The vestibule in front of the [a]sanctuary of the house was [b]twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of [c]the vestibule extended [d]ten cubits from the front of the house.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 Heb. heykal; here the main room of the temple; elsewhere called the holy place, Ex. 26:33; Ezek. 41:1
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 feet
  3. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit. it
  4. 1 Kings 6:3 About 15 feet

The portico(A) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,[a] and projected ten cubits[b] from the front of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23-26

19 “All this,said David, (A)“the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the [a]works of these plans.”

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  1. 1 Chronicles 28:19 details

19 “All this,” David said, “I have in writing as a result of the Lord’s hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details(A) of the plan.(B)

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