61 And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year—in the month of Zif, it 'is' the second month—of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah. 2 As to the house that king Solomon hath built for Jehovah, sixty cubits 'is' its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height. 3 As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits 'is' its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit 'is' its breadth on the front of the house; 4 and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.
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.