He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
Parallel translations
- WEB Furthermore he made the court of the priests, the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid their doors with brass.
- 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.
- 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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Quick answer
Solomon builds the court of the priests and the great court, with bronze-overlaid doors. The temple's enclosures are completed.
Overview
The inner court for the priests and the larger court for the people structured access to God according to holiness. The bronze doors marked the boundaries of sacred space. This graded access reflects the holiness of God and foreshadows the open access into his presence secured by Christ.
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Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:36Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
- 2 Kgs 21:5In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.
- 1 Kgs 7:12The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
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