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There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors. <a href="/esv/1_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a> The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a> The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The doorway for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by a winding staircase to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> The doorway for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The doorway for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The doorway for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the right [or south] side of the house; and they would go up winding stairs to the middle [level], and from the middle to the third. <a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The door for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the temple. They went up a stairway to the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The door for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the temple. They went up a stairway to the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/cev/1_kings/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The entrance to the bottom storage rooms was on the south side of the building, and stairs to the other rooms were also there. <a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle chambers, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The entrance to the first story was on the south side of the temple. A staircase went up to the middle story and then to the third story. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> The entrance to the lowest story of the annex was on the south side of the Temple, with stairs leading up to the second and third stories. <a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story. <a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor. <a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a> The entrance to the bottom level of side rooms was on the south side of the temple; stairs went up to the middle floor and then on up to the third floor. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And the door for the lowest side-rooms was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third; <a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a> The door for the middle side rooms was in the right side of the house. They went up by winding stairs into the middle floor, and out of the middle into the third. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The opening of the middle side [is] at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one to the third. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The opening of the middle side is at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one unto the third. <a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The door of the middle rib to the right shoulder of the house: and they will go up with windings upon the middle, and from the middle to the third.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The door for the middle side was on the right hand of the house : and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The door at the side of the middle section was to the right of the house. And they would ascend along winding stairs to the middle level, and from the middle level to the third level. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a> The entrance to the middle story was on the south side of the house; stairs led up to the middle story and from the middle story to the third. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The entrance for the middle story was on the south side of the house: one went up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The door of the middle chamber was on the south side of the house; and it went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the door of the surrounding corridor at the middle to the south side of the house, and with a staircase going up to the middle one, and from the middle one going up to the third.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The door for the lowest row of chambers was in the right side of the house and they went up by winding stairs into the middle row, and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/sep/1_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the porch of the under side was below the right wing of the house, and there was a winding ascent into the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third story. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2024" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">The Chambers</a> …7The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 8<a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">The entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8484.htm" title="8484: hat·tî·ḵō·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Middle. Or tiykon; from tavek; central.">to the bottom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6763.htm" title="6763: haṣ·ṣê·lā‘ (Art:: N-fs) -- Or tsaltah; from tsala'; a rib, literally or figuratively; hence, a side, literally or figuratively; architecturally, a timber or plank.">floor</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">was on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3233.htm" title="3233: hay·mā·nîṯ (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Right hand, right. From yaman; right.">the south</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ke·ṯep̄ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">side</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the temple.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3883.htm" title="3883: ū·ḇə·lūl·lîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mp) -- A shaft or enclosed space with steps or ladder. From an unused root meaning to fold back; a spiral step.">A stairway</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">led up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8484.htm" title="8484: hat·tî·ḵō·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Middle. Or tiykon; from tavek; central.">the middle level,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">and from</a> <a href="/hebrew/8484.htm" title="8484: hat·tî·ḵō·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Middle. Or tiykon; from tavek; central.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·li·šîm (Art:: Number-omp) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">the third floor.</a> 9So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1-2</a> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9</a> The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-17.htm">2 Chronicles 3:17</a> Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a> He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-6.htm">2 Chronicles 4:6</a> He also made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. The parts of the burnt offering were rinsed in them, but the priests used the Sea for washing. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">2 Chronicles 4:11-12</a> Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God: / the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a> So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-8</a> Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a> The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-1.htm">2 Chronicles 6:1-2</a> Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud. / But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.” <a href="/2_chronicles/6-12.htm">2 Chronicles 6:12-13</a> Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. / Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven, <a href="/2_chronicles/6-18.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18-20</a> But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. / Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1-3</a> When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. / The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it. / When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” <a href="/2_chronicles/7-12.htm">2 Chronicles 7:12-16</a> the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. / If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, / and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. ... <a href="/matthew/12-6.htm">Matthew 12:6</a> But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.side [heb] shoulder <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Ezekiel 41:6,7</a> And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; 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The temple described here is Solomon's Temple, a central place of worship for the Israelites. The south side entrance may symbolize openness to the light, as the south side would receive sunlight throughout the day. This architectural detail reflects the temple's design, which was intended to be both functional and symbolic. The temple's construction followed specific divine instructions, emphasizing the importance of order and holiness. The south side entrance also suggests a practical design for accessibility and movement within the