1 Kings 6:10

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 bottom level of side rooms was on the south side of the temple; stairs went up to the middle floor and then on up to the third floor. 9He finished building the temple and covered it with rafters and boards made of cedar. He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams. 11The Lord said to Solomon: 12“As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.

1 Kings 6:10 word by word

וַיִּ֤בֶן אֶת־הַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙ עַל־כָּל־הַבַּ֔יִת חָמֵ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת קֽוֹמָת֑וֹ וַיֶּאֱחֹ֥ז אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• he builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• chambersיָצִיעַyâtsûa‛ · floorH3326
• against all the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• highקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• and they restedאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• timberעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730

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