1 Kings 7:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For he built{H1129} the house{H1004} of the forest{H3293} of Lebanon;{H3844} the length{H753} thereof was a hundred{H3967} cubits,{H520} and the breadth{H7341} thereof fifty{H2572} cubits,{H520} and the height{H6967} thereof thirty{H7970} cubits,{H520} upon four{H702} rows{H2905} of cedar{H730} pillars,{H5982} with cedar{H730} beams{H3773} upon the pillars.{H5982}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    He built{H1129}{(H8799)} also the house{H1004} of the forest{H3293} of Lebanon{H3844}; the length{H753} thereof was an hundred{H3967} cubits{H520}, and the breadth{H7341} thereof fifty{H2572} cubits{H520}, and the height{H6967} thereof thirty{H7970} cubits{H520}, upon four{H702} rows{H2905} of cedar{H730} pillars{H5982}, with cedar{H730} beams{H3773} upon the pillars{H5982}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    he buylded an house of the wodd of Libanus, an hundreth cubites longe, fiftye cubites wyde, & thirtie cubites hye, fouresquared with rowes of pilers, and wt carued Ceders.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He built also an house called the forest of Lebanon, an hundreth cubites long, and fiftie cubites broad, and thirtie cubites hie, vpon foure rowes of cedar pillars, and cedar beames were layed vpon the pillars.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he built ye house in the wood Libanon, an hundred cubites long, and fiftie cubites broade, and thirtie cubites hie: And it stoode vpon foure rowes of Cedar pillers, and Cedar beames were layde vpon the pillers.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof [was] an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length of it was one hundred cubits, and the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he buildeth the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits `is' its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he made the house of the Woods of Lebanon, which was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high, resting on four lines of cedar-wood pillars with cedar-wood supports on the pillars.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He named it“The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 10:17 : 17 And he made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went into one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
  • 2 Chr 9:16 : 16 He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
  • Song 7:4 : 4 Your neck is like a tower of ivory; your eyes like the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
  • 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
  • 1 Kgs 9:19 : 19 And all the storage cities that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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 7:3
    84%

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

  • 1 Kgs 6:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    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 7:1
    80%

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

  • 1 Kgs 7:6-12
    7 verses
    80%

    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.

    8 And 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.

    9 All 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.

    10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14-18
    5 verses
    79%

    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.

    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.

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

  • 2 Chr 3:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2 And he began to build on the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 6:36
    76%

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

  • 2 Chr 2:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skillful to cut timber in Lebanon; and behold, my servants shall be with your servants,

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

  • 1 Kgs 6:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Acts 7:47
    74%

    47 But Solomon built Him a house.

  • 2 Chr 3:15
    74%

    15 Also, he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

  • Song 3:9
    74%

    9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    74%

    1 And Solomon resolved to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 6:20
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 7:15
    73%

    15 For he cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits encircled each pillar.

  • 1 Chr 22:4
    73%

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

  • 1 Chr 14:1
    73%

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

  • 1 Kgs 5:6
    72%

    6 Now 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.

  • 2 Sam 5:11
    72%

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

  • Ezek 41:15
    72%

    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 41:13
    71%

    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 5:18
    71%

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

  • 2 Chr 7:11
    71%

    11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house; and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously accomplished.

  • 2 Chr 3:8
    71%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 2:3
    71%

    3 And Solomon sent to Huram, the king of Tyre, saying, As you dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

  • 1 Kgs 6:23
    71%

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

  • 1 Kgs 9:10
    71%

    10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,

  • 2 Chr 8:1
    71%

    1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house,

  • Ezek 41:8
    71%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    71%

    7 In all the places where I have walked with all the children of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why have you not built me a house of cedar?

  • 2 Chr 2:16
    70%

    16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as you need, and we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa; and you shall carry it up to Jerusalem.