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 6:19 - Tree of Life Version He prepared an inner Sanctuary within the House, to set there the ark of the covenant of Adonai. 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 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.
The inner Sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in breadth and twenty cubits in height. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the cedar altar.
Against the wall of the House he built a side-structure surrounding both the Temple and the inner Sanctuary; thus he made side-chambers all around.
the menorot with their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed
The kohanim brought in the Ark of the Covenant of Adonai to its place, into the inner Sanctuary of the House, into the Holy of Holies under the wings of the cheruvim.
Hear the sound of my pleas, when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy Sanctuary.