the whole house: It is impossible to calculate this expense, or the quantity of gold employed in this sacred building; but both must have been immense. also: 1Ki 6:20, Exo 30:1, Exo 30:3, Exo 30:5, Exo 30:6, 2Ch 3:7-14 the whole altar: This was the altar of incense without the vail, in the holy place, which was twice the length of the most holy place. Reciprocal: 2Ch 3:5 - the greater Psa 28:2 - thy holy oracle Eze 41:22 - altar