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1 Kings 7:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 7:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.
1 Kings 7:5 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
3And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.
4And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
5And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.
6And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.
7And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
8And his house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh`s daughter (whom Solomon had taken to wife), like unto this porch.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all the doors and posts were square with the windows, etc.] The doors into the several stories and apartments, and the posts and lintel of them, and the windows over them, were all square: and light was against light in three ranks; they answered one another as before.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“All the doors and posts - The doorways, and the posts which formed them, seem to be intended. These were square at top, not arched or rounded. In Assyrian buildings arched doorways were not uncommon. The doorways also, like the windows, exactly faced one another. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Windows - He speaks, of smaller windows or lights, which were over the several doors. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:6”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“doors and posts were square, with the windows: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect, Kg1 7:5 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:6”
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