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A Temple of Reverence
Scholars explain that the temple was built in silence out of deep reverence for God. The stones were meticulously prepared at the quarry, a process requiring great skill, so that no sound of hammer or axe would be heard on the holy site. This act honored the temple as the house of the 'God of peace.'
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 6:7
18th Century
Theologian
The spirit of the command was followed. Thus the fabric rose without noise.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 6:7
19th Century
Bishop
Neither hammer nor ax ... heard. — This striking provision, involving much labour, and requiring no little skill, was one…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 6:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the house, when it was in building
And all the while it was building:
was built of stone made…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 6:1–10
17th Century
Minister
The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the be…