5 And all the doors
5 All the doorways and windows
5 All the doors were rectangular and arranged symmetrically.
5 And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.
5 All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:5
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12
(Read 1 Kings 7:1-12)
All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.