He also made windows with beveled frames[a] for the temple.(A)

He then built a chambered structure[b] along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary.(B) And he made side chambers[c] all around.(C) The lowest chamber was 7½ feet[d] wide, the middle was nine feet[e] wide, and the third was 10½ feet[f] wide. He also provided offset ledges for the temple all around the outside so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:4 Hb obscure
  2. 1 Kings 6:5 Lit built the house of chamber
  3. 1 Kings 6:5 Lit made ribs or sides
  4. 1 Kings 6:6 Lit five cubits
  5. 1 Kings 6:6 Lit six cubits
  6. 1 Kings 6:6 Lit seven cubits

He made narrow windows(A) 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.(B) The lowest floor was five cubits[a] wide, the middle floor six cubits[b] and the third floor seven.[c] He made offset ledges around the outside of the temple so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24
  2. 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 9 feet or about 2.7 meters
  3. 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters