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11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plan of the vestibule and of its houses, its treasuries, its upper rooms, and its inner chambers, and of the room for the cover,(A)

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11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans(A) for the portico of the temple, its buildings, its storerooms, its upper parts, its inner rooms and the place of atonement.

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19 “All this, in writing at the Lord’s direction, he made clear to me—the plan of all the works.”(A)

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19 “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details(A) of the plan.(B)

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The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits wide, across the width of the house. Its depth was ten cubits in front of the house.

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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.

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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

40 And see that you make them according to the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.(A)

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40 See that you make them according to the pattern(A) shown you on the mountain.

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They offer worship in a sanctuary that is[a] a sketch and shadow of the heavenly one, just as Moses was warned when he was about to erect the tent.[b] For, God[c] said, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”(A)

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  1. 8.5 Gk lacks a sanctuary that is
  2. 8.5 Or tabernacle
  3. 8.5 Gk he

They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy(A) and shadow(B) of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned(C) when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 25:40

17 “Then you shall make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width.(A) 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold; you shall make them of hammered work at the two ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other; of one piece with the cover you shall make the cherubim at its two ends. 20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the cover with their wings. They shall face one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be turned toward the cover.(B) 21 You shall put the cover on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I am giving you.(C) 22 There I will meet with you, and from above the cover, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the covenant, I will tell you all that I am commanding you for the Israelites.(D)

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17 “Make an atonement cover(A) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18 And make two cherubim(B) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20 The cherubim(C) are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing(D) the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21 Place the cover on top of the ark(E) and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law(F) that I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim(G) that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet(H) with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.(I)

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For a tent[a] was constructed, the first one, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the Presence;[b] this is called the holy place.(A) Behind the second curtain was a tent[c] called the holy of holies.(B) In it stood the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which there were a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;(C) above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat.[d] Of these things we cannot speak now in detail.(D)

These preparations having thus been made, the priests go continually into the first tent[e] to carry out their ritual duties, but only the high priest goes into the second, and he but once a year and not without taking the blood that he offers for himself and for the sins committed unintentionally by the people.(E) By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary has not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent[f] is still standing.(F)

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  1. 9.2 Or tabernacle
  2. 9.2 Gk the presentation of the loaves
  3. 9.3 Or tabernacle
  4. 9.5 Or the place of atonement
  5. 9.6 Or tabernacle
  6. 9.8 Or tabernacle

A tabernacle(A) was set up. In its first room were the lampstand(B) and the table(C) with its consecrated bread;(D) this was called the Holy Place.(E) Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,(F) which had the golden altar of incense(G) and the gold-covered ark of the covenant.(H) This ark contained the gold jar of manna,(I) Aaron’s staff that had budded,(J) and the stone tablets of the covenant.(K) Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory,(L) overshadowing the atonement cover.(M) But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly(N) into the outer room to carry on their ministry. But only the high priest entered(O) the inner room,(P) and that only once a year,(Q) and never without blood,(R) which he offered for himself(S) and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.(T) The Holy Spirit was showing(U) by this that the way(V) into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.

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The Widow’s Offering

21 He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury;(A)

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The Widow’s Offering(A)

21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.(B)

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10 “As for you, mortal, describe the temple to the house of Israel, and let them measure the pattern, and let them be ashamed of their iniquities.(A) 11 When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the plan of the temple, its arrangement, its exits and its entrances, and its whole form—all its ordinances and its entire plan and all its laws; and write it down in their sight so that they may observe and follow the entire plan and all its ordinances.(B)

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10 “Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed(A) of their sins. Let them consider its perfection, 11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement, its exits and entrances—its whole design and all its regulations[a] and laws. Write these down before them so that they may be faithful to its design and follow all its regulations.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts regulations and its whole design

13 Then he measured the temple, one hundred cubits deep, and the yard and the building with its walls, one hundred cubits deep,(A) 14 also the width of the east front of the temple and the yard, one hundred cubits.(B)

15 Then he measured the width of the building facing the yard at the west, together with its galleries[a] on either side, one hundred cubits.

The nave of the temple’s interior and the outer[b] vestibule(C) 16 were paneled,[c] and all around all three had windows with recessed[d] frames. Facing the threshold, the temple was paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered).(D) 17 On the space above the door, even to the inner room, and on the outside and on all the walls all around in the inner room and the nave there was a pattern.[e]

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  1. 41.15 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 41.15 Gk: Heb of the court
  3. 41.16 Gk: Heb the thresholds
  4. 41.16 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  5. 41.17 Heb measures

13 Then he measured the temple; it was a hundred cubits[a] long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. 14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits.(A)

15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries(B) on each side; it was a hundred cubits.

The main hall, the inner sanctuary and the portico facing the court, 16 as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows(C) and galleries around the three of them—everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered.(D) 17 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 41:13 That is, about 175 feet or about 53 meters; also in verses 14 and 15

The side chambers were in three stories, one over another, thirty in each story. There were offsets[a] all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side chambers so that they should not be supported by the wall of the temple.(A) The passageway[b] of the side chambers widened from story to story, for the structure was supplied with a stairway all around the temple. For this reason the structure became wider from story to story. One ascended from the bottom story to the uppermost story by way of the middle one.(B) I saw also that the temple was on a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers measured a full reed of six long cubits high.(C) The thickness of the outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits, and the free space between the side chambers of the temple(D) 10 and the chambers of the court was a width of twenty cubits all around the temple on every side.(E) 11 The side chambers opened onto the area left free, one door toward the north and another door toward the south, and the width of the part that was left free was five cubits all around.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 41.6 Gk: Heb they entered
  2. 41.7 Cn: Heb it was surrounded

The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty(A) on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple.(B) The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway(C) went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor.

I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits. The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick. The open area between the side rooms of the temple 10 and the priests’ rooms was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. 11 There were entrances to the side rooms from the open area, one on the north and another on the south; and the base adjoining the open area was five cubits wide all around.

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The Temple

48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the posts of the vestibule, five cubits deep on either side, and the width of the gate between the posts[a] was fourteen cubits, and the shoulders of the gate were three cubits wide on either side.[b] 49 The width of the vestibule was twenty cubits and the depth twelve[c] cubits; ten steps led up[d] to it, and there were pillars beside the posts on either side.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.48 Gk: Heb lacks between the posts
  2. 40.48 Gk: Heb and the width of the gate was three cubits
  3. 40.49 Gk: Heb eleven
  4. 40.49 Gk: Heb and by steps that went up

The New Temple

48 He brought me to the portico of the temple(A) and measured the jambs of the portico; they were five cubits wide on either side. The width of the entrance was fourteen cubits[a] and its projecting walls were[b] three cubits[c] wide on either side. 49 The portico(B) was twenty cubits[d] wide, and twelve[e] cubits[f] from front to back. It was reached by a flight of stairs,[g] and there were pillars(C) on each side of the jambs.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 25 feet or about 7.4 meters
  2. Ezekiel 40:48 Septuagint; Hebrew entrance was
  3. Ezekiel 40:48 That is, about 5 1/4 feet or about 1.6 meters
  4. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 35 feet or about 11 meters
  5. Ezekiel 40:49 Septuagint; Hebrew eleven
  6. Ezekiel 40:49 That is, about 21 feet or about 6.4 meters
  7. Ezekiel 40:49 Hebrew; Septuagint Ten steps led up to it

15 From the front of the gate at the entrance to the end of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits.

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15 The distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its portico was fifty cubits.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 40:15 That is, about 88 feet or about 27 meters; also in verses 21, 25, 29, 33 and 36