And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.
- BSB He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
- NKJV And he made for the house windows with beveled frames.
- NASB Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames.
- NLT Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple.
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Quick answer
Solomon made windows with fixed lattice work for the temple. These provided light and ventilation for the structure.
Overview
The recessed or framed lattice windows admitted light while maintaining the building's solidity and dignity. Such architectural details show the care taken in constructing God's house. Even practical features were crafted with skill befitting the dwelling of the Lord's name.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ezek 40:16And 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.
- Ezek 41:26And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
- Ezek 41:16The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;
- Song 2:9My 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.
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Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.
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