Then he lined nine metres of the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the surface of the ceiling, and he built the interior as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.
1 Kings 6:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The temple, that is, the sanctuary in front of the most holy place, was eighteen metres long. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The [rest of the] house, that is, the temple in front of the Holy of Holies, was forty cubits long. American Standard Version (1901) And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long. Common English Bible In front of this, the main hall was sixty feet. Catholic Public Domain Version And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the temple itself before the doors of the oracle was forty cubits long. |
Then he lined nine metres of the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the surface of the ceiling, and he built the interior as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.
The cedar panelling inside the temple was carved with ornamental gourds and flower blossoms. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
The larger room he panelled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.
The width of the entrance was 5.3 metres, and the side walls of the entrance were 2.65 metres wide on each side. He also measured the length of the great hall, 21.2 metres, and the width, 10.6 metres. ,