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1 Kings 7:4

What does 1 Kings 7:4 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

There were three lines of window-frames, window facing window in every line.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And windows <FI>are<Fi> in three rows, and sight <FI>is<Fi> over-against sight three times.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Set one against another,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And there were cross-beams in three rows, and window was against window in three ranks.

Context

v.3And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.

v.4This passage

v.5And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 40:33

    and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

  • Isaiah 54:12

    And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.

  • 1 Kings 7:5

    And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

  • 1 Kings 6:4

    And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

  • Ezekiel 40:22

    And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

  • Ezekiel 40:29

    and the lodges thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about; it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

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