Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:3-6
3The porticoH197 atH5921 the frontH6440 of the main hallH1964 of the templeH1004 was twentyH6242 cubitsH5201 longH753, extending acrossH5921H6440 the widthH7341 of the templeH1004 and projecting outH7341 tenH6235 cubitsH5202 inH5921 frontH6440 of the templeH1004.
4He also hadH6213 narrowH331 windowsH2474 framed highH8261 in the templeH1004.
5AgainstH5921 the wallsH7023 of the templeH1004 and the inner sanctuaryH1964H1687, Solomon builtH1129 a chambered structureH3326 aroundH5439 the templeH1004, in whichH5439 he constructedH6213 the side roomsH6763. 6The bottomH8481 floorH3326 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520 wideH7341,3 the middle floorH8484 sixH8337 cubitsH520,4 and the thirdH7992 floor sevenH7651 cubitsH520.5 He also placedH5414 offset ledgesH4052 aroundH5439 the outsideH2351 of the templeH1004, so that nothingH1115 would be insertedH270 intoH1004 its wallsH7023.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 6:3 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 16 and 20. ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 6:3 10 cubits is approximately 15 feet or 4.6 meters; also in verses 23–26. ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 6:6 5 cubits is approximately 7.5 feet or 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24. ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 6:6 6 cubits is approximately 9 feet or 2.7 meters. ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 6:6 7 cubits is approximately 10.5 feet or 3.2 meters. ↩
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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