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In chapter six, the text states that the building of the Temple took seven years. According to chapter 7, Solomon took 13 years to build his palace. The commentators are almost unanimous in explaining that this discrepancy is meant to praise Solomon. While he took 13 years to build his palace, which is extensively detailed in this chapter, he rushed the building of the Temple to make sure it was completed in a much shorter seven years. Abarbanel is the lone dissenter, but not on the praise part, just that the 13 years encompassed the building of all of Solomon\u2019s palaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But why would the text go into such detail about Solomon\u2019s house? On its face it may be to show his wealth. Like an HGTV design show, the text goes into meticulous detail about all the extravagant design elements in Solomon\u2019s palace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

However, it is also possible that the text describes this to Solomon\u2019s detriment. That is, Solomon only took seven years to build a Temple, but when it came to his own house, he was very meticulous, taking 13 years to build it. In the description of his wealth in chapter 5, the text brings up his many stables, and in chapter 7 that he built a whole separate palace for the daughter of Pharaoh. Both hint at the violation of the Torah prohibition for kings not to have too many wives and too many horses. 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Our chapter narrates the thirteen years that Solomon took to build his own palace in Jerusalem. This is referred to as the \u201cLebanon Forest House\u201d because it was built of \u201ccedars of Lebanon\u201d --\u00a0 \u201cwith four rows of cedar columns, and with hewn cedar beams above the columns\u201d (I Kings 7:1-2). To undertake the massive metalwork in his palace, Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre (verse 13-14). With the help of this renowned artisan, Solomon set up two bronze columns \u201cat the portico of the Great Hall. He set up one column on the right and named it Yakhin, and he set up the other column on the left and named it Boaz\u201d (verse 21, compare II Chronicles 3:17, Jeremiah 52:20-22).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

It is curious that columns, no matter how impressive, should be given human names. According to a late Midrashic text (Midrash Tadshe, Chapter 2, as reworked by Radak to I Kings 7:21) \u2018Yakhin\u2019, was so named to express the hope that the Temple complex should be established forever, as it says: \u201cas the moon, it shall be established (yikon) forever\u201d (Psalms 89:38). \u201cBoaz\u201d was so named as an expression of strength, since this name can be read as a contraction of two Hebrew words \u201cBo \u2018Az\u201d (\u201cin it is strength\u201d), as it says: \u201cThe Lord will give strength [\u2018oz] to His people\u201d (Psalms 29:11). The Hida (Haim Yosef David Azulai, died 1805) interpreted these two names to teach the moral lesson that one who prepares himself (Yakhin) spiritually can override the strong (Bo \u2018Az) temptation to sin. Malbim interprets these two names to indicate that God establishes the Laws of Nature by means of His strength (Bo \u2018Az), but also will be prepared (Yakhin) to employ miracles that override the Laws of Nature.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Unfortunately, these two impressive bronze columns were destroyed, according to Scripture, when Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the First Temple: \u201cThe Chaldeans broke up the bronze columns of the House of the Lord, the stands, and the bronze tank that was in the House of the Lord; and they carried the bronze away to Babylon\u201d (2 Kings 25:13).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But Yakhin and Boaz live on in what are known in archeological terminology as \u201cSolomonic Columns\u201d, i.e. helical columns, characterized by spiraling twisting shafts, like corkscrews. This depiction of Solomon\u2019s two columns goes back to at least to the 4<\/span>th<\/span> century Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great, who brought a set of columns, thought to have come originally from Solomon\u2019s Temple in Jerusalem, to Rome for reuse in the original St. Peter's Basilica. Four such twisted columns support Bernini\u2019s 17<\/span>th<\/span> century Baldacchino, the centerpiece of the present-day St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in the Vatican. Such \u201cSolomonic Columns\u201d are also found in other churches and in synagogues, particularly flanking the Ark, and on the title pages of many traditional Hebrew books.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Image: At right, two of the Solomonic columns brought to Rome by Constantine in their present day location on a pier in St. Peter's Basilica. 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\u201cThere the thrones for judgment stood; thrones of the house of David\u201d (Psalms 122:5).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n

