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1 Kings 6:16-18
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 6:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 (A) The most holy place was in the back of the temple, and it was nine meters square. Cedar boards standing from floor to ceiling[a] separated it from the rest of the temple. 17 The temple's main room was 18 meters long, and it was in front of the most holy place.
18 The inside walls were lined with cedar to hide the stones, and the cedar was decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers.
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- 6.16 standing … ceiling: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
1 Kings 6:16-18
New International Version
1 Kings 6:16-18
New International Version
16 He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.(A) 17 The main hall in front of this room was forty cubits[a] long. 18 The inside of the temple was cedar,(B) carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:17 That is, about 60 feet or about 18 meters
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