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1 Kings 6:16 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 16
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.1 Kings 6:16 · King James Version
1 Kings 6:16 in context
14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- twentyʻesrîymtwentyH6242 →
- cubitsʼammâhproperly, a motherH520 →
- boardstsêlâʻa rib , literally or figuratively (of a doorH6763 →
- oracledᵉbîyrthe shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryH1687 →
- builtbânâhto buildH1129 →
- sidesyᵉrêkâhproperly, the flankH3411 →
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Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, Kg1 6:18. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-38