1 Kings 6:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.”
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BSBPD
“And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And forty by the cubit was the house, it <FI>is<Fi> the temple before <FI>it<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Kings 6:17 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 41:2The width of the entrance was ten cubits, and the sides of the entrance were five cubits on each side. He also measured the length of the outer sanctuary to be forty cubits, and the width to be twenty cubits.
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