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He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar. <a href="/esv/1_kings/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/6.htm">New King James Version</a> The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height; and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also paneled the altar with cedar. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar. <a href="/amp/1_kings/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height (a cube), and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar [with gold]. <a href="/csb/1_kings/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The interior of the sanctuary was thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and thirty feet high; he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The interior of the sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high; he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar. <a href="/asv/1_kings/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/erv/1_kings/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The inner room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. Solomon covered it and the cedar altar with pure gold. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> This inner room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high, all covered with pure gold. The altar was covered with cedar panels. <a href="/isv/1_kings/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> The inner sanctuary was 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 20 cubits high, and overlaid with pure gold. The altar was also overlaid with cedar. <a href="/msb/1_kings/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_kings/6.htm">NET Bible</a> The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And before the sanctuary was thirt-four feet and five inches in length, and thirty-four feet and five inches in breadth, and thirty-four feet and five inches in its height; and he overlaid it with pure gold. And he made the altar of cedar. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_kings/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And before the oracle [is] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and its height [is] twenty cubits; and he overlays it with gold refined, and overlays the altar with cedar. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_kings/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to the face of the oracle twenty cubits the length, and twenty cubits the breadth, and twenty cubits its height: and he will overlay it with gold shut up, and he will overlay the altar with cedar.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the oracle held twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and clothed it with the purest gold. Then, too, he clothed the altar in cedar. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/6.htm">New American Bible</a> In front of the inner sanctuary (it was twenty cubits long, twenty wide, and twenty high, and he covered it with pure gold), he made an altar of cedar. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The interior of the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high; he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the length of the holy place was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he covered the altar with gold. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he overlaid the Holy place, twenty cubits its length and twenty cubits its width, and twenty cubits its height, and he overlaid it with refined gold and overlaid the altar in cedar.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And before the Sanctuary which was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof, overlaid with pure gold, he set an altar, which he covered with cedar. <a href="/sep/1_kings/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/6-20.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=2123" 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 Temple's Interior</a> …19Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. 20<a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: wə·lip̄·nê (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">The inner</a> <a href="/hebrew/1687.htm" title="1687: had·də·ḇîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Or dbir; from dabar; the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary.">sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ō·reḵ (N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rō·ḥaḇ (N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: wə·‘eś·rîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">and twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·w·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: way·ṣap·pê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">He overlaid the inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">with pure</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6823.htm" title="6823: way·ṣap̄ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay out, lay over. A primitive root; to sheet over.">and he also overlaid</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bê·aḥ (N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ā·rez (N-ms) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">of cedar.</a> 21So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.…<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="/exodus/26-33.htm">Exodus 26:33-34</a> And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. / Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8-9</a> Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. / The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3-5</a> Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, / containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. / Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now. <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Exodus 25:10-22</a> And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">2 Chronicles 5:7-10</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. / The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day. ... <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Revelation 11:19</a> Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. <a href="/exodus/40-20.htm">Exodus 40:20-21</a> Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. / Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him. <a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a> And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. <a