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1 Kings 6:7-9
King James Version
1 Kings 6:7-9
King James Version
7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
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1 Kings 6:7-9
New King James Version
1 Kings 6:7-9
New King James Version
7 And (A)the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 8 The doorway for the [a]middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.
9 (B)So he built the [b]temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.
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- 1 Kings 6:8 So with MT, Vg.; LXX upper story; Tg. ground story
- 1 Kings 6:9 Lit. house
1 Kings 6:7-9
English Standard Version
1 Kings 6:7-9
English Standard Version
7 When the house was built, (A)it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.
8 The entrance for the lowest[a] story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third. 9 (B)So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.
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- 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint, Targum; Hebrew middle
1 Kings 6:7-9
New International Version
1 Kings 6:7-9
New International Version
7 In building the temple, only blocks dressed(A) at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool(B) was heard at the temple site while it was being built.
8 The entrance to the lowest[a] floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third. 9 So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar(C) planks.
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- 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle
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