There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
Parallel translations
- WEB There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks.
- KJV And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
- NKJV There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers.
- NASB There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window at three intervals.
- NLT On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other.
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Quick answer
The hall had three rows of beams with windows set opposite one another in three tiers. The design allowed light and air throughout the great room.
Overview
The arrangement of windows facing windows reflects thoughtful architecture, balancing grandeur with livability. Such description, though technical, preserves an accurate record of Solomon's building works. It reminds us that the inspired history attends faithfully even to ordinary structural details of the kingdom God established.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 40:22Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
- Ezek 40:25Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:36as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 41:26There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.
- Isa 54:12I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
- 1 Kgs 6:4He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
- Ezek 40:29Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
- Ezek 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
- 1 Kgs 7:5All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
- Ezek 40:33Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
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