1 Kings 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”

1 Kings 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its width in front of the house.”

1 Kings 6:3 — World English Bible

1 Kings 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”

1 Kings 6:3 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits <FI>is<Fi> its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit <FI>is<Fi> its breadth on the front of the house;”

1 Kings 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the porch, in front of the temple of the house, was twenty cubits in length, in front of the house broadways, [and] ten cubits was its breadth, in front of the house.”

1 Kings 6:3 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the porch before the Temple of the house was twentie cubites long according to the breadth of the house, and ten cubites broade before the house.”

1 Kings 6:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 6:3 in Context — 1 Kings 6

1 Ce fut la quatre cent quatre-vingtième année après la sortie des enfants d’Israël du pays d’Égypte que Salomon bâtit la maison à l’Éternel, la quatrième année de son règne sur Israël, au mois de Ziv, qui est le second mois.

2 La maison que le roi Salomon bâtit à l’Éternel avait soixante coudées de longueur, vingt de largeur, et trente de hauteur.

3 Le portique devant le temple de la maison avait vingt coudées de longueur répondant à la largeur de la maison, et dix coudées de profondeur sur la face de la maison.

4 Le roi fit à la maison des fenêtres solidement grillées.

5 Il bâtit contre le mur de la maison des étages circulaires, qui entouraient les murs de la maison, le temple et le sanctuaire; et il fit des chambres latérales tout autour.

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What Does 1 Kings 6:3 Mean?

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