By combining the first verse in this chapter with the final verse of the preceding chapter, we can arrive at two different conclusions:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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  1. Solomon completed the Temple in seven years, while the work on his palace took thirteen years.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. While Solomon spent only seven years building the Temple, he spent thirteen years on his palace.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    The first is complimentary (he completed the Temple in a more efficient fashion) while the second is derogatory (he spent more time and, implicitly, more effort, on his palace). For which option do you vote? Would it influence your vote if I told you that Rashi\u2019s commentary supports the former? He wrote: \u201dIn work of the Most High he hurried, but in his own [work] he was slow; Scripture tells this to praise him.\u201d Implicit in Rashi\u2019s commentary is the assumption that Solomon commenced both construction projects at the same time. Radak, however, argued that they were consecutive. Does that change your opinion? (See our follow-up note in chapter 9<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    On account of\u2014or, in deference to\u2014his wisdom, Solomon made the administration of justice a hallmark of his reign, so much so, that he set aside a room in his palace for that exclusive purpose. \u201cHe made the throne portico, where he was to pronounce judgment\u2014the Hall of Judgment. It was paneled with cedar from floor to floor\u201d (7). Whereas we would have expected the prepositional phrase \u201cfrom wall to wall,\u201d Scripture uses the somewhat clumsier \u201cfloor to floor,\u201d which Rashi\u2014relying on the Aramaic Targum\u2014interpreted as \u201cfrom foundation to foundation [i.e.] from the base of this wall to the base of the other wall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    In a sense, the throne of justice room paid for itself, since, as we have already noted (in chapter 3), Solomon\u2019s reputation for wise judgment earned him both glory and wealth; to wit: \u201cThroughout the land, they sought to see Solomon and to hear the wisdom God had implanted in his heart. 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    An old joke explains the difference between completed and finished. When you marry the right person, you are <\/span>completed.<\/b> When you marry the wrong person, you are <\/span>finished.<\/b> When the right person catches you with the wrong person, you are <\/span>completely finished<\/b>!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Chapter Seven also provides an insight into the difference between completed and finished.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    After the text details the building of the Temple, it states at the end of chapter six that the house was <\/span>finished <\/b>on the 8th month of the 11th year of Solomon\u2019s reign.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The next verse, the beginning of chapter seven, restates that \u201cthe house was <\/span>finished<\/b>\u201d and re-restates in 7:40, \u201cHiram <\/span>finished <\/b>all the work\u201d. However, in 7:50 the verse says that \u201cthe work was <\/span>completed<\/b>\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The Midrash notices that the end of the creation narrative (Gen 2:2) and the end of the Temple\u2019s construction both use the phrase \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d0\u05db\u05b8\u0594\u05d4, <\/span>kol hamelachah<\/span><\/em> = \u201call the work\u201d but in the creation story, it uses the adjective \u201cfinished\u201d or \u201c\u05db-\u05dc-\u05d4\u201d whereas here, the text uses the adjective \u201ccompleted\u201d or \u201c\u05e9-\u05dc-\u05de\u201d. The Midrash claims that the creation was not completed in six days. For the creation to be complete or \u05e9\u05dc\u05dd, heaven and earth must be connected to have the divine presence embodied in our world. That was the essence of the Temple in Jerusalem whose name includes completeness (<\/span>Yerushalayim<\/span><\/em>, \u05d9\u05e8<\/span>\u05d5<\/span>\u05e9\u05dc<\/b>\u05d9<\/span>\u05dd<\/b>), built by King Solomon whose name means completeness (<\/span>Shelomo<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>\u05e9\u05dc\u05de<\/b>\u05d4).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    However, Solomon\u2019s Temple was destroyed. This means that creation is still incomplete and I think that we all sense that the world feels incomplete. The sages taught that it was due to our actions that the first and second Temples were destroyed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Perhaps for creation to be completed, an additional structure needs to be built, a social structure comprised of individuals and groups that both fit in and stand out, embrace the universal and the particular and find ways to embrace contradictions instead of rejecting them. I believe that Jerusalem, whose name can literally mean \u201cto teach completeness\u201d, where different religions, faiths, and denominations breathe the same air, drink the same water, and are all historically connected, is the place where this social structure can be seeded, germinate and sprout into existence. If properly planted and nurtured, this seedling can then flower and pollinate the rest of the world. 