1 Kings 6:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.(A) 3 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. 4 For the house he made windows with recessed frames.[a](B)
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- 6.4 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
1 Kings 6:2-4
New International Version
2 The temple(A) that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high.[a] 3 The portico(B) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,[b] and projected ten cubits[c] from the front of the temple. 4 He made narrow windows(C) high up in the temple walls.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:2 That is, about 90 feet long, 30 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 27 meters long, 9 meters wide and 14 meters high
- 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
- 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23-26
1 Kings 6:2-4
King James Version
2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
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