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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 7 This chapter gives an account of some buildings of Solomon for himself, 1 Kings 7:1; and of other things for the use of the temple; of two pillars of brass, 1 Kings 7:13; of the molten sea, 1 Kings 7:23; and of ten bases, and ten layers on them, 1 Kings 7:27; with other utensils and ornaments, 1 Kings 7:40.
John Gill
And his house where he dwelt,.... Which was properly his dwellingplace, that part of the house where he usually resided: [had] another court within the porch, which [was] of the like work; a court between that and the porch, called the inner court, 2 Kings 20:4. Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife; see 1 Kings 3:1, like unto this porch: being built of the...
Matthew Henry
As, in the story of David, one chapter of wars and victories follows another, so, in the story of Solomon, one chapter concerning his buildings follows another. In this chapter we have, I. His fitting up several buildings for himself and his own use, ver. 1-12. II. His furnishing the temple which he had built for God, 1. With two pillars, ver. 13-22. 2. With a molten sea, ver. 23-26. 3. With ten...