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1 Kings 6:16-18
International Standard Version
1 Kings 6:16-18
International Standard Version
16 He lined 20 cubits[a] of the rear part of the Temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards specially constructed for the inside to serve as the Most Holy Place. 17 The rest of the main nave in the front was 40 cubits[b] long. 18 Cedar[c] carvings in the form of gourds and blooming flowers covered the entire interior of the Temple so that no stone could be seen.
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- 1 Kings 6:16 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 6:17 I.e. about 60 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 6:18 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
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.
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- 1 Kings 6:17 That is, about 60 feet or about 18 meters
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