1 Kings 6:5

Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.

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WEBBE

Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.

BSB

Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

KJV

And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

ASV

And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

BBE

And against the walls all round, and against the walls of the Temple and of the inmost room, he put up wings, with side rooms all round:

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וַיִּבֶן vai·yi·ven and he built H1129 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 קִיר kir [the] wall of H7023 הַבַּיִת ha·ba·yit the house H1004 יָצִיעַ ya·tzo·a' an extension H3326 סָבִיב sa·viv all around H5439 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 קִירוֹת ki·rot [the] walls of H7023 הַבַּיִת ha·ba·yit the house H1004 סָבִיב sa·viv around H5439 לַהֵיכָל la·hei·khal (to) the temple H1964 וְלַדְּבִיר ve·la·de·vir and (to) the innermost room H1687 וַיַּעַשׂ vai·ya·'as and he made H6213 צְלָעוֹת tze·la·'ot side-chambers H6763 סָבִיב sa·viv all around H5439

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–10

The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mr 5:27.

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Temple Oracle

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.