1 Kings 6:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.

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  • Exod 40:20-21 : 20 He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  • 1 Kgs 6:5 : 5 He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.
  • 1 Kgs 6:16 : 16 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.
  • 1 Kgs 8:6-9 : 6 The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim. 7 The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 8 The poles were so long their ends were visible from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day. 9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses had placed there in Horeb. It was there that the LORD made a covenant with the Israelites after he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 10 Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the LORD’s temple.
  • 2 Chr 4:20 : 20 the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,
  • 2 Chr 5:7 : 7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.
  • Ps 28:2 : 2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!
  • Heb 9:3-4 : 3 And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies. 4 It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

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  • 1 Kgs 6:20-23
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    20The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.

    21Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary with gold.

    22He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary.

    23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14-18
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    83%

    14So Solomon finished building the temple.

    15He 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.

    16He 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.

    17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.

    18The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.

  • 2 Chr 6:11
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    11and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the LORD made with the Israelites.”

  • 1 Kgs 6:28-31
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    28He plated the cherubim with gold.

    29On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.

    30He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out.

    31He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2-6
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    78%

    2The temple King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

    3The 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.

    4He made framed windows for the temple.

    5He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.

    6The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.

  • 1 Kgs 8:21
    78%

    21and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the LORD made with our ancestors when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

  • 1 Kgs 8:6
    77%

    6The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

  • 1 Chr 22:19
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    19Now seek the LORD your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the LORD God! Then you can bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God’s service into the temple that is built to honor the LORD.”

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9He finished building the temple and covered it with rafters and boards made of cedar.

    10He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

  • 2 Chr 5:7
    76%

    7The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

  • 1 Kgs 6:35-36
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    35He carved cherubim, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

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

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
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    6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

  • 1 Chr 15:1
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    1David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem David constructed buildings in the City of David; he then prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

  • Exod 37:1-2
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    1The Making of the Ark Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.

    2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • 2 Chr 3:7-8
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    7He overlaid the temple’s rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative cherubim on the walls.

    8He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold.

  • 2 Sam 6:17
    75%

    17They brought the ark of the LORD and put it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    75%

    4(Now David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.

  • Exod 40:3
    75%

    3You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

  • 2 Chr 6:18
    74%

    18“God does not really live with humankind on the earth! Look, if the sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this temple I have built!

  • 2 Chr 31:11
    74%

    11Hezekiah ordered that storerooms be prepared in the LORD’s temple. When this was done,

  • Exod 40:21
    74%

    21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

  • 2 Chr 3:10
    74%

    10In the most holy place he made two images of cherubim and plated them with gold.

  • 2 Chr 3:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4The porch in front of the main hall was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its height was 30 feet. He plated the inside with pure gold.

    5He paneled the main hall with boards made from evergreen trees and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains.

  • 2 Chr 6:2
    74%

    2O LORD, I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

  • Ezek 41:17
    74%

    17to the space above the entrance, to the inner room, and on the outside, and on all the walls in the inner room and outside, by measurement.

  • Exod 31:7
    73%

    7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,

  • Exod 26:34
    73%

    34You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

  • Exod 40:26
    73%

    26And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

  • Exod 30:6
    73%

    6“You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony(before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

  • 2 Chr 6:7
    73%

    7Now my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the LORD God of Israel.

  • Exod 25:11
    73%

    11You are to overlay it with pure gold– both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it.