1 Kings 6:7 meaning and explanation
The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
1 Kings 6:7, Berean Standard Bible
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First Kings 6 describes Solomon building the temple in Jerusalem, and verse 7 notes that the stones were finished at the quarry so that no hammer, chisel or iron tool was heard at the site. The Hebrew word for temple here is bayith, simply "house," the dwelling built for the LORD's name.
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