1 Kings 6:3-5

Evangelical Heritage Version

Footnotes

1. 1 Kings 6:3 Or portico, entry hall, or vestibule. It is uncertain whether this was an unroofed porch or a roofed, enclosed vestibule or foyer.
2. 1 Kings 6:3 Literally in front of the temple of the house. In this section of Kings, the Hebrew word bayit, which has the base meaning house, sometimes refers to the whole temple building, including both rooms. The word hekal, which often means temple or palace, sometimes refers only to the first room inside the temple building, that is, the front room or main hall, which is also called the Holy Place.
3. 1 Kings 6:4 Or framed windows narrower on the outside than on the inside. The purpose of these windows, located high on the walls of the temple building, was to let in light. It is uncertain whether they were latticed or had angled side walls which made them narrower on the outer side. In either case the purpose was the same—to restrict the entry of birds. Compare Ezekiel 41:16. Another interpretation is windows with recessed frames within frames. See the footnote on 6:31.
4. 1 Kings 6:5 Or main room or nave. The Hebrew word hekal, usually translated temple, here refers only to the first room in the temple building. This room is also called the Holy Place.
5. 1 Kings 6:5 Hebrew debir. This room is also called the Holy of Holies or the Most Holy Place.