1 Kings 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.”

1 Kings 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Kings 6:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Kings 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.”

1 Kings 6:20 — World English Bible

1 Kings 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.”

1 Kings 6:20 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And before the oracle <FI>is<Fi> twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits <FI>is<Fi> its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.”

1 Kings 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the oracle within was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the cedar-wood altar —”

1 Kings 6:20 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the place of the oracle within was twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broad, and twentie cubites hie, and hee couered it with pure golde, and couered the altar with cedar.”

1 Kings 6:20 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 6:20 in Context — 1 Kings 6

18 Y la casa estaba [cubierta] de cedro por de dentro, y tenía entalladuras de calabazas silvestres y de botones de flores. Todo era cedro; ninguna piedra se veía.

19 Y adornó el oráculo por de dentro en medio de la casa, para poner allí el arca del pacto de Jehová.

20 Y el oráculo estaba en la parte de adentro, el cual tenía veinte codos de largo, y otros veinte de ancho, y otros veinte de altura; y vistiólo de oro purísimo: asimismo cubrió el altar de cedro.

21 De suerte que vistió Salomón de oro puro la casa por de dentro, y cerró la entrada del oráculo con cadenas de oro, y vistiólo de oro.

22 Cubrió pues de oro toda la casa hasta el cabo; y asimismo vistió de oro todo el altar que estaba delante del oráculo.

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What Does 1 Kings 6:20 Mean?

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