1 Kings 7:7

Contextual Overview

¹It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. ¹ It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. ¹Now Solomon built his own house thirteen years, and he completed all his house. ¹ Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. ¹ But Solomon was buildinge his owne house thirteene yeres, and finished it all. ¹ And Solomon built his own house for thirteen years. And he finished all his house. ¹ King Solomon also built a palace for himself. It took 13 years to build Solomon's palace. ¹ Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. ¹ Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. ¹ But Solomon was building his owne house thirteene yeres, and he finished all his house.

Bible Verse Review
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a porch: 1 Kings 6:3

for the throne: 1 Kings 10:18-20, Psalms 122:5, Isaiah 9:7

of judgment: 1 Kings 3:9, 1 Kings 3:28, Proverbs 20:8

from one side of the floor to the other: Heb. from floor to floor

Cross-References

Genesis 6:18
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark-you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

Genesis 6:18
But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

Genesis 6:18
But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.

Genesis 6:18
"But I will establish My covenant with you; and you shall enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

Genesis 6:18
With thee also wyll I make my couenaunt: and thou shalt come into the arke, thou and thy sonnes, thy wife, and thy sonnes wyues with thee.

Genesis 6:18
I will make a special agreement with you. You, your wife, your sons, and their wives will all go into the boat.

Genesis 6:18
But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

Genesis 6:18
And Y schal sette my couenaunt of pees with thee; and thou schalt entre in to the schip, and thy sones, and thi wijf, and the wiues of thi sones schulen entre with thee.

Genesis 6:18
But with thee wil I establish my Couenant: and thou shalt come into the Arke, thou, and thy sonnes, and thy wife, and thy sonnes wiues with thee.

Genesis 6:18
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then he made a porch for the throne,.... The ivory throne on which he sat to hear and try causes, 1 Kings 10:18,

where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: which had its name from thence; this was either in his house in the forest of Lebanon, or in his palace at Jerusalem; the former seems best:

and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor unto the other; that is, the whole floor.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The porch or gate of justice still kept alive the likeness of the old patriarchal custom of sitting in judgment at the gate; exactly as the “Gate of justice” still recalls it at Granada, and the Sublime Porte - “the Lofty Gate” - at Constantinople.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 7:7. A porch for the throne — One porch appears to have been devoted to the purposes of administering judgment, which Solomon did in person.