9 So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:9

King James Version

9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

English Standard Version

9 So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.

The Message

9 Solomon built and completed The Temple, finishing it off with roof beams and planks of cedar.

New King James Version

9 So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

New Living Translation

9 After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:9

Commentary on 1 Kings 6:1-10

(Read 1 Kings 6:1-10)

The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mark 5:27.