Next he measured the wall of the temple to be six cubits thick, and the width of each side room around the temple was four cubits.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side room, four cubits, all around the house on every side.
- KJV After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.
- NKJV Next, he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits. The width of each side chamber all around the temple was four cubits on every side.
- NASB Then he measured the wall of the temple, six cubits; and the width of the side chambers, four cubits, all around the house on every side.
- NLT Then he measured the wall of the Temple, and it was 10-1/2 feet thick. There was a row of rooms along the outside wall; each room was 7 feet wide.
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Quick answer
The thick wall of the house and the side rooms around it are measured. The temple is surrounded by protective, supporting chambers.
Overview
The guide measures the substantial wall and the side rooms encircling the sanctuary. These chambers, present in Solomon's temple too (1 Kings 6:5-6), provided storage and support while keeping the holy space separate. The solid wall emphasizes the careful separation between the holy and common, a separation Christ bridges by making his people holy.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 1 Kgs 6:5–6Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- Ezek 42:3–14Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
- Ezek 41:6–9The side rooms were arranged one above another in three levels of thirty rooms each. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports would not be fastened into the wall of the temple itself.
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