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5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
1 Kings 6:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-10)Here, I. The temple is called the house of the Lord (1 Kgs. 6:1), because it was, 1. Directed and modelled by him. Infinite Wisdom was the architect, and gave David the plan or pattern by the Spirit, not by word of mouth only, but, for the greater certainty and exactness, in writing ( 1 Chron. 28:11 , 12 ), as he had given to Moses in the mouth a draught of the tabernacle. 2. Dedicated and devoted...
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