1 Kings 6:7

⁵ Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

⁶ The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

⁸ The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.

⁹ So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
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.
WEB: The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
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.
DARBY: And the house, when it was being built, was built of stone entirely 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 being built.
BLB: And the house, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that hammer or chisel [or] any iron tool was not heard in the house while it was being built.

ÅB: Da huset ble reist, ble det bygget av hele steiner fra stenbruddet; en hørte hverken hammer eller øks eller noe slags jernredskap i huset da det ble bygget.
OTB: Huset ble bygget av stein forberedt i steinbruddet, og ingen hammer eller øks eller noe jernverktøy ble hørt i huset mens det ble bygget.
B1930: Da huset blev reist, blev det bygget av hele stener fra stenbruddet; en hørte hverken hammer eller øks eller noget slags jernredskap i huset da det blev bygget.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 27:5–6
Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.
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1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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1 Kings 5:17–18
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.
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Exodus 20:25
Now if you make an altar of stones for Me, you must not build it with stones shaped by tools; for if you use a chisel on it, you will defile it.
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Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
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Romans 9:23
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
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Isaiah 42:2
He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
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Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
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