1 Kings 6:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The main hall of the temple, which was in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long (about 60 feet).

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse gives us the specific measurements of the temple's main hall that Solomon built for God.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the detailed description of Solomon's temple construction, which took place around 966-959 BC. The temple was built as the permanent dwelling place for God among His people, replacing the portable tabernacle that had been used since the time of Moses. These precise measurements show the careful planning and reverence that went into creating this sacred space.

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The wings of the cherubim statues were twenty cubits long in total: one wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, reaching to the wall of the temple, and the other wing was also five cubits long, reaching to the wing of the second cherub.

1 Kings 6:16

He built a room twenty cubits long inside the temple, covering both the floor and walls with cedar boards. This room was built as the inner sanctuary, the most holy place.

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