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1 Kings 6:17
In front of the Most Holy Place was the main part of the Temple. This room was 40 cubits long.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The temple, that is, the sanctuary in front of the most holy place, was sixty feet long.
The temple, that is, the sanctuary in front of the most holy place, was sixty feet long.
Hebrew Names Version
The house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
The house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
King James Version
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
English Standard Version
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
New Century Version
The main room, the one in front of the Most Holy Place, was sixty feet long.
The main room, the one in front of the Most Holy Place, was sixty feet long.
New English Translation
The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.
The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.
Amplified Bible
The [rest of the] house, that is, the temple in front of the Holy of Holies, was forty cubits long.
The [rest of the] house, that is, the temple in front of the Holy of Holies, was forty cubits long.
New American Standard Bible
The house, that is, the main room in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
The house, that is, the main room in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fourtie cubites long.
But the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fourtie cubites long.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
Contemporary English Version
The temple's main room was sixty feet long, and it was in front of the most holy place.
The temple's main room was sixty feet long, and it was in front of the most holy place.
Complete Jewish Bible
while the rest of the house, that is, the temple in front, was seventy feet long.
while the rest of the house, that is, the temple in front, was seventy feet long.
Darby Translation
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
George Lamsa Translation
And the house, that is, the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
Good News Translation
The room in front of the Most Holy Place was 60 feet long.
The room in front of the Most Holy Place was 60 feet long.
Lexham English Bible
The main hall of the temple was forty cubits in front of the inner sanctuary,
The main hall of the temple was forty cubits in front of the inner sanctuary,
Literal Translation
And the house was forty cubits, that is , the temple before it .
And the house was forty cubits, that is , the temple before it .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the house of the temple before the quere was fortye cubites longe:
But the house of the temple before the quere was fortye cubites longe:
American Standard Version
And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.
Bible in Basic English
And the house, that is, the Temple, in front of the holy place was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the Temple, in front of the holy place was forty cubits long.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the house, that is the temple before it, was fourtie cubites [long.]
But the house, that is the temple before it, was fourtie cubites [long.]
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the house, that is, the temple before [the Sanctuary], was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the temple before [the Sanctuary], was forty cubits long.
King James Version (1611)
And the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fortie cubites long.
And the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fortie cubites long.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he made two ornaments of net-work to cover the chapiters of the pillars; even a net for one chapiter, and a net for the other chapiter.
And he made two ornaments of net-work to cover the chapiters of the pillars; even a net for one chapiter, and a net for the other chapiter.
English Revised Version
And the house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
And the house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
Berean Standard Bible
And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli thilke temple bifor the doris of Goddis answering place was of fourti cubitis.
Sotheli thilke temple bifor the doris of Goddis answering place was of fourti cubitis.
Young's Literal Translation
And forty by the cubit was the house, it [is] the temple before [it].
And forty by the cubit was the house, it [is] the temple before [it].
Update Bible Version
And the house, that is, the temple in front, was forty cubits [long].
And the house, that is, the temple in front, was forty cubits [long].
Webster's Bible Translation
And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
World English Bible
The house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
The house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].
New King James Version
And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.
And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.
New Living Translation
The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.
The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.
New Life Bible
The rest of the house, the center room in front of the most holy place, was as long as twenty long steps.
The rest of the house, the center room in front of the most holy place, was as long as twenty long steps.
New Revised Standard
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but, forty cubits, was the house itself, - the same, was the temple, before the oracle.
but, forty cubits, was the house itself, - the same, was the temple, before the oracle.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits long.
And the temple itself, before the doors of the oracle, was forty cubits long.
Revised Standard Version
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
Contextual Overview
15 the stone walls inside the Temple were covered with cedar boards from floor to ceiling. Then the stone floor was covered with pine boards. 16 They built an inner room 20 cubits long in the back part of the Temple. This room was called the Most Holy Place. They covered the walls in this room with cedar boards, from floor to ceiling. 17 In front of the Most Holy Place was the main part of the Temple. This room was 40 cubits long. 18 They covered the walls in this room with cedar boards—none of the stones in the walls could be seen. They carved pictures of flowers and gourds into the cedar. 19 Solomon finished the inner room in the back part of the Temple. This room was for the Box of the Lord 's Agreement. 20 This room was 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 20 cubits high. Solomon covered this room with pure gold. He also covered the cedar altar with gold. 21 He covered the inside of the Temple with pure gold and wrapped gold chains around it. 22 The inside of the Temple was covered with gold, and the altar in front of the Most Holy Place was covered with gold. 23 The workers made two statues of Cherub angels with wings. They made the statues from olive wood and put them in the Most Holy Place. Each angel was 10 cubits tall. 24Both Cherub angels were the same size and built the same way. Each one had two wings. Each wing was 5 cubits long. From the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was 10 cubits. And each Cherub angel was 10 cubits tall.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 4:20 - the oracle Ezekiel 41:2 - the length
Cross-References
Genesis 2:7
Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and made a man. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nose, and the man became a living thing.
Then the Lord God took dust from the ground and made a man. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nose, and the man became a living thing.
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them."
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all the people I created on the earth. I will destroy every person and every animal and everything that crawls on the earth. And I will destroy all the birds in the air, because I am sorry that I have made them."
Genesis 6:13
So God said to Noah, "Everyone has filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
So God said to Noah, "Everyone has filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
Genesis 6:14
Use cypress wood and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.
Use cypress wood and build a boat for yourself. Make rooms in the boat and cover it with tar inside and out.
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.
Genesis 6:21
Also bring every kind of food into the boat, for you and for the animals."
Also bring every kind of food into the boat, for you and for the animals."
Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything God commanded him.
Noah did everything God commanded him.
Genesis 7:15
All these animals went into the boat with Noah. They came in groups of two from every kind of animal that had the breath of life.
All these animals went into the boat with Noah. They came in groups of two from every kind of animal that had the breath of life.
Genesis 7:17
Water flooded the earth for 40 days. The water began rising and lifted the boat off the ground.
Water flooded the earth for 40 days. The water began rising and lifted the boat off the ground.
Genesis 9:9
"I now make my promise to you and to your people who will live after you.
"I now make my promise to you and to your people who will live after you.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the house, that [is], the temple before it,.... The holy place, which was before the of holies:
was forty cubits [long]; and which, with the most holy place, being twenty cubits, as in the preceding verse, made the length of the whole house sixty cubits, as in 1 Kings 6:2.
