1 Kings 6:5-10
5 aAgainst the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the binner sanctuary; thus he made cside chambers all around. 6The lowest story was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he ▼▼ Lit gave
made offsets in the wall of the house all around in order that the beams would not ▼▼ Lit take hold
be inserted in the walls of the house. 7 fThe house, while it was being built, was built of stone ▼▼ Lit finished
prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built. 8The doorway for the ▼▼ So with Gr and versions; M.T. middle
lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. 9So ihe built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and ▼▼ Lit rows
planks of cedar. 10He also built the stories against the whole house, each five ▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.
cubits high; and they ▼▼ Lit took hold
were fastened to the house with timbers of cedar.
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