1 Kings 6:19-23

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:19-23

New International Version

¹⁹ He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. ²⁰ The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar. ²¹ Solomon covered 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. ²² So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary. ²³ For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

English Standard Version

¹⁹ The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. ²⁰ The inner sanctuaryVulgate; Hebrew and before the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaidSeptuagint made an altar of cedar. ²¹ And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. ²² And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. ²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.

The Message

¹⁹ The Inner Sanctuary within The Temple was for housing the Chest of the Covenant of God. ²⁰ This Inner Sanctuary was a cube, thirty feet each way, all plated with gold. The Altar of cedar was also gold-plated. ²¹ Everywhere you looked there was pure gold: gold chains strung in front of the gold-plated Inner Sanctuary ²² - gold everywhere - walls, ceiling, floor, and Altar. Dazzling! ²³ Then he made two cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, from olivewood. Each was fifteen feet tall.

New King James Version

¹⁹ And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. ²⁰ 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. ²¹ So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. ²² The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary. ²³ Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

New Living Translation

¹⁹ He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant would be placed. ²⁰ 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. ²¹ Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple's interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place. ²² So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place. ²³ He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.