1 Kings 6:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 6:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 6:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad:..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 6:6 — KJV
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. narrowed...: Heb. narrowings, or, rebatements”
— 1 Kings 6:6 (KJV)
1 Kings 6:6 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 6:6
“After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:6: chamber, cubits, six
“And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. there...: Heb. it was made broader, and went round”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:6: chamber, broad, house
“Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:6: five, cubits, broad
“And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:6: without, wall, house
“Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. from...: Heb. from his brim to his brim”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 6:6: five, cubits, made
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