The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was 30 feet[a] long extending across the temple’s width, and 15 feet deep[b] in front of the temple.(A) He also made windows with beveled frames[c] for the temple.(B)

He then built a chambered structure[d] along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary.(C) And he made side chambers[e] all around.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit 10 cubits wide
  3. 1 Kings 6:4 Hb obscure
  4. 1 Kings 6:5 Lit built the house of chamber
  5. 1 Kings 6:5 Lit made ribs or sides

The portico(A) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,[a] and projected ten cubits[b] from the front of the temple. He made narrow windows(B) high up in the temple walls. Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23-26