1 Kings 6:4
1 Kings 6:4 Meaning and Explanation
“And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Solomon sets narrow windows into the house, likely wider within than without.
What Does 1 Kings 6:4 Mean?
A brief note records the windows: narrow openings, probably framed to spread light inward. They let the day filter into a house otherwise enclosed in stone and cedar.
Light enters the dwelling of God, but in measure, fitting for a place of mystery and reverence. The smallest architectural detail is not beneath Scripture's notice. God's house is made to receive light, a gentle picture of the One in whom there is no darkness at all, whose presence brightens every room set apart for Him.
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What does 1 Kings 6:4 mean?
Solomon sets narrow windows into the house, likely wider within than without.