The porch in front of the main room of the house was [a]twenty cubits in [b]length, [c]corresponding to the width of the house, and its width along the front of the house was ten cubits. Also for the house (A)he made windows with artistic frames. (B)Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the main room and the [d](C)inner sanctuary; so he made (D)side chambers all around.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 ft. long and 15 ft. deep or 9 m and 4.6 m
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit its length
  3. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit on the face of
  4. 1 Kings 6:5 I.e., Most Holy Place

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