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2 Chronicles 6:11-13
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
New King James Version
11 And there I have put the ark, (A)in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with the children of Israel.”
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(B)
12 (C)Then [a]Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands 13 (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven);
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- 2 Chronicles 6:12 Lit. he
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
New International Version
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
New International Version
11 There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant(A) of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication(B)(C)
12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 Now he had made a bronze platform,(D) five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high,[a] and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down(E) before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.
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- 2 Chronicles 6:13 That is, about 7 1/2 feet long and wide and 4 1/2 feet high or about 2.3 meters long and wide and 1.4 meters high
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
English Standard Version
11 And there I have set the ark, (A)in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”
Solomon's Prayer of Dedication
12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 (B)Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits[a] long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court, and he stood on it. (C)Then he knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven,
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- 2 Chronicles 6:13 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
King James Version
2 Chronicles 6:11-13
King James Version
11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.
12 And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
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