He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
- BSB Then He brought me to the entrance to the court, and I looked and saw a hole in the wall.
- NKJV So He brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, there was a hole in the wall.
- NASB Then He brought me to the entrance of the courtyard, and when I looked, behold, a hole in the wall.
- NLT Then he brought me to the door of the Temple courtyard, where I could see a hole in the wall.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 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.
- 2 Kgs 21:5He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
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