1 Kings 6:16

1 Kings 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
• New International Version (NIV)He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

Context of 1 Kings 6:16

14So Solomon built the house (temple) and finished it. 15He built the walls of the interior of the house [that is, the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the rafters of the ceiling. He overlaid the interior with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress. He built twenty cubits on the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling; he built its interior as the [inner] sanctuary, the Holy of Holies. 17The [rest of the] house, that is, the temple in front of the Holy of Holies, was forty cubits long. 18The cedar on the house within had wood carvings in the shape of gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was visible.

1 Kings 6:16 word by word

וַיִּבֶן֩ אֶת־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים אַמָּ֜ה מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤י הַבַּ֙יִת֙ בְּצַלְע֣וֹת אֲרָזִ֔ים מִן־הַקַּרְקַ֖ע עַד־הַקִּיר֑וֹת וַיִּ֤בֶן לוֹ֙ מִבַּ֣יִת לִדְבִ֔יר לְקֹ֖דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• on the sidesיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• bothמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the floorקַרְקַעqarqa‛ · floorH7172
• and the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• with boardsצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• for the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• for the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:16

• 1 Kings 6:5Against the wall of the house he built extensions around the walls of the house, around both the main room (Holy Place) and the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.
• 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
• Exodus 25:21You shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony which I will give you.
• Exodus 26:23Make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear [on both sides].
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil (the Holy of Holies), before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die, for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
• Ezekiel 45:3And in this area you shall measure off a portion 25,000 cubits in length and 10,000 cubits in width. And in it shall be the sanctuary which is most holy.
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second veil there was another tabernacle [the inner one or second section] known as the Holy of Holies,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The meaning is, that at the distance of 20 cubits, measured along the side walls of the house from the end wall, Solomon constructed a partition, which reached from the floor to the ceiling and had a doorway in it. He thus made within the house, a sanctuary for a holy of holies.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-38Verses 15-38 See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18cedar paneling: The interior walls were covered with cedar wood from floor to ceiling, hiding all exterior stones. This created a stunning and carefully crafted look, showing great expense.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2115-21. he built the walls of the house within--The walls were wainscotted with cedar-wood; the floor, paved with cypress planks; the interior was divided (by a partition consisting of folding doors, which were opened and shut with golden chains) into two apartments--the back or inner room, that is, the most holy place, was twenty cubits long and broad; the front, or outer room, that is, the holy place, was forty cubits. The cedar-wood was beautifully…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings