1 Kings 6

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AFter the] for among the children of Israel they numbred the yeeres since the said comming out, Exodus 40:17. Numb. 1. 1. [Zif] which was the April moone: being the second moon of the holy year, Exodus 12:2.

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The house] namely the body: or as it is called the Basilisk of the Temple, about which were the porticoes, see Ezech. 41. 1. &c.

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The Temple] so was peculiarly called the fore-part of this building, at the comming in of it, which was likewise called the holy place, severed by the curtain, and by awall, from the inward part called the most holy place or the Oracle: So called because that out of that place God did give answers to the people.

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Windowes] see upon Ezech. 40. 6. and 41. 16.

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Chambers] see concerning the structure, and use of these chambers upon Ezech. 41. 6.

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The doore] by Ezeck. 41. 7. 11, it appeares, that there was another such doore on the right side: as reason also requireth: [the middle] serving for wall between chamber and chamber Ezekiel 41:9. [right side] that is the south side, the Scripture setting the fore part towards the East.

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In the fore part] the most holy place was twenty cubites every way: [covered] he made the Altar of incenses with cedar boords, and covered it with plates of gold.

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Pure gold] namely plates of gold, fastened to the boords with nailes that had great heads of gold, see 2 Chronicles 3:9 [chaines] the Italian hath it, Locks, by which are meant, all things which belong to the shutting of a door, which were ordinarily made of iron.

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By the oracle] namely in the holy place, right over against the door of the most holy place: And this was the Altar of incenses. v. 20.

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Cherubins] they were two great humane winged statues carved the to whole proportion, under whose wings the Arke was to stand: and they differed from those two which were upon the cover of the Arke Exodus 25:18. and also from them which were carved upon the walls in halfe proportion. v. 29.

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The inner] namely the Sanctuarie, which was at the further end of the Temple, which was towards the west.

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within] that is to say, as well in the inward part called the Oracle, as in the outward called the Temple.

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The lintell] that is to say, the breadth of the front of the lintell and side posts were the fifth part of the breadth of the said door; Which being of six cubits, Ezech. 41. 8. the two side posts put together, were one cubit, and the fifth part of one, in breadth, and the lintell with its parts, namely the architrave, freeze, and cornice, so much more. Others will have the sence to be, that this door had five angles, four in the square, and the fifth in the middle of the front above.

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A fourth part] of the breadth of the door, or square, without any front Ezekiel 41:21.

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Inner court] namely the Priests court, where the Altar stood; which court did encompasse the body of the Temple; and under the name of it ought also to be understood the other courts belonging to the people described Ezekiel 41:14. and the rest, which were all of like building and measure as the priests court was; [three rowes] whereof the lowermost, was of porticoes made with pilasters, and arches: and the other two of a wall garnished on the out side with rowes of pilastres, see upon Ezek. 40. 14. and 42. 6 [hewed] namely polished marble:[a row] the sense seemeth to be that, whereas the first forementioned row was seiled with arched stone, which served for a pavement or floore to the second row; the second was seiled with Cedar beames, which was the floore of the third row.

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The fourth] of King Solomons reigne, v. 1.

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Bul] which is the October moone.