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1 Kings 6:2

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 6:2

Verse 2 of 38

Scripture focus

And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

1 Kings 6:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 6:2

Theological / Devotional

The length. A comparison of the specifications of the Temple with those of the tabernacle show that the Temple dimensions were proportionate to those of the tabernacle, but with each dimension doubled. Thus the length of the Temple was 60 cu., twice the length of the tabernacle (Ex. 26:16, 18). If the length of the cubit is 17 1/2 in. (14.45 cm.) the building would be 87 1/2 ft. (26.7 m.) long, 29 ft. 2 in. (8.9 m.) wide, and 43 ft. 9 in. (13.3 m.) high.

The tabernacle in the wilderness was made in strict accord with the pattern shown to Moses “in the mount” (Ex. 25:9, 40). The Temple, being fashioned after that ancient structure, would conform to the original pattern. In addition, David passed on to Solomon minute directions for building the Temple as had been revealed to him by divine inspiration (PP 751).

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