Cedar

How Nave’s arranged it

• Valuable for building purposesIsaiah 9:10
• David's ample provision of, in Jerusalem, for the temple2 Chronicles 1:152 Chronicles 2:32 Chronicles 2:4
• Furnished by Hiram, king of Tyre, for Solomon's temple1 Kings 5:6–101 Kings 9:112 Chronicles 2:16
• Used
• In rebuilding the templeEzra 3:7
• In David's palace2 Samuel 5:111 Chronicles 17:1
• In Solomon's palace1 Kings 7:2
• For masts of shipsEzekiel 27:5
• In purificationsLeviticus 14:4Leviticus 14:6Leviticus 14:49–52Numbers 19:6
• FIGURATIVEPsalms 72:16Psalms 92:12Isaiah 2:13Isaiah 14:8Jeremiah 22:7Ezekiel 31:3Zechariah 11:2

The passages, in Bible order (23)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Leviticus 14:4

   the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 14:42 voices

   “Two birds alive and clean, etc. - Whether these birds were sparrows, or turtledoves, or pigeons, we know not; probably any kind of clean bird, or bird proper to be eaten, might be used on this occasion, though it is more likely that turtle-doves or pigeons were employed, because these appear to have been the only birds offered in sacrifice. Of the cedarwood, hyssop, clean bird, and scarlet wool or fillet, were made an aspergillum, or instrument to sprinkle with.

   “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed,.... The command is by the priest, the taking is by any man, as Ben Gersom observes; anyone whom he shall command, the leper himself, or his friends.

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2. Leviticus 14:6

   And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

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   “As for the living bird, he shall take it,....

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3. Leviticus 14:49–52

   He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;

   ›Commentary on Leviticus 14:49–521 voice

   “And he shall take to cleanse the house,.... The priest, or by his fellow priest, as Aben Ezra, though some interpret it of the master of the house; in Lev 14:49, an account is given of the manner of cleansing a leprous house, which is the same with that of cleansing a leprous man, see notes on Lev 14:4-7, Two birds.

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4. Numbers 19:6

   The priest is to take cedar wood, hyssop, and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

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   “And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet,....

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5. 2 Samuel 5:11

   Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:111 voice

   “And Hiram king of Tyre,.... This was father of that Hiram that lived in the times of Solomon, whose name was Abibalus before he took the name of Hiram, which became a common name of the kings of Tyre; his former name may be seen in the ancient historians quoted by Josephus (s); of the city of Tyre; see Gill on Isa 23:1; which was built one year before the destruction of Troy (t).

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6. 1 Kings 5:6–10

   Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 5:6–102 voices

   “For the servants of Hiram who cut down cedars from Lebanon for Solomon are the teachers chosen from among the Gentiles whose task is to fell those who enjoy the goods and glory of this world by correcting their pride and arrogance and convert their …

   “Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedars out of Lebanon,.... That is, order his servants to cut them down there for him.

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7. 1 Kings 7:2

   He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 7:21 voice

   "The House of the Forest of the Lebanon" does not mean that this house was built in a forest or in Lebanon, as is sometimes asserted, but that [Solomon] built a huge house where weapons were gathered in large quantity, just as the Forest of …

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8. 1 Kings 9:11

   King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

   ›Commentary on 1 Kings 9:111 voice

   “(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees,.... For the building of both his houses; see 1Ki 5:8, and with gold, according to all his desire): which is not before mentioned, and accounts for it from whence Solomon had his gold; if he made no use, as some think he did not, of what his father left him; see 1Ki 7:51 with which he covered several parts of the temple, and made several vessels in it.

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9. 1 Chronicles 17:1

   After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

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10. 2 Chronicles 1:15

    The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

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11. 2 Chronicles 2:3

    Then Solomon sent word to Hiram king of Tyre: “Do for me as you did for my father David when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2:32 voices

    “And Solomon sent to Huram king of Tyre,.... The same with Hiram, 1Ki 5:1 and from whence it appears, that Huram first sent a letter to Solomon to congratulate him on his accession to the throne, which is not taken notice of here: as thou didst deal with my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein; see 1Ch 14:1, even so deal with me; which words are a supplement.

    “Huram, the form used throughout Chronicles (except 1Ch 14:1) for the name both of the king and of the artisan whom he lent to Solomon 2Ch 2:13; 2Ch 4:11, 2Ch 4:16, is a late corruption of the true native word, Hiram (marginal note and reference).

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12. 2 Chronicles 2:4

    Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2:42 voices

    “Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God,....

    “The symbolic meaning of “burning incense” is indicated in Rev 8:3-4. Consult the marginal references to this verse. The solemn feasts - The three great annnual festivals, the Passover, the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), and the Feast of tabernacles Lev. 23:4-44; Deut. 16:1-17.

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13. 2 Chronicles 2:16

    We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 2:162 voices

    “And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shall need,.... Both cedar and fir, 1Ki 5:8, and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; a port in the Mediterranean sea, the same that Jonah went down to; see Gill on 1Ki 5:9, and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem; in land carriages, about forty miles off.

    “In floats by sea to Joppa - See the note on 1Ki 5:9, and on the parallel places, for other matters contained in this chapter.

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14. Ezra 3:7

    They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

    ›Commentary on Ezra 3:72 voices

    “However, they gave money to the stonecutters and the builders, etc. The stonecutters are hewers of stones. Hence it is written in the book of Chronicles: And David commanded that all proselytes from the land of Israel be assembled, and appointed some of them as …

    “Or rather let them learn of you, who are so well instructed in such histories, how that Jeshua the son of Josedek the priest, and his brother, and Zerubbabel the wise, the son of Salathiel, and Ezra the priest and scribe of the law, as the temple was being built after the captivity, the feast of tabernacles being at hand (which was a great feast and time of assembly and prayer in Israel), gathered the people together with one accord in the great court within the first gate, which is toward the east, and prepared the altar to God, and there offered their gifts and kept the feast.

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15. Psalms 72:16

    May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 72:162 voices

    “Ver. 16. There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains. From small beginnings great results shall spring. A mere handful in a place naturally ungenial shall produce a matchless harvest. What a blessing that there is a handful; "except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah:" but now the faithful are a living seed, and shall multiply in the land. The fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon.

    “There shall be an handful of corn,....

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16. Psalms 92:12

    The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

    ›Commentary on Psalms 92:122 voices

    “Accordingly, it is not proper to adore God outside of this holy court, but only within it, lest anyone who is outside of it and is attracted by those outside of it might lose the right to be in the court of the Lord. Many assume an attitude of prayer, but they are not in the court because of the wandering of their mind and the distraction of their thoughts coming from vain solicitude. It is possible to consider the court in a still loftier sense as the heavenly way of life.

    “The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree,....

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