American Standard Version
1 Kings 6:10
10And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
1 Kings 6:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
- New International Version (NIV)And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.
Context of 1 Kings 6:10
8The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third. 9So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar. And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying, 12Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.
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וַיִּ֤בֶן אֶת־הַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙ עַל־כָּל־הַבַּ֔יִת חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֽוֹמָת֑וֹ וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥ז אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear
Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:10
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. built the house--The temple is here distinguished from the wings or chambers attached to it--and its roofing was of cedar-wood.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
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