61 It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord . This was 480Â years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt. 2 The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90Â feet long, 30Â feet wide, and 45Â feet high. 3 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30Â feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15Â feet from the front of the Temple. 4 Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:1-4
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.