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

The vestibule in front of the [a]sanctuary of the house was [b]twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of [c]the vestibule extended [d]ten cubits from the front of the house.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 Heb. heykal; here the main room of the temple; elsewhere called the holy place, Ex. 26:33; Ezek. 41:1
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 feet
  3. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit. it
  4. 1 Kings 6:3 About 15 feet

The porch in front of the main room of the house was [a]twenty cubits in [b]length, [c]corresponding to the width of the house, and its width along the front of the house was ten cubits.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 ft. long and 15 ft. deep or 9 m and 4.6 m
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit its length
  3. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit on the face of