The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was 30 feet[a] long extending across the temple’s width, and 15 feet deep[b] in front of the temple.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 Lit 10 cubits wide

The portico(A) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,[a] and projected ten cubits[b] from the front of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23-26