1 Kings 6:16

And he built the twenty cubits from the top of the wall, one side from the floor to the beams, and he made it from the + 6:16 Or, shrine.oracle to the most holy place.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

In Context

15And he framed the walls of the house within with cedar boards, from the floor of the house and on to the inner walls and to the beams: he lined the parts enclosed with boards within, and compassed the inward parts of the house with planks of fir.

17And the temple was forty cubits in extent,

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Cross References

Exodus 25:21And thou shalt set the propitiatory on the ark above, and thou shalt put into the ark the testimonies which I shall give thee.

Exodus 26:33And thou shalt put the veil on the posts, and thou shalt carry in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall make a separation for you between the holy and the holy of holies.

1 Kings 6:5And + 6:5 Gr. upon.against the wall of the house he set chambers round about + 6:5 Heb. and Alex. with (or against) the walls of the house round about.the temple and the ark.

1 Kings 8:6And the priests bring in the ark into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.

Ezekiel 41:4And he measured the length of the doors, forty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, in front of the temple: and he said, This is the holy of holies.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 6:16-38

15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the… Read the whole commentary →

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