1 Kings 7:51

Contextual Overview

⁴⁸Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the LORD's temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; ⁴⁸ Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the Lord 's temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; ⁴⁸Solomon also made all the furniture which was in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; ⁴⁸ Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; ⁴⁸ And so Solomon made al the vessels that parteyned vnto the house of the Lorde, the golden aulter, and the golden table wheron the shew bread was: ⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the altar of gold; and the table of gold on which was the Bread of the Presence; ⁴⁸Solomon also commanded that all these things be made from gold for the Temple: the golden altar; the golden table that held the special bread offered to God; the lampstands of pure gold (five on the south side and five on the north side in front of the Most Holy Place); the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; the pure gold bowls, lamp snuffers, small bowls, pans, and dishes for carrying coals; the gold hinges for the doors to the inner room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors to the main room of the Temple. ⁴⁸ So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, ⁴⁸ Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Yahweh: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the show bread was, of gold; ⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained vnto the house of the Lord: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the Shewbread was:

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was ended: Exodus 40:33, Ezra 6:15, Zechariah 4:9

Solomon brought: It appears, therefore, that Solomon did not use any of the gold and silver in the structure of the temple which his father had provided.

things which David his father had dedicated: Heb. holy things of David, 2 Samuel 8:7-11, 1 Chronicles 18:7, 1 Chronicles 18:8, 1 Chronicles 18:10, 1 Chronicles 18:11, 1 Chronicles 26:26-28, 1 Chronicles 28:11-18, 1 Chronicles 29:2-8, 2 Chronicles 5:1

Reciprocal: Joshua 6:19 - the treasury 2 Samuel 8:11 - Which 1 Kings 9:1 - it came 1 Kings 10:4 - the house 1 Kings 14:26 - he took away 1 Kings 15:15 - he brought 2 Kings 14:14 - all the gold 1 Chronicles 6:10 - Solomon 1 Chronicles 26:20 - dedicated things 2 Chronicles 8:15 - the treasures 2 Chronicles 9:3 - the house 2 Chronicles 15:18 - brought Ezra 2:69 - the treasure Ezra 5:11 - which a great

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So was ended all the work that King Solomon made for the house of the Lord,.... Which he ordered to be made to be put into it, either for the ornament of it, or for the use and service of it; all was completely finished in the space of seven years:

and Solomon had brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; had laid up for, and devoted to the building of the temple, and for the service of it; not all, but what was left; what was over and above there was a need of; though the Jews commonly say, that he made use of none of his father's, but built it and furnished it at his own expense; for which reason he did not begin to build as soon as he came to the throne, they suppose, but waited four years, until he had laid up a sufficiency of his own to defray the expense of it; but it is certain he made use of the brass his father reserved for this work, see 1 Chronicles 18:8 and which, perhaps it may be said, is the reason it is not mentioned here as laid up: even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord; he did not convert them to his own use, but laid them up in the treasury of the sanctuary, for the purchase of sacrifices, the repair of the house in future times, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The things which David had dedicated - Not only the things described in 1 Chronicles 28:14-18, but also the spoil of the nations which he had subdued (margin reference), and also the vessels of gold, silver, and brass, sent him by Toi king of Hamath, on his victory over Hadadezer. Solomon now brought these into the temple treasury. A sacred treasury had been established at least as early as the time of Saul, to which Saul himself, Abner, Joab, and others, had contributed 1 Chronicles 26:28.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 7:51. Solomon brought in the things — It has been a question whether Solomon, in the structure of the temple, used any of the gold and silver which David had provided? And here it seems answered in the negative; for after the house was finished, with all its utensils and ornaments, with its immense profusion of gold, it is here said that Solomon brought in the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, which David his father had dedicated. It appears therefore that Solomon had employed four years to make preparation for the work before it was begun. During the whole time of the building, he was no doubt still appropriating a part of the public revenue for this purpose; and the provision made by his father he placed among the treasures of the house; but the temple was truly Solomon's, as he had provided all its materials, and borne every expense.

As the temple was built in some measure on the model of the tabernacle, and dedicated to the same use, I wish to refer the reader to the description of the former, in Exod. 25-27, and 35-39, and the notes there.