1 Kings 6:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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:

Complete Jewish Bible:

Against the wall of the house he built an annex all the way around; it went all the way around the walls of the house, including both the temple and the sanctuary.

Berean Standard Bible:

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.

American Standard Version:

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.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And against the wall{H7023} of the house{H1004} he built{H1129} chambers{H3326}{H3326} round about{H5439}, against the walls{H7023} of the house{H1004} round about{H5439}, both of the temple{H1964} and of the oracle{H1687}: and he made{H6213} chambers{H6763} round about{H5439}:

Cross-References (KJV):

1 Kings 6:16

  • And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built [them] for it within, [even] for the oracle, [even] for the most holy [place].

Psalms 28:2

  • Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

1 Kings 6:31

  • And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall].

2 Chronicles 5:9

  • And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

1 Kings 6:19

  • And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

1 Kings 6:21

  • So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

2 Chronicles 5:7

  • And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims:

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Commentary for 1 Kings 6:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7023
    There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קִיר
    Transliteration: qîyr
    Pronunciation: keer
    Description: or קִר; (Isaiah 22:5), or (feminine) קִירָה; from קוּר; a wall (as built in a trench); [phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.
  2. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  3. Strong's Number: H1129
    There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּנָה
    Transliteration: bânâh
    Pronunciation: baw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
  4. Strong's Number: H3326
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָצוּעַ
    Transliteration: yâtsûwaʻ
    Pronunciation: yaw-tsoo'-ah
    Description: passive participle of יַצַע; spread, i.e. a bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively); bed, chamber, couch.
  5. Strong's Number: H5439
    There are 282 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סָבִיב
    Transliteration: çâbîyb
    Pronunciation: saw-beeb'
    Description: or (feminine) סְבִיבָה; from סָבַב; (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around; (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
  6. Strong's Number: H1964
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הֵיכָל
    Transliteration: hêykâl
    Pronunciation: hay-kawl'
    Description: probably from יָכֹל (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple; palace, temple.
  7. Strong's Number: H1687
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דְּבִיר
    Transliteration: dᵉbîyr
    Pronunciation: deb-eer'
    Description: or (shortened) דְּבִר; from דָבַר (apparently in the sense of oracle); the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary; oracle.
  8. Strong's Number: H6213
    There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשָׂה
    Transliteration: ʻâsâh
    Pronunciation: aw-saw'
    Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  9. Strong's Number: H6763
    There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צֵלָע
    Transliteration: tsêlâʻ
    Pronunciation: tsay-law'
    Description: or (feminine) צַלְעָה; from צָלַע; a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring); beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).