1 Kings 6:1-2
New English Translation
The Building of the Temple
6 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, during the month Ziv[a] (the second month), he began building the Lord’s temple. 2 The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet[b] long, 30 feet[c] wide, and 45 feet[d] high.
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- 1 Kings 6:1 sn During the month Ziv. This would be April-May, 966 b.c. by modern reckoning.
- 1 Kings 6:2 tn Heb “60 cubits.” A cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm. Measurements in vv. 2-10 have been converted to feet in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Kings 6:2 tn Heb “20 [cubits].”
- 1 Kings 6:2 tn Heb “30 cubits.”
1 Kings 6:1-2
Common English Bible
Solomon builds the temple
6 In the four hundred eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month,[a] in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, he built the Lord’s temple. 2 The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
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- 1 Kings 6:1 April–May, Iyar; Ziv is a month from a Canaanite calendar.
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