1 Kings 6
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1 Kings 6:1-3

11Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in the fourH702 hundredH3967 and eightiethH8084 yearH8141 after the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 cameH3318 outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of Solomon’sH8010 reignH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478, in the monthH2320 of ZivH2099, that is, the secondH8145 monthH2320, that he 2began to buildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.

2And the houseH1004 whichH834 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 builtH1129 for the LordH3068 was 3sixtyH8346 cubitsH520 in its lengthH753, and twentyH6242 cubits in its widthH7341, and its heightH6967 was thirtyH7970 cubitsH520.

3The porchH197 in frontH6440 of the mainH1964 roomH1964 of the houseH1004 was 4twentyH6242 cubitsH520 in 5lengthH753, 6correspondingH5921H6440 to the widthH7341 of the houseH1004, and its widthH7341 alongH5921 the frontH6440 of the houseH1004 was tenH6235 cubitsH520.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 6:1 2 Chr 3:1, 2 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 6:1 Lit built ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 6:2 About 90 ft. long, 30 ft. wide, and 45 ft. high or 27 m, 9 m, and 14 m ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 ft. long and 15 ft. deep or 9 m and 4.6 m ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit its length ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit on the face of ↩

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