1 Kings 6:16

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.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built{H1129} twenty{H6242} cubits{H520} on the hinder{H3411} part of the house{H1004} with{H4480} boards{H6763} of cedar{H730} from the floor{H7172} unto the walls{H7023} [of the ceiling]: he built{H1129} [them] for it within,{H1004} for an oracle,{H1687} even for the most{H6944} holy{H6944} place.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he built{H1129}{(H8799)} twenty{H6242} cubits{H520} on the sides{H3411} of the house{H1004}, both{H4480} the floor{H7172} and the walls{H7023} with boards{H6763} of cedar{H730}: he even built{H1129}{(H8799)} them for it within{H1004}, even for the oracle{H1687}, even for the most{H6944} holy{H6944} 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 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
  • 2 Chr 3:8 : 8 And he made the most holy house, the length of which was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
  • Heb 9:3 : 3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All;
  • Lev 16:2 : 2 And the LORD said to Moses, Speak to Aaron your brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is on the ark; that he not die: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.
  • Ezek 45:3 : 3 And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.
  • 1 Kgs 6:5 : 5 And 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.
  • 1 Kgs 6:19-20 : 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house inside, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 20 And 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.
  • Exod 25:21-22 : 21 And you shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. 22 There I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, of everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
  • Exod 26:23 : 23 And two boards shall you make for the corners of the tabernacle at the two sides.
  • Exod 26:33-34 : 33 And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, that you may bring in there within the veil the ark of the testimony; and the veil shall divide for you between the holy place and the most holy. 34 And you shall put the mercy seat upon 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%

    14 So Solomon built the house and finished it.

    15 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.

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

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

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

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

    20 And 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.

    21 So 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.

    22 And 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.

    23 And inside the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2-6
    5 verses
    85%

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

    3 And 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.

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

    5 And 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.

    6 The 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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8 The door for the middle chamber was on the right side of the house; and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and from the middle into the third.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    31 And 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.

    32 The 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.

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

  • 2 Chr 3:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

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

    8 And he made the most holy house, the length of which was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

  • 1 Kgs 7:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2 He 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.

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

  • Ezek 41:3-6
    4 verses
    78%

    3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits.

    4 So he measured its length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said to me, This is the most holy place.

    5 After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the house on every side.

    6 And the side chambers were three, one above another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall of the house for the side chambers all around, that they might have hold, but they did not hold in the wall of the house.

  • 2 Chr 3:3-5
    3 verses
    78%

    3 Now 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.

    4 And 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.

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

  • Ezek 41:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15 And he measured the length of the building opposite the separate place that was behind it, along with its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, with the inner temple and the porches of the court;

    16 The 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;

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

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6 And 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.

    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.

  • Ezek 41:8-10
    3 verses
    77%

    8 I also saw the height of the house all around: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

    9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber outside, was five cubits: and the space that was left was the place of the side chambers that were within.

    10 And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the house on every side.

  • Ezek 41:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12 Now the building that faced the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits wide; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

    13 So he measured the house, one hundred cubits long; and the separate place and the building, with its walls, were one hundred cubits long;

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

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

    12 And 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.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    74%

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

  • 1 Kgs 6:38
    73%

    38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its design. Thus he took seven years in building it.

  • Ezek 41:20
    73%

    20 From the ground up to above the door were cherubim and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.