href="/2_samuel/6-17.htm">2 Samuel 6:17</a> So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a> The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. <a href="/exodus/37-1.htm">Exodus 37:1-9</a> Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11</a> Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat. <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a> At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split. <a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-10</a> “You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense. / It is to be square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns must be of one piece. / Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">1 Chronicles 22:19</a> Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.twenty cubits<a href="/1_kings/5-2.htm">1 Kings 5:2,3</a> And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, … pure [heb] shut up <a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">1 Kings 6:22</a> And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.<a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a> And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,<a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1-3</a> And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/3-4.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-18.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-17.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/exodus/39-20.htm">Forepart</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Length</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/exodus/38-6.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-7.htm">Space</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Square</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-16.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">Width</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Cedar-Wood</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-7.htm">Forepart</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-26.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Inmost</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-24.htm">Length</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Overlaid</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Overlayeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-28.htm">Plated</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Room</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Space</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">Square</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-63.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-24.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Width</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 6</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">The building of Solomon's temple</a> 5. <a href="/1_kings/6-5.htm">The chambers thereof</a> 11. <a href="/1_kings/6-11.htm">God's promise unto it</a> 15. <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">The ceiling and adorning of it</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">The cherubim</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/6-31.htm">The doors</a> 36. <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">The court</a> 37. <a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">The time of building it</a> </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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The inner sanctuary, also known as the Holy of Holies, was the most sacred part of the temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was placed. The dimensions of twenty cubits (approximately 30 feet or 9 meters) in length, width, and height indicate a perfect cube, symbolizing completeness and divine perfection. This design mirrors the heavenly city described in <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, which is also a perfect cube, suggesting a connection between God's dwelling place on earth and in heaven. The cubic shape may also reflect the order and harmony of God's creation, emphasizing the sanctity and holiness required in approaching God.He overlaid the inside with pure gold, The use of pure gold in the inner sanctuary signifies the immense value and purity required in worshiping God. Gold, being the most precious metal, represents divine glory and majesty. In the ancient Near East, gold was often associated with deities and royalty, underscoring the temple's role as the earthly dwelling place of the King of kings. The lavish use of gold in the temple foreshadows the heavenly Jerusalem, where the streets are described as pure gold (<a href="/revelation/21-21.htm">Revelation 21:21</a>). This overlaying with gold also points to the purity and holiness of Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of the temple, as He embodies the presence of God among His people (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. The altar of cedar, likely referring to the altar of incense, was overlaid with gold, highlighting its importance in the worship practices of Israel. Cedar wood, known for its durability and resistance to decay, symbolizes longevity and incorruptibility. The overlaying of the altar with gold further emphasizes the sacredness of the offerings made to God. The altar of incense, placed before the veil separating the Holy of Holies, represents the prayers of the saints ascending to God (<a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>). This imagery is fulfilled in Christ, who intercedes for believers as the great High Priest (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>), ensuring that their prayers are heard and accepted by 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 in Jerusalem, fulfilling his father David's desire to create a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant. 2. <a href="/topical/i/inner_sanctuary.htm">Inner Sanctuary (Holy of Holies)</a> The most sacred part of the temple, where the Ark of the Covenant was placed. It was a perfect cube, symbolizing divine perfection and the presence of God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites, representing God's dwelling among His people. It was a place of sacrifice, prayer, and divine encounter. