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Read›1 Kings›Chapter 6

Temple Construction Begins

1 Kings 6:4

In 11 translations

BSB
He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
KJV
And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.of…: or, broad within, and narrow without: or, skewed and closed
WEB
He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.
ASV
And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.
LSV
and he makes frames of narrowing windows for the house.
YLT
and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.
DBY
And for the house he made closed windows with fixed lattices.
DRC
And he made in the temple oblique windows.
GNV
And in the house he made windowes, broad without, and narrowe within.
JPS
And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.
LXXE
And he made to the house secret windows inclining inward.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ לַבָּ֔יִת חַלּוֹנֵ֖י שְׁקֻפִ֥ים אֲטֻמִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐποίησε τῷ οἴκῳ θυρίδας παρακυπτομένας κρυπτάς.

Who and where

◆ Reign of Solomon◆ Construction of Solomon's Temple

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezekiel 40:16The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
  • Ezekiel 41:16as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and…
  • Ezekiel 41:26There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.
  • Song of Songs 2:9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, he stands behind our wall, gazing through the windows, peering through the lattice.

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