Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He made narrow windows high up in the temple walls. New Living Translation Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple. English Standard Version And he made for the house windows with recessed frames. Berean Standard Bible He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. King James Bible And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. New King James Version And he made for the house windows with beveled frames. New American Standard Bible Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames. NASB 1995 Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames. NASB 1977 Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames. Legacy Standard Bible Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames. Amplified Bible He also made framed (artistic) window openings for the house. Christian Standard Bible He also made windows with beveled frames for the temple. Holman Christian Standard Bible He also made windows with beveled frames for the temple. American Standard Version And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work. Contemporary English Version The windows were narrow on the outside but wide on the inside. English Revised Version And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work. GOD'S WORD® Translation He also made latticed windows for the temple. Good News Translation The walls of the Temple had openings in them, narrower on the outside than on the inside. International Standard Version Solomon also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed frames. Majority Standard Bible He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. NET Bible He made framed windows for the temple. New Heart English Bible For the house he made windows of fixed lattice work. Webster's Bible Translation And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. World English Bible He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he makes frames of narrowing windows for the house. Young's Literal Translation and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights. Smith's Literal Translation And he will make for the house windows of closed bars. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he made in the temple oblique windows. Catholic Public Domain Version And he made oblique windows in the temple. New American Bible Windows with closed lattices were made for the house, New Revised Standard Version For the house he made windows with recessed frames. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd for the house he made windows of narrow lights. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he made narrow glass windows for the house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he made to the house secret windows inclining inward. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Temple Construction Begins…3The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. 4He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple. Cross References Ezekiel 40:16 The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees. Ezekiel 41:16 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. Ezekiel 41:26 There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies. 2 Chronicles 4:20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed; 2 Chronicles 3:5 He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. Exodus 25:37 Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it. Exodus 26:36 For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. Exodus 27:9 You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side, Exodus 38:8 Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Numbers 8:2 “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’” Zechariah 4:2 “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. John 8:12 Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 1:4-5 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Treasury of Scripture And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. windows of narrow lights. 1 Kings 6:4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. Song of Solomon 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. Ezekiel 40:16 And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees. Jump to Previous Artistic Broad Closed Fixed Frames House Lattice Lattices Maketh Narrow Network Recessed Temple Windows Within WorkJump to Next Artistic Broad Closed Fixed Frames House Lattice Lattices Maketh Narrow Network Recessed Temple Windows Within Work1 Kings 6 1. The building of Solomon's temple5. The chambers thereof 11. God's promise unto it 15. The ceiling and adorning of it 23. The cherubim 31. The doors 36. The court 37. The time of building it He also had narrow windows The design of narrow windows in the temple reflects ancient architectural practices, where windows were often small to provide security and control light. These windows allowed for ventilation and limited light, symbolizing the divine illumination that comes from God. In biblical symbolism, light often represents God's presence and truth (Psalm 119:105). The narrowness could also signify the exclusivity and holiness of God's presence, accessible only through specific means. framed high in the temple Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonThe king of Israel who was tasked with building the temple, a significant project that symbolized God's presence among His people. 2. The Temple The holy place in Jerusalem where God's presence dwelt, serving as a central place of worship for the Israelites. 3. Jerusalem The city where the temple was constructed, considered the spiritual and political center of Israel. 4. Narrow Windows Architectural features of the temple that allowed light to enter while maintaining a sense of sacredness and separation from the outside world. Teaching Points Attention to Detail in WorshipThe construction of the temple, including the narrow windows, reflects the importance of attention to detail in our worship and service to God. Just as Solomon followed God's specific instructions, we should seek to honor God with excellence in all we do. Light and Revelation The narrow windows allowed light to enter the temple, symbolizing the revelation and presence of God. In our lives, we should seek to let God's light shine through us, illuminating the world around us with His truth and love. Separation and Holiness The design of the temple, including its windows, maintained a separation from the outside world, symbolizing holiness. As believers, we are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining our distinctiveness as God's people. God's Presence The temple was a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that reflects His presence in us.(4) Windows of narrow lights.--The marginal reading, "windows broad within and narrow without"--splayed as in ordinary Gothic architecture--is supported by very good authorities; but the most probable meaning is "windows with fixed beams"--that is, with fixed lattices, like jalousies, useful for ventilation, but immovable, so that no one could look out or in.Verse 4. - And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. [There has been much disputation over these words. The older expositors generally follow (as does the marg.) the Chaldee and Rabbins: "windows broad within and narrow without;" windows, i.e. somewhat like the loopholes of ancient castles. The windows of the temple would then have resembled those of Egyptian sacred buildings. (It is not implied that there was any conscious imitation of Egypt, though Fergusson surely forgets the affinity with Pharaoh (1 Kings 3:1), the trade with Egypt (1 Kings 10:28), and the favour with which some Egyptian fashions were regarded (Song of Solomon 1:9), when he contends that the chosen people would never take the buildings of their ancestral enemy for a model.) But this meaning is not supported by the original (שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים), the literal interpretation of which is "closed beams" (cf. chap. 7:4, 5), and which the most competent scholars now understand to mean "closed or fixed lattices, i.e., the lattices or the temple windows were not movable, as in domestic architecture (2 Kings 1:2; 2 Kings 13, 17; Daniel 6:10). So Gesenius, De Wette, Keil, Bahr, al.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He also hadוַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make narrow אֲטֻמִֽים׃ (’ă·ṭu·mîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 331: To close, to contract windows חַלּוֹנֵ֖י (ḥal·lō·w·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 2474: A window framed high שְׁקֻפִ֥ים (šə·qu·p̄îm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8261: An embrasure, opening with bevelled jam in the temple. לַבָּ֔יִת (lab·bā·yiṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Kings 6:4 NIV1 Kings 6:4 NLT 1 Kings 6:4 ESV 1 Kings 6:4 NASB 1 Kings 6:4 KJV 1 Kings 6:4 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 6:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 6:4 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 6:4 French Bible 1 Kings 6:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 6:4 For the house he made windows (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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