And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
Parallel translations
- WEB The porch that was in front, its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
- KJV And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
- BSB The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
- NASB The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height twenty; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.
- NLT The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
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Quick answer
The porch across the front is twenty cubits wide and overlaid inside with pure gold. The entrance gleams with costly splendor.
Overview
The gold-overlaid porch displays the magnificence fitting for God's house. (The reported height is textually difficult and likely reflects a copying variant.) The lavish use of gold throughout the temple conveys the surpassing worth and holiness of the God worshiped within.
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Cross-references · 3
- Acts 5:12By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
- Acts 3:11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- John 10:23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
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