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1 Kings 6:10
10And he built the floors against all the house, five cubits high; and they held to the house by the timbers 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 entrance to the side-chambers of the middle [floor] was in the right side of the house; and they went up by winding stairs into the middle [floor], and out of the middle into the third. 9And he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. And he built the floors against all the house, five cubits high; and they held to the house by the timbers of cedar. 11And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon saying, 12As to this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and practise mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then will I perform my word as to thee which I spoke 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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