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gold_overlay.htm">Gold Overlay</a> Symbolizes purity, divinity, and the glory of God. The use of gold in the temple signifies the preciousness and holiness of the space dedicated to God. 5. <a href="/topical/a/altar_of_cedar.htm">Altar of Cedar</a> Represents the place of sacrifice and worship, made from cedar wood, which was known for its durability and fragrance, symbolizing the enduring and pleasing nature of worship to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_perfection_and_presence.htm">Divine Perfection and Presence</a> The dimensions of the inner sanctuary as a perfect cube symbolize God's perfection and His desire to dwell among His people. Reflect on how God desires to be present in our lives today. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_reverence.htm">Holiness and Reverence</a> The use of pure gold in the inner sanctuary highlights the holiness required in approaching God. Consider how we can cultivate a sense of reverence and holiness in our worship and daily lives. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The altar of cedar represents the importance of sacrifice in worship. Reflect on how Christ's sacrifice fulfills the need for atonement and how we can offer our lives as living sacrifices. <a href="/topical/e/enduring_worship.htm">Enduring Worship</a> The use of durable materials like cedar wood signifies the enduring nature of true worship. Evaluate how we can ensure our worship remains steadfast and pleasing to God. <a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_christ.htm">Foreshadowing Christ</a> The temple and its elements foreshadow the coming of Christ, the true temple. Meditate on how Jesus fulfills the role of the temple and how we can find our identity in Him.<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/why_differ_solomon's_temple_styles.htm">Why do biblical descriptions of Solomon's temple differ from contemporary architectural styles?</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/what_does_gold_dust_in_church_mean.htm">What does gold dust in church services signify?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_gold_streets.htm">What does the Bible say about streets of gold?</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>(20) In the forepart.--Although this is a literal translation of the original, the sense is clearly (as the Vulgate renders the phrase) "in the inner part." Gesenius supposes the meaning to be properly, "the wall facing the entrance;" thence the opposite, or "inner," wall or region.Covered the altar . . .--Our translators have been misled by the context to anticipate what is said below (<a href="/1_kings/6-22.htm" title="And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.">1Kings 6:22</a>). The meaning is "he covered the altar" (presumably of stone) "with cedar."(20-22) These verses describe the overlaying with pure gold of the panelling of the house and of the Oracle, the partition dividing them, and the altar of incense. Even the floor was similarly covered. (See <a href="/1_kings/6-30.htm" title="And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.">1Kings 6:30</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - And the oracle in the forepart [or, the interior of the oracle. Keil, after Kimchi, maintains that לִפְנֵי is the construct of the noun לִפְנִים. See ver. 29, where it clearly means interior, as its opposition to "without" shows. The A.V. yields no sense] was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof [that is to say, it was a perfect cube. When we consider that the oracle of the tabernacle was a cube of ten cubits and the Holy City (<a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>; cf. <a href="/ezekiel/48-8.htm">Ezekiel 48:8-35</a>, especially ver. 20) is a cube of 12,000 furlongs, we cannot but regard these measurements as significant. To the ancients the square seemed the most appropriate shape to express the idea of moral perfection. The idea of the cube consequently was that of entire completeness, of absolute perfection. A little light is thrown on this subject by the use of τετράγωνος among the Greeks. See the quotation from Simonides in Plat. Protag. 334 A; Arist. Rhet. 3:11; Eth. Nic. 1:10, 11, and compare the familiar "totus teres atque rotundus." The height of the oracle (internally) being only twenty cubits, while that of the house was thirty (ver. 2), several questions of some interest suggest themselves for consideration. It is perhaps impossible in the present state of our knowledge to arrive at any very positive conclusions, but it may be well, nevertheless, if only to show in how much uncertainty the architecture of the temple is involved, to state them. First among them is this: Was the roof of the temple flat or ridged? (See above on ver. 9). (2) In either case, was the height of thirty cubits, or any uniform height, maintained throughout, or was the roof of the oracle some ten cubits lower than that of the house? The analogy of the tabernacle, of which the temple was a copy, would lead us to suppose that the ridge - if there was a ridge - of the entire building was level and unbroken, though the analogy of the Gothic church, which, we have already seen, is almost a reproduction of the temple, suggests that the oracle (like the chancel, and, it may be added, like the adytum of Egyptian temples) may possibly have had a lower roof. But (3) supposing the same height was maintained from end to end, to what use, if any, was the vacant space of ten cubits (15 feet) between cieling and roof of oracle applied? It has been held by some that there was a chamber here, but that it was empty, being formed, in fact, not for use, but in order to procure the cubical shape of the oracle. Others contend that this upper room, or one which ran the entire length of the building, was designed to serve as a receptacle for the reliques of the tabernacle, and they would identify it with the עֲלִיות. (LXX, τὸ ὑπερῷον) of <a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9</a>. And untrustworthy as Josephus is when not supported by independent evidence, it is worth mentioning here that beth he and the Talmud "persistently assert that there was a superstructure on the temple equal in height to the lower part" (Fergusson, who, consequently, is of opinion that there undoubtedly was some such superstructure, as in the tomb of Darius, near Persepolis (see Dict. Bib. 3. pp. 1456, 1-457), and that it was used for worship (<a href="/2_kings/23-12.htm">2 Kings 23:12</a>), where see note). Bahr, however, argues forcibly against this idea. He says, inter