temple complex. In biblical symbolism, the south can represent warmth and blessing, aligning with the temple's purpose as a place of divine presence.A stairway led up to the middle level, The stairway signifies a means of ascent, both physically and spiritually. In the context of the temple, it represents the progression towards holiness and the presence of God. The middle level may have served practical purposes, such as storage or housing for temple workers, but it also symbolizes an intermediary stage in the journey towards the divine. The concept of ascending is prevalent in scripture, often associated with drawing nearer to God (e.g., <a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3-4</a>). The stairway can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the way to the Father (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), providing access to higher spiritual truths.and from there to the third floor. The third floor represents the highest level within the temple structure, possibly used for more sacred purposes. The number three often holds significance in the Bible, symbolizing completeness and divine perfection (e.g., the Trinity). The progression from the bottom to the third floor can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual growth and maturity. This ascent mirrors the believer's journey towards a deeper relationship with God. The temple itself is a type of Christ, who embodies the fullness of God and provides believers with access to the divine presence (<a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a>). The third floor, as the culmination of the ascent, reflects the ultimate goal of union with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who was responsible for building the temple. His reign is marked by wisdom and prosperity, and the construction of the temple is one of his most significant achievements. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The holy place in Jerusalem where the Israelites worshiped God. It was a central place of worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. 3. <a href="/topical/w/winding_stairs.htm">Winding Stairs</a> Architectural features within the temple that allowed access to different levels. They symbolize the progression and ascent in spiritual life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_and_structure_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order and Structure in Worship</a> The detailed description of the temple's construction, including the winding stairs, highlights the importance of order and structure in worship. Just as the temple was meticulously designed, our worship should be intentional and reverent. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_ascent_and_growth.htm">Spiritual Ascent and Growth</a> The winding stairs symbolize the journey of spiritual growth. As believers, we are called to ascend in our faith, moving from one level of maturity to the next, much like the progression from one floor to another in the temple. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_and_accessibility.htm">God's Presence and Accessibility</a> The temple served as a physical representation of God's presence among His people. The accessibility of different levels within the temple reminds us that God desires a relationship with us and provides a way for us to draw near to Him. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple_in_christian_life.htm">Symbolism of the Temple in Christian Life</a> The temple is a foreshadowing of Christ and the church. As believers, we are now the temple of the Holy Spirit, called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 6</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_41_with_1_kings_6.htm">How can Ezekiel 41's instructions be reconciled with the different layout presented for Solomon's Temple in 1 Kings 6?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_8's_view_on_idols_compare.htm">How does the severe condemnation of these idolatries in Ezekiel 8 align or conflict with other biblical accounts of tolerating foreign gods?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_60_queens_fit_solomon's_700_wives.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:8) How can sixty queens and eighty concubines align with Solomon's reputed 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_kings_8_align_with_archaeology.htm">How can 1 Kings 8 align with archaeological evidence when no conclusive artifacts or external historical records confirm Solomon's vast kingdom or temple grandeur?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - After recording this interesting and singular fact, the historian resumes his description of the side building. The door [or entrance, doorway, פֶתַח, as in ver. 31] for [Heb. of] the middle chamber [generally understood to mean "the middle side chamber of the lower story." But this is by no means necessary, for (1) צֵלָע may signify the suite of rooms, i.e., the entire story or flat, as well as a single lean to or compartment, and (2) הַתִּי כֹנָה is used in the next clause of the middle story. This has led Thenius, Keil, Ewald, Bahr, al. to substitute הַתַּחֲתּנָח (following the LXX. and Targum), which would give the sense of "lower story" (as in <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Ezekiel 41:7</a>). Bahr says this "must necessarily be read." That this emendation has much in its favour must be allowed, but it seems also certain that we get a perfectly clear meaning from the text as it stands, viz., that "the door (leading to) the middle floor was (on the ground floor) on the right side," etc. It is hardly likely that all the compartments on the ground floor had only one approach, and the doors which communicated with them may well have been passed over as requiring no special notice. But the historian feels it necessary to state how the second and third stories were reached, and the staircase which led to them causes him to speak of the position of the door which opened upon it] was in the right side [Heb. shoulder. This word (כֶּתֶפ) almost implies that the door was in the external wall of the side structure, not in the wall of the holy place (as Bottcher, al.) The fact that the floor joists were not inserted into the temple walls, as being inconsistent with the dignity of the sanctuary, makes it almost a certainty that there was no direct communication between the building and its dependance. It is very improbable that the walls of the house were anywhere broken through. The "right side" was the south side (<a href="/1_kings/7-39.htm">1 Kings 7:39</a>), i.e., the right, not as one faced the oracle, but, like the building, faced east. What was the exact position of the door, whether in the centre, or at either angle, it is impossible to say] of the house: and they went up with winding stairs [לוּלִים is only found here and in 2 Chronicles 3. The staircase was obviously unlike those of most Eastern buildings, within the side structure. Even if the outer wall was five cubits thick, of which we have no proof, it is very doubtful whether the staircase would or could be constructed within it] into [Heb. upon] the middle Chamber [or story], and out of the middle into the third. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The entrance פֶּ֗תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> An opening, door, entrance way to the bottom הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה (hat·tî·ḵō·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8484.htm">Strong's 8484: </a> Central floor הַצֵּלָע֙ (haṣ·ṣê·lā‘) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6763.htm">Strong's 6763: </a> A rib, a side, a, timber, plank was on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the south הַיְמָנִ֑ית (hay·mā·nîṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3233.htm">Strong's 3233: </a> Right hand, right side כֶּ֥תֶף (ke·ṯep̄) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything of the temple. הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house A stairway וּבְלוּלִּ֗ים (ū·ḇə·lūl·lîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3883.htm">Strong's 3883: </a> A shaft or enclosed space with steps or ladder led up יַֽעֲלוּ֙ (ya·‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the middle level, הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה (hat·tî·ḵō·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8484.htm">Strong's 8484: </a> Central and from וּמִן־ (ū·min-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of [there] הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה (hat·tî·ḵō·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8484.htm">Strong's 8484: </a> Central to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the third floor. הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃ (haš·šə·li·šîm) Article | Number - ordinal masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-8.htm">1 Kings 6:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-8.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:8 The door for the middle side chambers (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:9" /></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>