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A portico extended in front of the Temple for 20 cubits[a] outward, corresponding to the width of the Temple. Along the front of the Temple its depth was ten cubits.[b] Solomon[c] also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed[d] frames.

Against the wall of the Temple he built a series of rooms that encompassed the exterior of the Temple walls around the inner sanctuary. He built these side chambers all around the building.[e]

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  1. 1 Kings 6:3 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 I.e. about fifteen feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. 1 Kings 6:4 Lit. He
  4. 1 Kings 6:4 Or latticed
  5. 1 Kings 6:5 The Heb. lacks the building