The Meaning of 1 Kings 6:15 Explained

1 Kings 6:15

KJV: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

YLT: and he buildeth the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling; he hath overlaid with wood the inside, and covereth the floor of the house with ribs of fir.

Darby: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the walls of the roof; he overlaid them on the inside with wood, and overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

ASV: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he built  the walls  of the house  within  with boards  of cedar,  both the floor  of the house,  and the walls  of the cieling:  [and] he covered  [them] on the inside  with wood,  and covered  the floor  of the house  with planks  of fir. 

What does 1 Kings 6:15 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 6:14-28 - The Oracle In The Midst
In the Temple the general design of the Tabernacle was perpetuated by the division between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place, but there were several additions. For instance, there was a lofty porch in front of the Temple, beneath which the priests passed to the entrance. Also, on the other three sides were rooms, built one above the other in three stories. They were needed for storage purposes.
Inside no stones were visible-all was of gilded cedar, olive, and cypress wood, variously carved and tapestried by embroidered hangings. It was "exceeding magnificent." The Holy of Holies was plunged in darkness, save as the Shekinah shone from the mercy-seat over the Ark and between the cherubim. Over this venerable relic of the Wilderness pilgrimage, Solomon set up two cherubim. Each was ten cubits high, and their outstretched wings, which touched each other above the Ark, also touched the walls on either side. These symbolized the highest forms of creature-life, reverently attendant upon their Creator.
1 Kings 6:1-38 - Breaking Three Commandments
From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.
Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 6

1  The building of Solomon's temple
5  The chambers thereof
11  God's promise unto it
15  The ceiling and adorning of it
23  The cherubim
31  The doors
36  The court
37  The time of building it

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 6:15 mean?

And he built - the walls of the temple inside with boards cedar from the floor of the temple even to the ceiling he paneled with wood the inside and he covered the floor with planks of cypress
וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־ קִיר֨וֹת הַבַּ֤יִת מִבַּ֙יְתָה֙ בְּצַלְע֣וֹת אֲרָזִ֔ים מִקַּרְקַ֤ע הַבַּ֙יִת֙ עַד־ קִיר֣וֹת הַסִּפֻּ֔ן צִפָּ֥ה עֵ֖ץ מִבָּ֑יִת וַיְצַ֛ף קַרְקַ֥ע בְּצַלְע֥וֹת בְּרוֹשִֽׁים

וַיִּבֶן֩  And  he  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
קִיר֨וֹת  the  walls 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: קִיר  
Sense: wall, side.
הַבַּ֤יִת  of  the  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִבַּ֙יְתָה֙  inside 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
בְּצַלְע֣וֹת  with  boards 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
אֲרָזִ֔ים  cedar 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
מִקַּרְקַ֤ע  from  the  floor 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קַרְקַע  
Sense: floor, bottom.
הַבַּ֙יִת֙  of  the  temple 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
עַד־  even 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הַסִּפֻּ֔ן  the  ceiling 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סִפֻּן  
Sense: cover, cover in, panel, wainscotting.
צִפָּ֥ה  he  paneled 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
עֵ֖ץ  with  wood 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
מִבָּ֑יִת  the  inside 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וַיְצַ֛ף  and  he  covered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: צָפָה  
Sense: to lay out, lay over, overlay, cover.
קַרְקַ֥ע  the  floor 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קַרְקַע  
Sense: floor, bottom.
בְּצַלְע֥וֹת  with  planks 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: צֵלָע  
Sense: side, rib, beam.
בְּרוֹשִֽׁים  of  cypress 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בְּרֹושׁ  
Sense: cypress, fir, juniper, pine.

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