Text -- 1 Kings 7:9 (NET)

7:9 All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ki 7:9

¹ tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

² tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

³ tn Heb “inside and out.”

⁴ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.