alia, that there was no approach provided to these chambers; but our account is so manifestly imperfect that this argument is at the best a precarious one. He sees in the "upper chambers" (the Hebrew word is plural) the upper stories of the side structure. He agrees, however, with Ewald that there was a chamber over the oracle, but thinks it was unoccupied. Keil identifies this space with the "upper chambers" of <a href="/2_chronicles/3-9.htm">2 Chronicles 3:9</a>, and upon the whole this appears to be the most feasible view. (4) How was the cieling, whether with or without this upper chamber, and whether at the height of twenty or thirty cubits - how was it supported? For "no cedar beam could be laid across a space of twenty cubits without sinking in the centre by its own weight." Fergusson hence argues that the roof must have been carried on pillars - four in the sanctuary and ten in the hall. He remarks that they were used in the house of the Forest of Lebanon, where they were less suitable than here]: and he overlaid it [lit. made it shine] with pure gold [marg. shut up (from סָגַר clausit). Cf. <a href="/job/28-15.htm">Job 28:15</a> (Heb.) The same gold is described as טָהור (<a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11</a>) and טוב (<a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8</a>). It is called "shut up gold," not because it was concealed (κειμέλιον), but because of the exclusion of impure ingredients (Vulg. aurum purissimum). The lavish use of gold in the interior of the temple - its weight 600 talents (75,000 lbs.), its value almost incalculable - was not for mere display (for most of it was never seen except by the priests), but was symbolical of light and purity (<a href="/job/37-22.htm">Job 37:22, 23</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18</a>), and stamped the place as the abode of Him who dwelleth in light (<a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">1 Timothy 6:16</a>). See Bahr in loc. The palace of the Lord must be "exceeding magnifical." The overlaying was not gilding, but laminae of gold were attached to the woodwork with nails. This art was probably derived from Egypt (<a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Exodus 25:11, 13</a>). Egyptian figures ornamented with gold plates are found both in the Louvre and British Museum. See Wilkinson, "Ancient Egyptians," 2. p. 233 sqq.) Rawlinson remarks that "such ornamentation was common in Babylon, in Assyria, and in Media." See <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Isaiah 46:6</a>; Herod. 1:98; Layard, 2:264. In addition to the gold, the house was garnished with precious stones (<a href="/2_chronicles/3-6.htm">2 Chronicles 3:6</a>). Cf. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2, 8</a>]; and so covered the [Heb. an] altar which was of cedar. [The italics in the A.V. lead us to suspect a mistranslation, and such it proves to be. What the writer means, supposing the present text to be retained, is, not that Solomon covered the cedar altar with gold, but that he overlaid the (stone?) altar with cedar. It is true the article is wanting, but this may perhaps be accounted for by the fact that the altar is now mentioned for the first time (Keil). It is much more probable, however, that the text has been slightly corrupted. The LXX. reads, καὶ ἐποίησε θυσιαστήριον (Cod. Alex. adds κέδρου), which proves that the Seventy had וַיַּעַשׂ instead of וַיְּצַפ in their text. If so, the absence of the article is at once explained, and an unmeaning repetition in ver. 22 avoided. The mention of the altar - of course it is the altar of incense that is meant: the altar of burnt sacrifice was outside the building - in connexion with the oracle is significant. In ver. 22 it is called the "altar that (belonged) to the oracle," because it stood just outside it. In the tabernacle it was placed "before the vail" (<a href="/exodus/30-6.htm">Exodus 30:6</a>; <a href="/exodus/40-5.htm">Exodus 40:5, 26</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-12.htm">Leviticus 16:12-18</a>), and it occupied this position because the incense burned upon it was offered before the Invisible Presence within. It is an argument in favour of the textual emendation suggested above that the altar in the tabernacle was of wood (<a href="/exodus/30-1.htm">Exodus 30:1</a>), and that Ezekiel speaks of the "altar of wood" (<a href="/ezekiel/41-22.htm">Ezekiel 41:22</a>), the altar of sacrifice being of earth stones (<a href="/exodus/20-24.htm">Exodus 20:24, 25</a>), or brass (<a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a>) If we retain the Received Text we are almost compelled to believe that this altar was also of stone, as they would hardly cover a wooden altar with wood. <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/6-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The inner וְלִפְנֵ֣י (wə·lip̄·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face sanctuary הַדְּבִ֡יר (had·də·ḇîr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1687.htm">Strong's 1687: </a> Perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple) [was] twenty עֶשְׂרִים֩ (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּ֨ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base long, אֹ֜רֶךְ (’ō·reḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּ֣ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, רֹ֗חַב (rō·ḥaḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth cubits אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base high. קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ (qō·w·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> Height He overlaid [the inside] וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ (way·ṣap·pê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> To lay out, lay over with pure סָג֑וּר (sā·ḡūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> To shut up, to surrender gold, זָהָ֣ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6823.htm">Strong's 6823: </a> To lay out, lay over the altar מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of cedar. אָֽרֶז׃ (’ā·rez) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 6:20 Within the oracle was a space (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/6-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 6:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 6:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 6:21" /></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>