16 Then he lined 30 feet[a] of the rear of the temple with cedar boards from the floor to the surface of the ceiling,[b] and he built the interior as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.(A)

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  1. 1 Kings 6:16 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 1 Kings 6:16 LXX; MT omits of the ceiling; 1Kg 6:15

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary(A) inside the temple to put the ark of the Lord’s covenant(B) there. 20 The interior of the sanctuary was 30 feet[a] long, 30 feet[b] wide, and 30 feet[c] high; he overlaid it with pure gold.(C) He also overlaid the cedar altar. 21 Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung[d] gold chains(D) across the front of the inner sanctuary(E) and overlaid it with gold.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  3. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit 20 cubits
  4. 1 Kings 6:21 Lit he caused to pass across

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