Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:1-3
1In the four hundred and eightieth1 year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv,2 the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.
2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.3 3The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits4 long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits5 in front of the temple.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 6:1 Hebrew; LXX four hundred and fortieth ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 6:1 Ziv was the second month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of April and May; also in verse 37. ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 6:2 The house was approximately 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high (27.4 meters long, 9.1 meters wide, and 13.7 meters high). ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 6:3 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 16 and 20. ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 6:3 10 cubits is approximately 15 feet or 4.6 meters; also in verses 23–26. ↩
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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