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href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He made narrow windows high up in the temple walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he made for the house windows with recessed frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he made for the house windows with beveled frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also for the house he made windows with <i>artistic</i> frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Also for the house he made windows with <i>artistic</i> frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also for the house he made windows with <i>artistic</i> frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He also made framed (artistic) window openings for the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made windows with beveled frames for the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also made windows with beveled frames for the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The windows were narrow on the outside but wide on the inside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He also made latticed windows for the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The walls of the Temple had openings in them, narrower on the outside than on the inside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed frames.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He made framed windows for the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the house he made windows of fixed lattice work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he makes frames of narrowing windows for the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will make for the house windows of closed bars.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he made in the temple oblique windows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he made oblique windows in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Windows with closed lattices were made for the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the house he made windows with recessed frames.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he made narrow glass windows for the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he made to the house secret windows inclining inward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=1979" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Temple Construction Begins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: way·ya·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">He also had</a> <a href="/hebrew/331.htm" title="331: ’ă·ṭu·mîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To shut, shut up. A primitive root; to close; by analology to contract.">narrow</a> <a href="/hebrew/2474.htm" title="2474: ḥal·lō·w·nê (N-cpc) -- A window. A window.">windows</a> <a href="/hebrew/8261.htm" title="8261: šə·qu·p̄îm (N-mp) -- Frame, casing. Passive participle of shaqaph; an embrasure or opening with bevelled jam.">framed high</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lab·bā·yiṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the temple.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Ezekiel 40:16</a></span><br />The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Ezekiel 41:16</a></span><br />as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Ezekiel 41:26</a></span><br />There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">2 Chronicles 4:20</a></span><br />the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5</a></span><br />He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-37.htm">Exodus 25:37</a></span><br />Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-36.htm">Exodus 26:36</a></span><br />For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/27-9.htm">Exodus 27:9</a></span><br />You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/38-8.htm">Exodus 38:8</a></span><br />Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/8-2.htm">Numbers 8:2</a></span><br />“Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-2.htm">Zechariah 4:2</a></span><br />“What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a></span><br />You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4-5</a></span><br />In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-5.htm">John 9:5</a></span><br />While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.</p><p class="hdg">windows of narrow lights.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4</a></b></br> And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Song of Solomon 2:9</a></b></br> My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Ezekiel 40:16</a></b></br> And <i>there were</i> narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows <i>were</i> round about inward: and upon <i>each</i> post <i>were</i> palm trees.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Artistic</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-31.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/5-28.htm">Lattice</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Lattices</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-23.htm">Narrow</a> <a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Network</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Recessed</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Windows</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-5.htm">Within</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-18.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-4.htm">Artistic</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-27.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-28.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-4.htm">Frames</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">Lattice</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm">Lattices</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">Narrow</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Network</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Recessed</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-4.htm">Windows</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Within</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-35.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">The building of Solomon's temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">The chambers thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">God's promise unto it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">The ceiling and adorning of it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">The doors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">The court</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">The time of building it</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These windows allowed for ventilation and limited light, symbolizing the divine illumination that comes from God. In biblical symbolism, light often represents God's presence and truth (<a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a>). The narrowness could also signify the exclusivity and holiness of God's presence, accessible only through specific means.<p><b>framed high in the temple</b><br>The placement of the windows high in the temple suggests a focus on divine rather than human perspective. High windows would prevent distractions from the outside world, directing attention upward towards God. This architectural choice emphasizes the transcendence and majesty of God, aligning with the temple's purpose as a place of worship and divine encounter. The height also reflects the temple's grandeur and the separation between the sacred and the profane, a theme consistent throughout the Old Testament (<a href="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33</a>). The temple itself is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate meeting place between God and humanity (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel who was tasked with building the temple, a significant project that symbolized God's presence among His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The holy place in Jerusalem where God's presence dwelt, serving as a central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple was constructed, considered the spiritual and political center of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/narrow_windows.htm">Narrow Windows</a></b><br>Architectural features of the temple that allowed light to enter while maintaining a sense of sacredness and separation from the outside world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The construction of the temple, including the narrow windows, reflects the importance of attention to detail in our worship and service to God. Just as Solomon followed God's specific instructions, we should seek to honor God with excellence in all we do.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/light_and_revelation.htm">Light and Revelation</a></b><br>The narrow windows allowed light to enter the temple, symbolizing the revelation and presence of God. In our lives, we should seek to let God's light shine through us, illuminating the world around us with His truth and love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_and_holiness.htm">Separation and Holiness</a></b><br>The design of the temple, including its windows, maintained a separation from the outside world, symbolizing holiness. As believers, we are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining our distinctiveness as God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The temple was a physical representation of God's presence among His people. Today, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that reflects His presence in us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_sources_mention_solomon's_peace.htm">Why do other historical sources not mention Solomon's supposed peaceful reign 'on every side' in 1 Kings 5:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rehoboam's_reply_only_harsh.htm">Why does 1 Kings 12:14 present Rehoboam's answer as solely harsh, despite other biblical accounts that sometimes provide a balancing perspective?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_herod's_death_fit_luke_1_5.htm">Luke 1:5: If Herod the Great died around 4 BC, how does this timeline match with the birth announcements described here?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_39_6_deny_lasting_legacies.htm">Psalm 39:6 - Does the claim that everyone is merely a 'phantom' contradict historical evidence of lasting human achievements?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Windows of narrow lights.</span>--The marginal reading, "windows broad within and narrow without"--splayed as in ordinary Gothic architecture--is supported by very good authorities; but the most probable meaning is "windows with fixed beams"--that is, with fixed lattices, like jalousies, useful for ventilation, but immovable, so that no one could look out or in.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.</span> [There has been much disputation over these words. The older expositors generally follow (as does the marg.) the Chaldee and Rabbins: "win<span class="accented">dows broad within and narrow without</span>;" windows, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> somewhat like the loopholes of ancient castles. The windows of the temple would then have resembled those of Egyptian sacred buildings. (It is not implied that there was any conscious imitation of Egypt, though Fergusson surely forgets the affinity with Pharaoh (<a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">1 Kings 3:1</a>), the trade with Egypt (<a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">1 Kings 10:28</a>), and the favour with which some Egyptian fashions were regarded (<a href="/songs/1-9.htm">Song of Solomon 1:9</a>), when he contends that the chosen people would never take the buildings of their ancestral enemy for a model.) But this meaning is not supported by the original (<span class="hebrew">שְׁקֻפִים אֲטֻמִים</span>), the literal interpretation of which is "<span class="accented">closed beams<span class="cmt_word">"</span></span> (cf. chap. 7:4, 5), and which the most competent scholars now understand to mean "<span class="accented">closed or fixed lattices, i.e.</span>, the lattices or the temple windows were not movable, as in domestic architecture (<a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13.htm">2 Kings 13, 17</a>; <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Daniel 6:10</a>). So Gesenius, De Wette, Keil, Bahr, <span class="accented">al.</span>] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He also had</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">narrow</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲטֻמִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ṭu·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_331.htm">Strong's 331: </a> </span><span class="str2">To close, to contract</span><br /><br /><span class="word">windows</span><br /><span class="heb">חַלּוֹנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥal·lō·w·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> </span><span class="str2">A window</span><br /><br /><span class="word">framed high</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁקֻפִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·qu·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8261.htm">Strong's 8261: </a> </span><span class="str2">An embrasure, opening with bevelled jam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the temple.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבָּ֔יִת</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:4 For the house he made windows (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>