: gar-zen'
Origin: from 1629
nor any tool
kliy (Hebrew #3627)
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
KJV usage: armour ((-bearer)), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
Pronounce: kel-ee'
Origin: from 3615
of iron
barzel (Hebrew #1270)
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
KJV usage: (ax) head, iron.
Pronounce: bar-zel'
Origin: perhaps from the root of 1269
heard
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
in the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
, while it was in building
banah (Hebrew #1129)
to build (literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), X surely.
Pronounce: baw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
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1 Kings 5:17‑18• 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house. (1 Kings 5:17‑18)
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Deut. 27:5‑6• 5And there shalt thou build an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up an iron tool upon them;
 6of whole stones shalt thou build the altar of Jehovah thy God; and thou shalt offer up burnt-offerings thereon to Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 27:5‑6)

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Ax; Axe,
Hammer,
House,
Iron,
Stones

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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built of stone.
1 Kings 5:17‑18• 17And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, hewn stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
 18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house. (1 Kings 5:17‑18)
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Deut. 27:5‑6• 5And there shalt thou build an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up an iron tool upon them;
 6of whole stones shalt thou build the altar of Jehovah thy God; and thou shalt offer up burnt-offerings thereon to Jehovah thy God. (Deut. 27:5‑6)
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Prov. 24:27• 27Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house. (Prov. 24:27)
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Rom. 9:23• 23and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory, (Rom. 9:23)
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2 Cor. 5:5• 5Now he that has wrought us for this very thing is God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit. (2 Cor. 5:5)
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Col. 1:12• 12giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light, (Col. 1:12)
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1 Peter 2:5• 5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)
neither hammer.
Isa. 42:2• 2He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. (Isa. 42:2)
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Acts 9:31• 31The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:31)
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James 1:20• 20for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness. (James 1:20)
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James 3:17‑18• 17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
 18But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)
• It was the work of God; everything was prepared beforehand. The stones that made up the house had the same character as the foundation stones, also precious and prepared beforehand (1 Kings 7:9-12). It is the same with the assembly (1 Pet. 2:4-5) insofar as its being built up is not entrusted to man’s responsibility (1 Cor. 3:10-15). (“The Temple: 1 Kings 6” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the house, when it was being built, was built of stone entirely made ready before it was brought thitherf; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "built of stones whole from the quarry."