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Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the cedar of the house within <i>was</i> carved with knops and open flowers: all <i>was</i> cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All <i>was</i> cedar; there was no stone <i>to be</i> seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There was cedar inside the house, carved <i>in the shape</i> of gourds and open flowers; everything was cedar, there was no stone visible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There was cedar on the house within, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And there was cedar on the house within, carved <i>in the shape</i> of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And there was cedar on the house within, carved <i>in the shape</i> of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The cedar on the house within had wood carvings <i>in the shape</i> of gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was visible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with ornamental gourds and flower blossoms. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with ornamental gourds and flower blossoms. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The inside walls were lined with cedar to hide the stones, and the cedar was decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Gourds and flowers were carved into the cedar paneling inside the temple. Everything was [covered with] cedar. No stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The cedar panels were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers; the whole interior was covered with cedar, so that the stones of the walls could not be seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Cedar carvings in the form of gourds and blooming flowers covered the entire interior of the Temple so that no stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the inside of the house was cedar, carved with buds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the cedar of the house within was carved with knobs and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the cedar for the house within [is] carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole [is] cedar, there is not a stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And cedar to the house within carved work with ornaments and opening flower-buds; all cedar: no stone was seen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the entire house was clothed with cedar on the interior, having its turnings and junctures artfully wrought, with carvings projecting outward. Everything was clothed with panels of cedar. And no stone at all was able to be seen in the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The cedar in the interior of the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers; all was of cedar, and no stone was to be seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The cedar within the house had carvings of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, no stone was seen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the house was covered within with cedar, which was carved with buds and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And cedar was covering the house from within, and it was lattice work and carved ornaments, and lilies and all was of cedar, and a stone was not seen in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the cedar on the house within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2105" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">The Temple's Interior</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: wə·’e·rez (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">The cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6441.htm" title="6441: pə·nî·māh (Adv) -- Toward the side or inside, within. From paniym with directive enclitic; faceward, i.e. Indoors.">paneling inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/4734.htm" title="4734: miq·la·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- Carving. From qala'; a sculpture.">was carved</a> <a href="/hebrew/6497.htm" title="6497: pə·qā·‘îm (N-mp) -- From an unused root meaning to burst; only used as an architectural term of an ornament similar to paqqu'ah, a semi-globe.">with gourds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6362.htm" title="6362: ū·p̄ə·ṭū·rê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To separate, remove, set free. A primitive root; to cleave or burst through, i.e. to emit, whether literal or figurative.">and open</a> <a href="/hebrew/6731.htm" title="6731: ṣiṣ·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Or tsits; from tsuwts; properly, glistening, i.e. A burnished plate; also a flower; a wing.">flowers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: hak·kōl (Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’e·rez (N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">was cedar;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: ’e·ḇen (N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">a stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’āh (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">could be seen.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-35</a></span><br />And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. / Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place. / And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/36-35.htm">Exodus 36:35-38</a></span><br />Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. / He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts. / For the entrance to the tent, he made a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-7</a></span><br />He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. / He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2-5</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place. / Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-31.htm">Exodus 25:31-40</a></span><br />Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-19.htm">2 Chronicles 4:19-22</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of God: the golden altar; the tables on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; / the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold—of purest gold; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-17.htm">Exodus 37:17-24</a></span><br />Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-8</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a></span><br />Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-9</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. / The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a></span><br />And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a></span><br />Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-10</a></span><br />“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.</p><p class="hdg">knops.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-39.htm">2 Kings 4:39</a></b></br> And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred <i>them</i> into the pot of pottage: for they knew <i>them</i> not.</p><p class="hdg">open flowers.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/judges/18-20.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Colocynths</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-5.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/numbers/8-4.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Form</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-3.htm">Gourds</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Half-Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/exodus/37-22.htm">Knobs</a> <a href="/exodus/37-22.htm">Knops</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/39-30.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-16.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Buds</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Carvings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Colocynths</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-32.htm">Designs</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Flowers</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-25.htm">Form</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Gourds</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Half-Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Knobs</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm">Knops</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-29.htm">Ornamented</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-25.htm">Shape</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">The building of Solomon's temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">The chambers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">God's promise unto it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">The ceiling and adorning of it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">The doors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">The court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">The time of building it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Cedar was highly valued in the ancient Near East for its durability, resistance to decay, and pleasant aroma. It was imported from Lebanon, indicating the wealth and resources available to Solomon. The use of cedar also reflects the grandeur and majesty of the temple, as it was a material often used in royal and sacred buildings. This choice of material underscores the temple's purpose as a dwelling place for God, emphasizing its sanctity and the reverence due to it.