1 Rois 6:18

18 Et le cèdre, au-dedans de la maison, était sculpté en coloquintes et en fleurs épanouies; tout était de cèdre; la pierre ne se voyait pas.

1 Rois 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:18

And the cedar of the house within
With which the inside of the place was lined:

[was] carved with knops;
of an oval form; so the Targum says, they had the appearance of eggs; and Ben Gersom likewise, that they were in the form of eggs:

and open flowers;
not in the figure of buds, but flowers blown, and open, as lilies and others; so the Targum:

all [was] cedar;
the wainscotting of the house, the sides of it at least, if not the floor, and the carved work of it; and this was done, that the gold might be laid upon it, which could not be done on stone as on wood: and all was so covered, that

there was no stone seen;
of which the outward walls were built: all this denotes the inward beauty of the church, and the curious workmanship of the Spirit of God in the hearts of his people, whereby they become all glorious within, adorned with the graces of the blessed Spirit, their stony hearts being kept out of sight, yea, taken away.

1 Rois 6:18 In-Context

16 Il lambrissa aussi de planches de cèdre vingt coudées à partir du fond de la maison, tant le sol que les murailles; il lambrissa ainsi intérieurement cet espace pour le sanctuaire, le lieu très-saint.

17 Mais les quarante coudées sur le devant formaient la maison, savoir le temple.

18 Et le cèdre, au-dedans de la maison, était sculpté en coloquintes et en fleurs épanouies; tout était de cèdre; la pierre ne se voyait pas.

19 Quant au sanctuaire, il l'établit à l'intérieur de la maison vers le fond, pour y mettre l'arche de l'alliance de l'Éternel.

20 Et le sanctuaire avait par-devant vingt coudées de long, vingt coudées de large et vingt coudées de haut; il le couvrit d'or fin; il en couvrit aussi l'autel, qui était en cèdre.