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1 Kings 6:18-20
New English Translation
1 Kings 6:18-20
New English Translation
18 The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible.[a]
19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there. 20 The inner sanctuary was 30 feet[b] long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold,[c] as well as the cedar altar.[d]
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- 1 Kings 6:18 tn Heb “Cedar was inside the temple, carvings of gourds (i.e., gourd-shaped ornaments) and opened flowers; the whole was cedar, no stone was seen.”
- 1 Kings 6:20 tn Heb “20 cubits” (this measurement occurs three times in this verse).
- 1 Kings 6:20 tn Heb “with plated gold” (or perhaps, “with pure gold”).
- 1 Kings 6:20 tn Heb “he plated [the] altar of cedar.”
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