7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
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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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