1 Kings 7:3
What does 1 Kings 7:3 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And it was covered with cedar over the forty-five supports which were on the pillars, fifteen in a line.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and <FI>it is<Fi> covered with cedar above, on the sides that <FI>are<Fi> on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
Context
v.2For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
v.3This passage
v.4And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
Cross references
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- 1 Kings 6:5
And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.
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