1 Kings 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 7:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. doors...: or, spa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 7:5 — KJV
“And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. doors...: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect”
— 1 Kings 7:5 (KJV)
1 Kings 7:5 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 7:5
“The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; cieled...: Heb. cieling of wood and from...: or, and the ground unto the windows”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:5: posts, windows, against
“And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. a fifth...: or, fivesquare”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:5: doors, posts, square
“They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:5: light, three
“And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. shall light: or, shall cause to ascend it: Heb. the face of it”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:5: light, against
“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 7:5: square, three
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