Bible Strands
1 Kings 6:9
So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Solomon's completion of the temple's main structure immediately after describing the southern entrance and stairway leading to the lower, middle, and upper levels.
The words — וַיְכַלֵּהוּ (va/y.kha.Le./hu) translates literally to "and he finished it," marking the termination of the primary construction phase. וַיִּסְפֹּן (va/i.yis.Pon) means "and he covered," specifying the placement of cedar beams and planks over the sanctuary's interior.
The thread — The declaration that Solomon "built the temple and finished it" recurs in 1 Kings 6:14 and 1 Kings 6:38, the latter fixing the completion date to the eleventh year in the eighth month.
Why it lands — The text documents the sequential architectural actions of framing, finishing, and roofing the house with cedar. It requires the reader to note the physical progression of the project without projecting later theological meanings onto the construction details.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 6:14 So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
- 1 Kings 6:38 In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.