1 Kings 6:6

1 Kings 6:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
• New International Version (NIV)The lowest floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits and the third floor seven. He made offset ledges around the outside of the temple so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The lowest story was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7-1/2 feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10-1/2 feet wide. The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves.

Context of 1 Kings 6:6

4And he made for the house windows with beveled frames. 5Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it. The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple. 7And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 8The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

1 Kings 6:6 word by word

הַיָּצִ֨יעַ הַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה חָמֵ֧שׁ בָּאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבָּ֗הּ וְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ שֵׁ֤שׁ בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔ית שֶׁ֥בַע בָּאַמָּ֖ה רָחְבָּ֑הּ כִּ֡י מִגְרָעוֹת֩ נָתַ֨ן לַבַּ֤יִת סָבִיב֙ ח֔וּצָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י אֲחֹ֥ז בְּקִֽירוֹת־הַבָּֽיִת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The nethermostתַּחְתּוֹןtachtôn tachtôn · lowerH8481
• chamberיָצִיעַyâtsûa‛ · floorH3326
• fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
• broadרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• and the middleתִּיכוֹןtîykôn tîykôn · middleH8484
• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• and the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• ofחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• he madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• narrowed restsמִגְרָעָהmigrâ‛âh · recessH4052
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• should not be fastenedאָחַז'âchaz · to graspH270
• in the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6In order to preserve the sanctity of the temple, and at the same time allow the attachment to it of secular buildings - sleeping apartments, probably, for the priests and other attendants - Solomon made “rebatements” in the wall of the temple, or in other words built it externally in steps, thus: The beams, which formed the roof of the chambers and the floors of the upper stories, were then laid on these steps or “rests” in the wall, not piercing the…Read the comment
• 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

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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