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    \u201cThen he made the tank (yam) of cast metal, 10 cubits across from brim to brim, completely round; it was 5 cubits high, and it measured 30 cubits in circumference\u201d (verse 23).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The above verse describes the dimensions of the Temple\u2019s giant water basin - about 20 feet across in contemporary terms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Notice anything wrong? We have a circle whose diameter is given as 10 cubits, and whose circumference is measured at 30. By modern (and even ancient Greek) standards, this is glaringly inaccurate.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    What, didn\u2019t the Biblical authors, sages - God Him\/Her\/Their self - know about pi - <\/span>\u03c0<\/b>?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Reminder: the formula for figuring out circumference from diameter is c=\u03c0d : the circumference (the way around) is equal to the diameter (the way across) times the number \u03c0, which is equal to 3.14159\u2026 (etc - goes on forever\u2026).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    There are several ways to \u201cresolve\u201d this crisis. First, many claim that the text is simply using round numbers. They wouldn\u2019t have said the tank was 10 cubits from brim to brim, and the circumference was 31.4159\u2026 cubits. Though, they easily could have said 31 and a half cubits, and we would have known they were close.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Another interpretation was that they were measuring the inside, and the rim of the brim had some thickness. The text indeed later (verse 26) says that it's width was a handbreadth (1\/6 of a cubit). But then then the diameter was measured from the inside, and the circumference from the outside - why? It's possible, but a stretch.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    My favorite resolution of this conundrum is to look at the text itself. The Hebrew describing that 30 cubit circumference says: .\u05d5\u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 [\u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05d5] \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05bd\u05d0\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e1\u05b9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05b9\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e1\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1 You\u2019ll notice there is a word there in square brackets. This indicates there is a discrepancy between the word as read (\u201ckeri\u201d) and the word as written (\u201cketiv\u201d). The word is <\/span>kav<\/span><\/i>, which means \u201cline\u201d (or as the translation has it: \u201cit measured\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The word as it is written is \u05e7\u05d5\u05d4 (no vowels - since it is not read), and it is read \u05e7\u05b8\u05d5. Why is this relevant? Let us remember that all Hebrew letters also have number equivalents. The \u201cscience\u201d of these alpha-numeric equivalencies (and I use the word \u201cscience\u201d advisedly) is known as <\/span>gematria<\/span><\/i>. For instance aleph=1, bet=2, and so one, with kof=100. So the numeric value of the word in question as written equals 111 (100 + 6 + 5), while the letters for how it is read equal 106 (100 + 5). Still with us? Here\u2019s where it gets interesting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Do the math: divide the written by the spoken, that is 111\u2215106, and what do you get? 1.047169\u2026 This is a correction factor. Multiply it by 3 (the ratio the chapter seems to suggest), and we get 3.14150, which is pi accurate to one part in a hundred thousand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The text itself is between a few hundred and a thousand years more recent than the events it describes. Could somebody (who knew their geometry - which almost any scribe would)\u00a0 have inserted a covert hint at a more accurate measurement? 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    7:21 \u201cAnd he set up the pillars for the great hall and set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin and set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    The naming of pillars and altars was not uncommon in the ancient Near East. These two names mean \u201che will firmly found\u201d (<\/span>yakhin<\/span><\/i>) and \u201cstrength in him\u201d (the latter is an attested personal name). Both names appear to refer to the stability of the royal dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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    It took seven years to build the Temple, but thirteen for royal palace (6:37-7:1) \u2014 why did Solomon spend almost twice as long on his own compound as he spent constructing the Temple?