1 Kings 6:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:10 — KJV
“And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.”
— 1 Kings 6:10 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:10 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 6:10
“Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. high: Heb. long”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:10: house, five, cubits
“And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. gallows: Heb. tree”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:10: then, house, cubits
“He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:10: then, against, five
“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: against the wall: or, upon, or, joining to the wall built chambers: Heb. built floors made chambers: Heb. made ribs”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:10: built, chambers, against
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:10: built, house, cubits
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