1 Kings 7:3-5

New English Translation

³The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row. ⁴There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.^[a] ⁵All the entrances^[b] were rectangular in shape^[c] and they were arranged in sets of three.^[d]

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Footnotes

1 Kings 7:4 tn Heb “and framed [windows in] three rows, and opening to opening three times.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain. Another option might be, “overhung [in] three rows.” This might mean they were positioned high on the walls.
1 Kings 7:5 tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”
1 Kings 7:5 sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.
1 Kings 7:5 tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).

1 Kings 7:3-5

New International Version

³It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row. ⁴Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other. ⁵All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.^[a]

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