And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
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Barnes' Notes
The upper chambers - Compare 1Ch 28:11. Their position is uncertain. Some place them above the holy of holies, which was ten cubits, or fifteen feet lower than the main building (compare 1Ki 6:2, 1Ki…
Adam Clarke
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels - Bolts must be here intended, as it should be preposterous to suppose nails of nearly two pounds' weight.
The supper chambers - Probably the ceiling is…
Here is, I. The place where the temple was built. Solomon was neither at liberty to choose nor at a loss to fix the place. It was before determined (Ch1 22:1), which was an ease to his mind. 1. It…
The Holy of Holies
8. the most holy house Called the oraclein 1Ki 6:16; 1Ki 6:19 etc., Hebrew děbîr, which means rather the hinder part. The Lord "dwells" in the inmost recess of the house.
amounting…