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1 Kings 6:6
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:6
New American Standard Bible
6 The lowest story was [a]five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he [b]made offsets in the wall of the house all around so that the beams would not [c]be inserted into the walls of the house.
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- 1 Kings 6:6 About 7.5 ft. wide, 9 ft. wide, and 11 ft. wide or 2.3 m, 2.7 m, and 3.3 m
- 1 Kings 6:6 Lit gave
- 1 Kings 6:6 Lit take hold
1 Kings 6:6
New International Version
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 6:10
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 6:10
New American Standard Bible
10 He also built the stories against the whole house, each [a]five cubits high; and they [b]were attached to the house with timbers of cedar.
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- 1 Kings 6:10 About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
- 1 Kings 6:10 Lit took hold
1 Kings 6:10
New International Version
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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