Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered it, and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar. twenty cubits 1 Kings 5:2,3 Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: . . . pure [heb] shut up 1 Kings 6:22 And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: the whole altar of the oracle he covered also with gold. 1 Kings 7:48 And Solomon made all the vessels for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which the loaves of proposition should be set: Exodus 30:1-3 Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood. . . . Context The Temple's Interior…19And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 20Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered it, and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar.21And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold.… Cross References 1 Kings 6:19 And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 1 Kings 6:21 And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold. 2 Chronicles 3:7 And the gold of the plates with which he overlaid the house, and the beams thereof, and the posts, and the walls, and the doors was of the finest: and he graved cherubims on the walls. Ezekiel 41:4 And he measured the length thereof twenty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits, before the face of the temple: and he said to me: This is the holy of holies. Ezekiel 41:22 The altar of wood was three cubits high: and the length thereof was two cubits: and the corners thereof, aid the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood. And he said to me: This is the table before the Lord. Lexicon The innerוְלִפְנֵ֣י (wə·lip̄·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face sanctuary הַדְּבִ֡יר (had·də·ḇîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1687: Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) [was] twenty עֶשְׂרִים֩ (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּ֨ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base long, אֹ֜רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 753: Length twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּ֣ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, רֹ֗חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7341: Breadth, width and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base high. קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ (qō·w·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6967: Height He overlaid [the inside] וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ (way·ṣap·pê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6823: To lay out, lay over with pure סָג֑וּר (sā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender gold, זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky and he also overlaid וַיְצַ֥ף (way·ṣap̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6823: To lay out, lay over the altar מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar of cedar. אָֽרֶז׃ (’ā·rez) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree Additional Translations The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar. The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold. And the oracle within was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the cedar-wood altar -- And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar. And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the hight of it, and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. Within the oracle was [a space of] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in its height; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar. And before the oracle is twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits is its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar. Jump to Previous Altar Breadth Cedar Cedar-Wood Clear Covered Cubits Forepart Gold Height High Hight Inmost Inner Length Oracle Overlaid Overlayeth Plated Pure Room Sanctuary Space Square Thereof Twenty Wide Width WithinJump to Next Altar Breadth Cedar Cedar-Wood Clear Covered Cubits Forepart Gold Height High Hight Inmost Inner Length Oracle Overlaid Overlayeth Plated Pure Room Sanctuary Space Square Thereof Twenty Wide Width WithinExternal Links 1 Kings 6:20 NIV1 Kings 6:20 NLT 1 Kings 6:20 ESV 1 Kings 6:20 NASB 1 Kings 6:20 ASV 1 Kings 6:20 Bible Apps 1 Kings 6:20 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 6:20 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 6:20 French Bible 1 Kings 6:20 German Bible Alphabetical: also altar and cedar cubits gold He height high in inner inside it length long of overlaid pure sanctuary The twenty was wide width with OT History: 1 Kings 6:20 Within the oracle was a space (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |