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17 In front of the Most Holy Place was the main part of the Temple. This room was 40 cubits[a] long. 18 They covered the walls in this room with cedar boards—none of the stones in the walls could be seen. They carved pictures of flowers and gourds into the cedar.

19 Solomon finished the inner room in the back part of the Temple. This room was for the Box of the Lord’s Agreement.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:17 40 cubits 68' 1/4" (20.73 m).

17 The main hall in front of this room was forty cubits[a] long. 18 The inside of the temple was cedar,(A) carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary(B) within the temple to set the ark of the covenant(C) of the Lord there.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:17 That is, about 60 feet or about 18 meters