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Solomon’s Palace Complex

1 Kings 7:3

In 11 translations

BSB
The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
KJV
And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.beams: Heb. ribs
WEB
It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.
ASV
And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row.
LSV
and [it is] covered with cedar above, on the sides that [are] on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in the row.
YLT
and [it is] covered with cedar above, on the sides that [are] on the forty and five pillars, fifteen in the row.
DBY
and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
DRC
And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,
GNV
And it was couered aboue with cedar vpon the beames, that lay on the fourtie and fiue pillars, fifteene in a rowe.
JPS
And it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, that lay on forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.
LXXE7:40
And he formed the house with chambers above on the sides of the pillars, and the number of the pillars was each row forty and five,Gr. ceiled or wainscoted the house.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְסָפֻ֣ן בָּאֶ֗רֶז מִמַּ֨עַל֙ עַל־הַצְּלָעֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַטּֽוּר׃
LXX-Br7:40
Καὶ ἐφάτνωσε τὸν οἶκον ἄνωθεν ἐπὶ τῶν πλευρῶν τῶν στύλων· καὶ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στύλων τεσσαράκοντα καὶ πέντε ὁ στίχος,

Who and where

◆ Reign of Solomon◆ Construction of Solomon's Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Kings 6:5Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 7:40 in some Bibles
  • 7:3 in most Bibles

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