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 6:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple to put the ark of the Lord’s covenant there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he prepared the Holy of Holies in the inner room in which to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah. Common English Bible He set up the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that he could put the chest containing the LORD’s covenant there. Catholic Public Domain Version Now he made the oracle in the middle of the house, in the inner part, so that he might station the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. |
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 interior of the sanctuary was nine metres long, nine metres wide, and nine metres high; he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar.
He then built a chambered structure along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all round.
the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary according to specifications;
The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the most holy place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.