Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with brass.
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- KJV Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
- BSB He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
- NKJV Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze.
- NASB Then he made the courtyard of the priests and the great courtyard, and doors for the courtyard, and overlaid their doors with bronze.
- NLT He then built a courtyard for the priests, and also the large outer courtyard. He made doors for the courtyard entrances and overlaid them with bronze.
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Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:36He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
- 2 Kgs 21:5He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
- 1 Kgs 7:12The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.
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