1 Kings 6:7
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.”1 Kings 6:7
What Does 1 Kings 6:7 Mean?
1 Kings 6:7 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 6, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 6:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 27:5“And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.”1 Peter 2:5“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.”Proverbs 24:27“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”1 Kings 5:17“And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.”Exodus 20:25“And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.”Ephesians 2:21“In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:”Isaiah 42:2“He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.”Acts 9:31“Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.”Romans 9:23“And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,”2 Corinthians 5:5“Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.”Colossians 1:12“Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:”1 Chronicles 22:2“And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.”2 Chronicles 8:16“Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.”James 3:17“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”James 1:20“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”
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