1 Kings 6:17

House — That is, the holy place. Temple — This is added, to restrain the signification of the word house, which otherwise notes the whole building. It — The oracle.

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And the house, that is, the temple before it, the Holy Place, was forty cubits long.

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 6:17

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1 Kings 6:17