Then he partitioned off 20 cubits at the rear part of the House, using cedar boards from the floor to the ceiling, building it as the inner Sanctuary—the Holy of Holies.
1 Kings 6:17 - Tree of Life Version The House, that is, the Sanctuary, was 40 cubits long in front of the inner Sanctuary. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 partitioned off 20 cubits at the rear part of the House, using cedar boards from the floor to the ceiling, building it as the inner Sanctuary—the Holy of Holies.
The cedar of the interior of the House was carved as gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was visible.
He paneled the main hall with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold and embossed on it palm trees and chains.
The width of the entrance was ten cubits. The sides of the entrance were five cubits on the one side and five cubits on the other side. He measured its length, 40 cubits and its width, 20 cubits.