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 temple and finished it. 15He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. He partitioned off the 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. 17And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. 18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.

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

• He partitioned offבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• atמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the rearיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of the templeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• boardsצֵלָעtsêlâ‛ tsal‛âh · sideH6763
• from floorקַרְקַעqarqa‛ · floorH7172
• toעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• ceilingקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• an inner sanctuaryדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687
• the Most Holy Placeקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:16

• 1 Kings 6:5Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
• 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
• Exodus 26:23and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,
• Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
• Ezekiel 45:3From this holy portion, you are to measure off a length of 25,000 cubits and a width of 10,000 cubits, and in it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

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