The lowest story was [a]five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he [b]made offsets in the wall of the house all around so that the beams would not [c]be inserted into the walls of the house.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:6 About 7.5 ft. wide, 9 ft. wide, and 11 ft. wide or 2.3 m, 2.7 m, and 3.3 m
  2. 1 Kings 6:6 Lit gave
  3. 1 Kings 6:6 Lit take hold

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