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He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to 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.

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A Completely Wooden Interior

Commentators explain that the stone structure of the temple's main chamber was completely covered on the inside. From floor to ceiling, the walls were paneled with expensive cedar wood, and the floor was laid with planks of cypress or fir. This created an interior of immense beauty, where the raw structural stone was not visible, signifying the special and sacred nature of the space dedicated to God.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 1 Kings 6:15

18th Century

Theologian

The description of this verse applies only to the main chamber of the temple, the holy place. The writer in 1 Kings 6:16 describes the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Kings 6:15

19th Century

Bishop

Both the floor. —The true reading is that of the margin, agreeing generally with the Septuagint and the Vulgate: that from the…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Kings 6:15

17th Century

Pastor

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of
cedar
For as yet he had onl…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Kings 6:15–38

17th Century

Minister

See what was typified by this temple.

  1. Christ is the true Temple. In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead; in Him meet all God's …