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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 ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

6:7 heard in the house. Here is a remarkable testimony to the engineering, architectural and construction skills of these ancient professionals. In order to erect the magnificent temple of Solomon, every portion was so carefully designed and fabricated away from the construction site itself, so the building could be completely and perfectly erected in reverent silence.


6:7 in building. In both its unique beauty and its silent assemblage, the temple is a type of the spiritual temple now being erected by the Holy Spirit. “Now therefore, ye are...built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone: In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:19-21).


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