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Verse 6

1 Kings 6:4

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

American Standard Version (1901)

And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

Bible in Basic English

And for the house he made windows, with network across.

Free Bible Version

He had latticed windows made to be placed high up in the Temple.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in the house he made windowes, broad without, and narrowe within.

King James (Authorized) Version

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

Translation for Translators

There were windows in the walls of the temple. The windows were narrower on the outside than on the inside.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For the house he made windows with frames that made them more narrow at the outside than on the inside.

Noah Webster Bible

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

World English Bible

He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.

Young's Literal Translation

and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

Context

Temple Construction Begins

³The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.⁴He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

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Summary

This verse describes the construction of Solomon's temple, highlighting the use of cedar wood in its structure. The temple was built with great craftsmanship and attention to detail, showcasing the grandeur and beauty of the place dedicated to the worship of God. The choice of cedar wood symbolizes strength, durability, and nobility, reflecting the reverence and honor accorded to the Lord. The verse underscores the importance of offering our best to God in worship and service, as seen in the meticulous construction of the temple.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Windows of narrow lights - The Vulgate says, fenestras obliquas, oblique windows; but what sort of windows could such be? The Hebrew is חלוני שקפים אטמים challoney shekuphim atumim, windows to look through, which shut. Probably latticed windows: windows through which a person within could see well; but a person without, nothing. Windows, says the Targum, which were open within and shut without. Does he mean windows with shutters; or, are we to understand, with the Arabic, windows opening wide within, and narrow on the outside; such as we still see in ancient castles? This sense our margin expresses. We hear nothing of glass or any other diaphanous substance. Windows, perhaps originally windore, a door to let the wind in, in order to ventilate the building, and through which external objects might be discerned.

1 Kings 6:4

Temple Construction Begins

³The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.⁴He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

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Berean Standard Bible

He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.

American Standard Version (1901)

And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

Bible in Basic English

And for the house he made windows, with network across.

Free Bible Version

He had latticed windows made to be placed high up in the Temple.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in the house he made windowes, broad without, and narrowe within.

King James (Authorized) Version

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

Translation for Translators

There were windows in the walls of the temple. The windows were narrower on the outside than on the inside.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For the house he made windows with frames that made them more narrow at the outside than on the inside.

Noah Webster Bible

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

World English Bible

He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.

Young's Literal Translation

and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Windows of narrow lights - The Vulgate says, fenestras obliquas, oblique windows; but what sort of windows could such be? The Hebrew is חלוני שקפים אטמים challoney shekuphim atumim, windows to look through, which shut. Probably latticed windows: windows through which a person within could see well; but a person without, nothing. Windows, says the Targum, which were open within and shut without. Does he mean windows with shutters; or, are we to understand, with the Arabic, windows opening wide within, and narrow on the outside; such as we still see in ancient castles? This sense our margin expresses. We hear nothing of glass or any other diaphanous substance. Windows, perhaps originally windore, a door to let the wind in, in order to ventilate the building, and through which external objects might be discerned.