1 Kings 6:19

in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to + 6:19 Gr. give. put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

In Context

20The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with + 6:20 Gr. and Heb. shut up. perfect gold, and he made an altar in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

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Cross References

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.

2 Chronicles 5:7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the house, even into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubs.

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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