1 Kings 6:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He built twenty cubits at the rear of the house with cedar boards, from the floor to the walls, to form the inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with cedar boards; he even built it inside for the oracle, for the most holy place.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls [of the ceiling]: he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And behynde in the house he buylded a wall of Ceder tymber twentye cubytes longe, from the floore vnto the rofe. And there on the ynsyde buylded he the quere for the most holy.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he built twentie cubites in the sides of the house with boards of cedar, from the floore to the walles, and he prepared a place within it for the oracle, euen the most holy place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he builded twentie cubites in the sydes of the quier of the temple both floore & walles with boordes of Cedar: and dressed it within the secret place of the temple, euen in the most holy.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built [them] for it within, [even] for the oracle, [even] for the most holy [place].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls [of the ceiling]: he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he buildeth the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor unto the walls; and he buildeth for it within, for the oracle, for the holy of holies.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls `of the ceiling': he built `them' for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls [of the ceiling] : he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And at the back of the house a further space of twenty cubits was shut in with boards of cedar-wood, for the inmost room.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls [of the ceiling]: he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:6 : 6 The priests placed the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD in its place inside the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.
  • 2 Chr 3:8 : 8 He made the Most Holy Place in the inner sanctuary. Its length was twenty cubits, corresponding to the width of the house, and its width was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
  • Heb 9:3 : 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place.
  • Lev 16:2 : 2 The LORD said to Moses, "Tell your brother Aaron that he must not come at any time into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain, in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the atonement cover.
  • Ezek 45:3 : 3 From this measured area, you are to measure twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand cubits in width. Within it will be the sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
  • 1 Kgs 6:5 : 5 He built a structure against the wall of the house, enclosing the walls of the house around the main hall and the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.
  • 1 Kgs 6:19-20 : 19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the house to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. 20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.
  • Exod 25:21-22 : 21 Place the mercy seat on top of the ark, and put into the ark the testimony that I will give you. 22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.
  • Exod 26:23 : 23 You shall also make two frames for the corners at the rear of the tabernacle.
  • Exod 26:33-34 : 33 You shall hang the veil under the clasps and bring the Ark of the Testimony inside the veil, and the veil shall separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place for you. 34 You shall place the mercy seat on the Ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 6:14-15
    2 verses
    88%

    14So Solomon built the house and completed it.

    15He built the walls of the house on the inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the ceiling, overlaying the interior with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with cypress planks.

  • 1 Kgs 6:17-23
    7 verses
    87%

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

    18The cedar within the house was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone could be seen.

    19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the house to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

    20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.

    21Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold, and he placed gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which he also overlaid with gold.

    22So the entire house was overlaid with gold until the entire house was finished. He also overlaid the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

    23In the inner sanctuary, he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2-6
    5 verses
    85%

    2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

    3The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits long, extending along the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.

    4He made windows with recessed frames for the house.

    5He built a structure against the wall of the house, enclosing the walls of the house around the main hall and the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.

    6The lowest side chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide. For around the outside of the house, he made offsets on the wall so that the beams would not be embedded in the walls of the house.

  • 1 Kgs 6:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the south side of the house, with stairs going up to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.

    9So he built the house and finished it, and he covered the house with beams and rows of cedar boards.

    10He also built the annex against the entire house, five cubits high, and it was attached to the house with cedar beams.

  • 1 Kgs 6:35-36
    2 verses
    83%

    35He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.

    36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • 1 Kgs 6:29-33
    5 verses
    80%

    29He decorated the walls of the house all around with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, both in the inner and outer rooms.

    30He also overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both the inner and the outer rooms.

    31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood; the doorposts formed a pentagon.

    32The two doors were made of olive wood, and he carved on them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread the gold over the cherubim and the palm trees.

    33In the same way, he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall. They were four-sided.

  • 2 Chr 3:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    7He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors of the house with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

    8He made the Most Holy Place in the inner sanctuary. Its length was twenty cubits, corresponding to the width of the house, and its width was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2He constructed the House of the Forest of Lebanon, which was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, supported by four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on top of the columns.

    3It was paneled with cedar above the chambers that rested on the forty-five pillars, with fifteen pillars in each row.

  • Ezek 41:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3Then he went inside and measured the jambs of the entrance, which were two cubits; the entrance itself was six cubits, and the width of the entrance was seven cubits.

    4He measured the length of the room as twenty cubits and its width as twenty cubits in front of the temple. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place."

    5Then he measured the wall of the temple, which was six cubits thick, and the width of the side rooms surrounding the temple was four cubits.

    6The side rooms were arranged one above the other in three stories, with thirty chambers per story. They were supported by wall offsets in the temple, so that they were not fastened into the wall of the temple itself.

  • 2 Chr 3:3-5
    3 verses
    78%

    3These are the measurements that Solomon laid for building the house of God: sixty cubits long, according to the old standard, and twenty cubits wide.

    4The porch in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

    5He paneled the main hall with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and he decorated it with palm trees and chains.

  • Ezek 41:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15He measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the back, along with its galleries on either side, which were one hundred cubits. The interior of the temple and the porches of the courtyard were also measured.

    16The thresholds, the closed windows, and the galleries around the three sides opposite the threshold were paneled with wood all around, completely surrounding from the ground up to the windows, which were covered.

    17From above the entrance to the inner house and on the outside, and on all the walls all around, both inside and out, there were measurements.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6He made the Hall of Pillars, which was fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of the pillars and a canopy above them.

    7He also made the Hall of the Throne, known as the Hall of Judgment, where he would judge. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the ceiling.

  • Ezek 41:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8I also saw that the temple had a raised base all around it. This foundation for the side chambers was six cubits high.

    9The outer wall of the side chambers was five cubits thick, and there was a free space of open ground around the temple.

    10There was a space of twenty cubits between the side chambers and the outer chambers, all around the temple.

  • Ezek 41:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12The building facing the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide, and its wall was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits.

    13Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred cubits long, and the separate courtyard, building, and its walls were also one hundred cubits long.

  • 1 Kgs 7:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11Above were precious stones cut to measure, along with cedar wood.

    12The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of hewn stone and one row of cedar beams, similar in design to the inner courtyard of the Lord's house and its portico.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    74%

    9I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

  • 1 Kgs 6:38
    73%

    38In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul (the eighth month), the house was completed in every detail according to its specifications. Solomon built it in seven years.

  • Ezek 41:20
    73%

    20From the ground to above the door, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the walls of the main hall.