1 Kings 6:1
American King James And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
American Standard Version And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.
King James And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
World English Bible In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build Yahweh’s house.
1 Kings 6:2
American King James And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
American Standard Version And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty `cubits', and the height thereof thirty cubits.
King James And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
World English Bible The house which King Solomon built for Yahweh had a length of sixty cubits, and its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.
1 Kings 6:3
American King James And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
American Standard Version And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; `and' ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
King James And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
World English Bible The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its width in front of the house.
1 Kings 6:4
American King James And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
American Standard Version And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.
King James And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
World English Bible He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.
1 Kings 6:5
American King James And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
American Standard Version 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.
King James And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
World English Bible Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.
1 Kings 6:6
American King James The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
American Standard Version The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets `in the wall' of the house round about, that `the beams' should not have hold in the walls of the house.
King James The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
World English Bible The lowest floor was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around, that the beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.
1 Kings 6:7
American King James And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
American Standard Version And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
King James And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
World English Bible The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
1 Kings 6:8
American King James The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
American Standard Version The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle `story', and out of the middle into the third.
King James The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
World English Bible The door for the middle side rooms was in the right side of the house. They went up by winding stairs into the middle floor, and out of the middle into the third.
1 Kings 6:9
American King James So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
American Standard Version So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
King James So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
World English Bible So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
1 Kings 6:10
American King James And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
American Standard Version And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
King James And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
World English Bible He built the floors all along the house, each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timbers of cedar.
1 Kings 6:11
American King James And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
American Standard Version And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,
King James And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
World English Bible Yahweh’s word came to Solomon, saying,
1 Kings 6:12
American King James Concerning this house which you are in building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with you, which I spoke to David your father:
American Standard Version Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.
King James Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
World English Bible “Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.
1 Kings 6:13
American King James And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
American Standard Version And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
King James And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
World English Bible I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”
1 Kings 6:14
American King James So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
American Standard Version So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
King James So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
World English Bible So Solomon built the house and finished it.
1 Kings 6:15
American King James And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
American Standard Version And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.
King James And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
World English Bible He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood. He covered the floor of the house with cypress boards.
1 Kings 6:16
American King James And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
American Standard Version And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls `of the ceiling': he built `them' for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
King James And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
World English Bible He built twenty cubits of the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built this within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.
1 Kings 6:17
American King James And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
American Standard Version And the house, that is, the temple before `the oracle', was forty cubits `long'.
King James And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
World English Bible In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.
1 Kings 6:18
American King James And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
American Standard Version And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
King James And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
World English Bible There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.
1 Kings 6:19
American King James And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
American Standard Version And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
King James And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
World English Bible He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.
1 Kings 6:20
American King James And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
American Standard Version And within the oracle was `a space of' twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.
King James And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
World English Bible Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.
1 Kings 6:21
American King James So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
American Standard Version So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
King James So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
World English Bible So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.
1 Kings 6:22
American King James And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
American Standard Version And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
King James And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
World English Bible He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.
1 Kings 6:23
American King James And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
American Standard Version And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
King James And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
World English Bible In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
1 Kings 6:24
American King James And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
American Standard Version And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
King James And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
World English Bible Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.
1 Kings 6:25
American King James And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.
American Standard Version And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
King James And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.
World English Bible The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
1 Kings 6:26
American King James The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
American Standard Version The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
King James The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
World English Bible One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.
1 Kings 6:27
American King James And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.
American Standard Version And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
King James And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
World English Bible He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.
1 Kings 6:28
American King James And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
American Standard Version And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
King James And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
World English Bible He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
1 Kings 6:29
American King James And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
American Standard Version And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without.
King James And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
World English Bible He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
1 Kings 6:30
American King James And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
American Standard Version And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
King James And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
World English Bible He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.
1 Kings 6:31
American King James And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
American Standard Version And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel `and' door-posts were a fifth part `of the wall'.
King James And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
World English Bible For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
1 Kings 6:32
American King James The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim, and on the palm trees.
American Standard Version So `he made' two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
King James The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.
World English Bible So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
1 Kings 6:33
American King James So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
American Standard Version So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part `of the wall';
King James So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
World English Bible He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,
1 Kings 6:34
American King James And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
American Standard Version and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
King James And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
World English Bible and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
1 Kings 6:35
American King James And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted on the carved work.
American Standard Version And he carved `thereon' cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
King James And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
World English Bible He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
1 Kings 6:36
American King James And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
American Standard Version And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.
King James And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
World English Bible He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
1 Kings 6:37
American King James In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
American Standard Version In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.
King James In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
World English Bible The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.
1 Kings 6:38
American King James And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
American Standard Version And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
King James And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
World English Bible In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.