Translations
Modern
He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
Traditional
And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
Literal
And he built the couch against all the house, five cubits high, and it was attached to the house with cedar beams.
Latin
Et ædificavit tabulatum super omnem domum quinque cubitis altitudinis, et operuit domum lignis cedrinis.
Original
Hebrew
English
He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
Notes
The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Kings, Books of First and Second Temple Zif Ziv
Topics
Temple: Solomon's: Chambers of The Cedar used In Building Temples the First Temple: Surrounded with Three Stories of Chambers Communicating With