And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
The verse describes windows set in three rows or ranks, placed opposite one another so that light was against light across the rows. It falls within the history of Solomon's reign when the kingdom was still undivided. That history is also covered in 2 Chronicles 1-9.
It stands in the first part of the chapter concerning Solomon's own house. That house was built after he had finished the house of Jehovah, putting God's house first where many put self first. While the latter part of the chapter gives details of the furnishings and vessels of the temple, the verse is also counted as part of the account of the building and furnishings of Solomon's temple.
That temple was a larger, permanent building made according to the same plan as the tabernacle, with two holy places and the same kinds of sacred vessels and ministry. By its two holy places it was a pattern of the heavenly temple, which also has two holy places. The costly scale of the building work described in this passage, including the house, is evidence of Solomon's great wealth.
The verse describes windows set in three rows or ranks, placed opposite one another so that light was against light across the rows. It falls within the history of Solomon's reign when the kingdom was still undivided. That history is also covered in 2 Chronicles 1-9.
It stands in the first part of the chapter concerning Solomon's own house. That house was built after he had finished the house of Jehovah, putting God's house first where many put self first. While the latter part of the chapter gives details of the furnishings and vessels of the temple, the verse is also counted as part of the account of the building and furnishings of Solomon's temple.
That temple was a larger, permanent building made according to the same plan as the tabernacle, with two holy places and the same kinds of sacred vessels and ministry. By its two holy places it was a pattern of the heavenly temple, which also has two holy places. The costly scale of the building work described in this passage, including the house, is evidence of Solomon's great wealth.