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The Temple was 60 cubits[a] long, 20 cubits[b] wide, and 30 cubits[c] high. The porch of the Temple was 20 cubits long and 10 cubits[d] wide. The porch ran along the front of the main part of the Temple itself. Its length was equal to the width of the Temple. There were narrow windows in the Temple. These windows were smaller on the inside of the wall than on the outside.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:2 60 cubits 102' 3/8" (31.1 m).
  2. 1 Kings 6:2 20 cubits 34' 1/8" (10.37 m). Also in verses 16, 20.
  3. 1 Kings 6:2 30 cubits 51' 3/16" (15.55 m). The ancient Greek version has “25 cubits.”
  4. 1 Kings 6:3 10 cubits 17' 1/16" (5.18 m). Also in verses 23, 24-26.
  5. 1 Kings 6:4 These windows … outside Or “These windows had lattice work over them.”

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