1 Kings 6:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the ora..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:22 — KJV
“And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.”
— 1 Kings 6:22 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:22 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 6:22
“He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:22: house, overlaid, gold
“And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:22: house, gold, also
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:22: until, finished, also
“And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. pure: Heb. shut up”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:22: overlaid, gold, altar
“And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:22: overlaid, gold, also
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