1 Kings 6:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the porch{H197} before{H6440} the temple{H1964} of the house,{H1004} twenty{H6242} cubits{H520} was the length{H753} thereof, according to the breadth{H7341} of the house;{H1004} [and] ten{H6235} cubits{H520} was the breadth{H7341} thereof before the house.{H1004}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the porch{H197} before{H6440} the temple{H1964} of the house{H1004}, twenty{H6242} cubits{H520} was the length{H753} thereof, according to the breadth{H7341} of the house{H1004}; and ten{H6235} cubits{H520} was the breadth{H7341} thereof before the house{H1004}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he buylded a Porche before the temple of twentye cubytes longe after the bredth of the house, & ten cubites brode before the house.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the porch before the Temple of the house was twentie cubites long according to the breadth of the house, and ten cubites broade before the house.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he made a porche before the temple of the house, which was twentie cubites long, after ye breadth of the house, and ten cubites brode, euen in the fore front of the house.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits [was] the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits [was] the breadth thereof before the house.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length of it, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits was the breadth of it before the house.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits `is' its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit `is' its breadth on the front of the house;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; `and' ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The covered way before the Temple of the house was twenty cubits long, as wide as the house, and ten cubits wide in front of the house.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was its length, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits was its breadth before the house.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 28:11 : 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the buildings thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner rooms thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
  • 2 Chr 3:3-4 : 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.
  • Ezek 41:15 : 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;
  • Matt 4:5 : 5 Then the devil took him into the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,
  • John 10:23 : 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch.
  • Acts 3:10-11 : 10 And they knew that it was he who sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 11 And as the lame man who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them on the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2
    88%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:16-17
    2 verses
    88%

    16 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.

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

  • 2 Chr 3:3-4
    2 verses
    86%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    84%

    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.

  • Ezek 41:1-5
    5 verses
    82%

    1 Afterward, he brought me to the temple and measured the posts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tabernacle.

    2 And the width of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other side: and he measured its length, forty cubits; and its width, twenty cubits.

    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.

  • Ezek 41:10-15
    6 verses
    82%

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

    11 And the doors of the side chambers faced the space that was left, one door toward the north and another door toward the south: and the width of the space that was left was five cubits all around.

    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;

    14 Also the width of the face of the house and of the separate place toward the east was one hundred cubits.

    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;

  • Ezek 40:47-49
    3 verses
    81%

    47 He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare; and the altar was in front of the temple.

    48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

    49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits. By the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

  • 1 Kgs 6:4-6
    3 verses
    81%

    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 6:20
    81%

    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.

  • Ezek 42:7-8
    2 verses
    80%

    7 And the wall that was outside opposite the chambers, toward the outer court on the front of the chambers, the length of it was fifty cubits.

    8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and behold, in front of the temple were one hundred cubits.

  • Ezek 42:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2 In front of the length of one hundred cubits was the north door, and the width was fifty cubits.

    3 Opposite the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and opposite the pavement for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.

    4 And before the chambers there was a walk of ten cubits wide inward, a pathway of one cubit; and their doors faced north.

  • Ezek 40:9-13
    5 verses
    80%

    9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the posts were two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was toward the inside.

    10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were of the same size, and the posts had the same size on this side and that.

    11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

    12 There was a barrier before the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

    13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other, the width was twenty-five cubits as door faced door.

  • Ezek 40:36
    78%

    36 Also its gate chambers, its posts, and its arches; it had windows all around, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • 2 Chr 3:8
    78%

    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.

  • Ezek 40:15
    77%

    15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits.

  • Ezek 40:21
    77%

    21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts, and its arches had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • Ezek 40:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 Its gate chambers, its posts, and its arches were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its arches all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

    30 The arches all around were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

  • Ezek 40:33
    76%

    33 Its gate chambers, its posts, and its arches were according to these measurements. And there were windows in it and in its arches all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

  • Exod 26:16
    76%

    16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of one board.

  • 1 Kgs 6:10
    76%

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

  • Ezek 40:7
    76%

    7 Each gate chamber was one reed long and one reed wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits, and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one reed.

  • Exod 27:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 And for the width of the court on the west side there shall be curtains fifty cubits wide, with ten pillars and their ten bases.

    13 And the width of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

  • Exod 36:21
    75%

    21 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the width of a board one cubit and a half.

  • Ezek 41:8
    75%

    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.

  • Ezek 40:25
    75%

    25 There were windows in it and in its arches all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • 1 Kgs 7:12
    75%

    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.