1 Kings 6:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he built the walls of the house inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling; he covered them on the inside with wood and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & buylded the walles on the insyde with Ceder tymber, from the grounde of ye house vnto the rofe, and syled it with tymbre on the ynsyde, and ouerlayed the floore of ye house with bordes of Pyne tre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And built the walles of the house within, with boards of cedar tree from the pauement of the house vnto the walles of the sieling, and within he couered them with wood, and couered the floore of the house with planks of firre.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And seeled the walles of the house within with boordes of Cedar tree: euen fro the pauement of the house vnto the roofe did he seele the walles of it within with Cedar tree: and boorded the floore of the house with planckes of firre.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: [and] he covered [them] on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he buildeth the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling; he hath overlaid with wood the inside, and covereth the floor of the house with ribs of fir.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The walls of the house were covered inside with cedar-wood boards; from the floor to the roof of the house they were covered inside with wood; and the floor was covered with boards of cypress-wood.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 7:7 : 7 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment, and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 6:16-22
    7 verses
    88%

    16And 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.

    17And the house, that is, the temple in front, was forty cubits long.

    18And the cedar inside the house was carved with gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.

    19And the oracle he prepared in the house inside, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

    20And the oracle in the front was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high; and he overlaid it with pure gold, and he covered the altar with cedar.

    21So Solomon overlaid the house inside with pure gold, and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle, and he overlaid it with gold.

    22And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until he had finished all the house; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

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

    10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high, and they were supported by cedar timbers.

    11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 6:14
    82%

    14So Solomon built the house and finished it.

  • 1 Kgs 6:29-36
    8 verses
    81%

    29And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.

    30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and outside.

    31And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and door posts made up a fifth part of the wall.

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

    33So also he made for the door of the temple posts of olive wood, a fourth part of the wall.

    34And the two doors were of fir wood; the two leaves of the one door folded, and the two leaves of the other door folded.

    35And he carved on them cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and covered them with gold laid on the carved work.

    36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • 2 Chr 3:3-7
    5 verses
    81%

    3Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits according to the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

    4And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was one hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

    5And the greater house he paneled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

    6And he adorned the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

    7He also overlaid the house, the beams, the posts, the walls, and the doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

  • 1 Kgs 7:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1But Solomon was building his own house for thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

    2He also built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, and its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

    3And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2-7
    6 verses
    78%

    2And the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, and its width twenty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

    3And the porch in front of the temple of the house was twenty cubits long, according to the width of the house, and ten cubits wide in front of the house.

    4And for the house he made windows with narrow lights.

    5And against the wall of the house he built chambers all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers all around.

    6The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle six cubits wide, and the third seven cubits wide; for he made narrowed rests all around outside of the house, so the beams would not be fastened into the walls of the house.

    7And the house, while it was being built, was built with stone prepared before it was brought there; so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was being built.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-9
    4 verses
    77%

    6And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits. The porch was in front of them, and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of them.

    7Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment, and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

    8And his house where he lived had another court inside the porch, of similar workmanship. Solomon also made a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken as a wife, like this porch.

    9All these were made of costly stones, cut to size, sawed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside toward the great court.

  • 1 Kgs 7:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11And above were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar.

    12And the great court all around was with three rows of cut stones and a row of cedar beams, for the inner court of the house of the LORD and for the porch of the house.

  • Ezek 41:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16The doorposts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around their three stories, opposite the door, paneled with wood all around, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;

    17To that above the door, even to the inner house, and outside, and by all the wall all around inside and outside, by measure.

  • Song 1:17
    74%

    17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.

  • Jer 22:14
    74%

    14Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    73%

    9To prepare me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build shall be exceedingly great.

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    73%

    1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    73%

    11And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.

  • 1 Kgs 5:18
    73%

    18And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the stonecutters quarried them; so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

  • 1 Chr 22:4
    72%

    4Also cedar trees in abundance, for the Sidonians and those of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

  • 1 Kgs 5:10
    72%

    10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.

  • 1 Kgs 5:6
    71%

    6Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants, and I will give you hire for your servants according to all that you designate, for you know that there is none among us who can skillfully cut timber like the Sidonians.