1 Kings 6:5 “Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built…”

1 Kings 6:5

Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

World English Bible

Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.

American Standard Version

And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

Geneva Bible 1599

And by the wall of the house hee made galleries round about, euen by the walles of the house round about the Temple and the oracle, and made chambers round about.

Darby Translation

And against the wall of the house he built floors round about, [against] the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

Young's Literal Translation

And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, [even] the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

Bible in Basic English

And against the walls all round, and against the walls of the Temple and of the inmost room, he put up wings, with side rooms all round:

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Cross references

“built”

1 Chronicles 9:26 1 Chronicles 23:28 1 Chronicles 28:11 2 Chronicles 31:11 Nehemiah 10:37 Nehemiah 12:44

1 Chronicles 9:26 · BSB

But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 23:28 · BSB

but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the…

1 Chronicles 28:11 · BSB

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

2 Chronicles 31:11 · BSB

Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.

Nehemiah 10:37 · BSB

Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce be…

Nehemiah 12:44 · BSB

And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms f…

“oracle”

1 Kings 6:16 1 Kings 6:19–21 1 Kings 6:31 2 Chronicles 4:20 2 Chronicles 5:7 2 Chronicles 5:9

1 Kings 6:16 · BSB

He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

1 Kings 6:19–21 · BSB

Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

1 Kings 6:31 · BSB

For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

2 Chronicles 4:20 · BSB

the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

2 Chronicles 5:7 · BSB

Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

2 Chronicles 5:9 · BSB

The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

6The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.

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