1 Kings 7:3
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
1 Kings 7:3 in other translations
| BSB | The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. |
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| WEB | It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row. |
| ASV | And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row. |
| YLT | and it is covered with cedar above, on the sides that are on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row. |
| DARBY | and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row. |
| BBE | And it was covered with cedar over the forty-five supports which were on the pillars, fifteen in a line. |
| Webster | And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row. |
What does 1 Kings 7:3 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12
All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We…
1 Kings 7:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:3
- 1 Kings 6:5
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:
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Context
- 1 Kings 7:2
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an 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.
- 1 Kings 7:3
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
- 1 Kings 7:4
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
1 Kings 7:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y estaba cubierta de tablas de cedro arriba sobre las vigas, que se apoyaban en cuarenta y cinco columnas: cada hilera tenía quince columnas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et elle était couverte de cèdre en haut, par-dessus les chambres latérales, qui reposaient sur 45 colonnes, 15 par rang; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und es war mit Cedernholz gedeckt oben über den Seitenzimmern, die auf den Säulen waren, fünfundvierzig, fünfzehn in der Reihe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et tabulatis cedrinis vestivit totam cameram, quæ quadraginta quinque columnis sustentabatur. Unus autem ordo habebat columnas quindecim |