1 Kings 6:5
New International Version
5 Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.(A)
1 Kings 6:6
New International Version
6 The lowest floor was five cubits[a] wide, the middle floor six cubits[b] and the third floor seven.[c] He made offset ledges around the outside of the temple so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verses 10 and 24
- 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 9 feet or about 2.7 meters
- 1 Kings 6:6 That is, about 11 feet or about 3.2 meters
1 Kings 6:8
New International Version
8 The entrance to the lowest[a] floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle
1 Kings 6:10
New International Version
10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.
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