1 Kings 6:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. with...: or, the vaultbeam..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:9 — KJV
“So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. with...: or, the vaultbeams and the panellings with cedar”
— 1 Kings 6:9 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:9 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 6:9
“And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. both...: or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:9: built, house, covered
“And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:9: built, house, boards
“He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:9: built, house, beams
“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:9: built, house, cedar
“Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:9: built, house, cedar
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