1 Kings 6:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:17 — KJV
“And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.”
— 1 Kings 6:17 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:17 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 6:17
“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 6:17: house, before, cubits
“So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:17: house, before, cubits
“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:17: house, temple, before
“And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:17: house, cubits, long
“For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, long...: Heb. the length thereof, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:17: before, cubits, long
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