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Pesikta Rabbati suggests that the disparity between the periods of construction is to Solomon's credit: He expedites the building of the Temple, enthused to complete the project,\u00a0 but builds his own residence at a more relaxed pace. This is evidence that Solomon had his priorities correctly ordered.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    But there is a contrary perspective, expressed by a dramatic reading of Psalms 24 in Shabbat 30a: At the inauguration of the Temple, Solomon seeks entry into the Holy of Holies to install the Ark of the Covenant, but the gates are mysteriously locked. He commands them to open so that \"the King of Glory may come in.\" Of course, this is a reference to God. However, the gates perceive that Solomon is referring to himself as the \"king of glory,\" and they threaten to consume him. The gates then challenge him with the next line in that chapter of Psalms: \"Who is the King of Glory?\" to which Solomon is forced to profess that God is the true King.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    This powerful midrash articulates certain reservations concerning Solomon. Why is his house depicted in the same styler as the Temple? Does the fact that he builds his house for thirteen years suggest that his palace is more splendid than the Temple? How does Solomon \u2013 a king who has become an emperor \u2013 perceive himself? Most important, does he view the Temple as his house or God\u2019s? The gates accuse Solomon of perceiving himself as a god, of failing to correctly assess God\u2019s supremacy. The gates are skeptical, and we too feel some apprehension regarding Solomon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Yet when all is said and done, the thrust of the story remains highly positive. The section that deals with the Temple totals 133 verses; the interjections and royal compound (6:11-13; 7:1-12) that raise questions about Solomon's motives constitute fourteen verses in total. With that sort of ratio, we may conclude that the overwhelming textual momentum supports the king.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Furthermore, the book of Psalms repeatedly praises the beauty of Jerusalem as acclaiming God's majesty. The royal palaces, the city itself is an accolade to the Almighty.\u00a0 It is the city of Jerusalem, not the Temple alone, that broadcasts a message of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Walk around Zion; circle it,<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>Count its towers.<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>Take note of its ramparts,<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>Go through its palaces,<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>That you may recount to a future age.<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>For God \u2013 He is our God forever;<\/span>
    \r\n<\/span>He will lead us evermore. (Ps. 48:13\u201315)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    If God's majesty is enhanced and highlighted through Jerusalem's magnificent royal buildings, if God's ethic is manifest in the administrational culture and moral governance of the nation, then there is no dissonance whatsoever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

    Alex Israel, 1 Kings: Torn in Two<\/em>, Maggid Books, 2013, Majestic Buildings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":{"id":61437,"alt":"","title":"alex israel - kings 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    1. Roll the credits.<\/em> As in the construction of the Tabernacle, the artisans are not anonymous - they are listed by name. The difference is, though, that with the Tabernacle, Bezalel and Oholiav were realizing divine plans and instructions, whereas here - there is freedom of expression.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    2. Behind the scenes of the project<\/em>. Verses 45-46 gives us a peek into the production process: \u201cAll those vessels in the House of the LORD that Hiram made for King Solomon were of burnished bronze. The king had them cast in earthen molds, in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    3. They stopped counting\u2026<\/em> \u201cSolomon left all the vessels [unweighed] because of their very great quantity; the weight of the bronze was not reckoned\u201d (verse 47).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    4. Nice to meet you, Yakhin and Boaz<\/em>. Not every pillar gets a name. The two giant pillars of bronze at the opening of the portico - did. \u201cHe set up the columns at the portico of the Great Hall; he set up one column on the right and named it Jachin, and he set up the other column on the left and named it Boaz\u201d (verse 21). Why these elements? And why those names? Commentators have many theories... (see Marc Bregman's post on this page).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
    5. Caution: spoiler alert!<\/em> In another 200 years and 31 chapters (2Kings 16), during the reign of King Ahaz, the lavers and the 12 giant oxen upon which the tank stood will be destroyed. The bronze tank itself will survive another 9 chapters, until the end of Kings and the destruction of the Temple. 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