He also built the stories against the whole house, each five cubits high; and they were attached to the house with timbers of cedar.
Parallel translations
- WEB He built the floors all along the house, each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
- KJV And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
- BSB He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
- NKJV And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.
- NLT As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7-1/2 feet high.
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The side chambers, each five cubits high, were built along the temple and joined to it with cedar timber. This completes the description of the surrounding structure.
Overview
The encircling rooms were fastened to the temple by cedar beams resting on the wall ledges. This finished the outer structure that served the temple's practical needs. The detailed account shows the integrated, well-built design of God's house.
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