<p><b>was carved with gourds and open flowers.</b><br>The carvings of gourds and open flowers are rich in symbolism. Gourds, often associated with sustenance and provision, may symbolize God's provision for His people. Open flowers can represent beauty, life, and the flourishing of creation under God's care. These carvings reflect the artistry and craftsmanship involved in the temple's construction, highlighting the importance of beauty and detail in worship spaces. The imagery also connects to the Garden of Eden, suggesting a return to paradise and communion with God.<p><b>Everything was cedar;</b><br>The complete use of cedar for the interior signifies purity and uniformity. It creates a seamless and harmonious environment, free from the distractions of varied materials. This uniformity can symbolize the unity and consistency of God's presence and His unchanging nature. The exclusivity of cedar in the temple's interior also points to the idea of holiness, setting the temple apart from ordinary structures.<p><b>not a stone could be seen.</b><br>The covering of stone with cedar paneling indicates a transformation from the ordinary to the extraordinary. While stone represents strength and permanence, the cedar overlay adds an element of beauty and refinement. This transformation can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual transformation that occurs in the presence of God. The hidden stones also suggest the idea of inner beauty and the importance of what is unseen, aligning with biblical themes of inner purity and the heart's condition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who was responsible for building the temple. His reign was marked by wisdom and prosperity, and he was tasked with constructing the temple as a permanent dwelling place for God among His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, symbolizing God's presence with His people. The temple was a fulfillment of God's promise to David that his son would build a house for God's name.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedar_wood.htm">Cedar Wood</a></b><br>A valuable and durable wood used extensively in the construction of the temple. It was imported from Lebanon and was known for its quality and fragrance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gourds_and_open_flowers.htm">Gourds and Open Flowers</a></b><br>Decorative carvings that adorned the interior of the temple, symbolizing beauty and the abundance of creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God to be His people, for whom the temple was built as a place of worship and sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_holiness.htm">The Beauty of Holiness</a></b><br>The intricate carvings of gourds and flowers in the temple remind us that God values beauty and creativity. Our worship spaces and lives should reflect the beauty of holiness, pointing others to the Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_quality_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Quality in Worship</a></b><br>The use of cedar, a high-quality material, signifies the importance of offering our best to God. In our worship and service, we should strive for excellence, giving God our first and finest.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_creation.htm">Symbolism of Creation</a></b><br>The carvings of gourds and flowers symbolize the abundance and diversity of God's creation. This reminds us to appreciate and steward the natural world as a reflection of God's glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The temple was a physical representation of God's presence with Israel. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live in a way that reflects God's presence in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon's temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_kings_6_with_archaeology.htm">Given the temple's grandeur in 1 Kings 6:2-10, how do we reconcile this with the relatively modest archaeological evidence of Solomon's era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_kings_6_14-18's_decor_plausible.htm">In 1 Kings 6:14-18, how plausible is it to have such elaborate cedar and gold paneling without any significant historical or external documentation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_david_amass_so_much_gold_silver.htm">How is it historically or scientifically plausible for David to accumulate 'one hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver' (1 Chronicles 22:14)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the cedar of the house within</span> [lit<span class="accented">. cedar</span> (wood) <span class="accented">was placed against the house inside</span>] <span class="cmt_word">was carved with knops</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">sculpture of gourds.</span> The sculpture is in apposition to cedar. The authorities are divided as to the kind of sculpture intended. Keil thinks they were <span class="accented">bassi relievi</span>; Bahr contends that, like those of the Egyptian monuments, they were sunken, <span class="hebrew">פְּקָעִים</span> is generally assumed to be synonymous with <span class="hebrew">פְּקֻעֹת</span> "squirting cucumbers" (<a href="/2_kings/4-39.htm">2 Kings 4:39</a>, note). Bahr, however, justly observes that a deadly fruit, such as this is described to have been, was hardly likely to be employed in the decoration of the sanctuary, and he would render the word "buds." Keil thinks the gourds were oval ornaments, something <span class="accented">like</span> the wild gourd, which ran in rows along the walls. See the illustration, "Slab from Kouyunjik," Dict. Bib. 2 p. 49] <span class="cmt_word">and open flowers</span> [lit. <span class="accented">burstings of flowers.</span> These words again are very variously interpreted. Thenius: <span class="accented">festoons of flowers</span>; Keil: <span class="accented">open flower buds</span>; Gesen.: <span class="accented">expanded flowers</span>]<span class="accented">: <span class="cmt_word"></span>all was cedar; there was no stone seen</span>. [Really, the cedar was no more seen than the stone, for this in turn was overlaid with gold (ver. 22.)] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The cedar</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶ֤רֶז</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·rez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">paneling inside</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנִ֔ימָה</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nî·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6441.htm">Strong's 6441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Toward the side or inside, within</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֙יִת֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was carved</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְלַ֣עַת</span> <span class="translit">(miq·la·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4734.htm">Strong's 4734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sculpture</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with gourds</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקָעִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6497.htm">Strong's 6497: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gourd (shaped) ornaments</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and open</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְטוּרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·ṭū·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6358.htm">Strong's 6358: </a> </span><span class="str2">Opened, a bud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowers.</span><br /><span class="heb">צִצִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiṣ·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6731.htm">Strong's 6731: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glistening, a burnished plate, a flower, a wing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Everything</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was cedar;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֔רֶז</span> <span class="translit">(’e·rez)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stone</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could be seen.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְאָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nir·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-18.htm">1 Kings 6:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:18 There was cedar on the house within (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>