1 Kings 6:19

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 6:19 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
  2. 1 Kings 6:5Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
  3. 1 Kings 6:16He 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.
  4. 1 Kings 8:6Then 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.
  5. 2 Chronicles 4:20the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
  6. 2 Chronicles 5:7Then 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.
  7. Psalms 28:2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
  8. Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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