1 Kings 7:6

What does 1 Kings 7:6 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he made a covered room of pillars, fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, and ... with steps before it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the porch of the pillars he hath made; fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its breadth, and the porch <FI>is<Fi> before them, and pillars and a thick place <FI>are<Fi> before them.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch, and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he made the porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; and there was a porch in front of them; and there were pillars, and steps in front of them.

Context

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

v.6This passage

v.7And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

Cross references

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

  • Ezekiel 41:25

    And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm-trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there was a threshold of wood upon the face of the porch without.

  • 1 Kings 7:12

    And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

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