And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.
Parallel translations
- WEB It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams, that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.
- KJV And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
- BSB The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
- NASB And it was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.
- NLT The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.
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Quick answer
The hall was roofed with cedar over forty-five beams set fifteen to a row on the pillars. The detail shows the building's vast, orderly structure.
Overview
The precise count of beams and rows conveys the immense scale and careful engineering of Solomon's hall. Cedar from Lebanon, prized for its beauty and durability, covered the whole. These details record the height of Israel's earthly glory, achieved through the wisdom God gave Solomon, even as that glory remained earthly and passing.
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- 1 Kgs 6:5Against 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.
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