13 and I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne. For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his dwelling:
And I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever. And my tabernacle shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And the nations shall know that I Jehovah do hallow Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.
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Commentary on 1 Kings 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
Great and long preparation had been making for the building of the temple, and here, at length, comes an account of the building of it; a noble piece of work it was, one of the wonders of the world, and taking in its spiritual significancy, one of the glories of the church. Here is,
Many learned men have well bestowed their pains in expounding the description here given of the temple according to the rules of architecture, and solving the difficulties which, upon search, they find in it; but in that matter, having nothing new to offer, we will not be particular or curious; it was then well understood, and every man's eyes that saw this glorious structure furnished him with the best critical exposition of this chapter.
1Ki 6:1-10
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1Ki 6:11-14
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1Ki 6:15-38
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