22 Its openings, its portico(A) and its palm tree decorations had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.(B)

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The portico(A) at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits,[a] and projected ten cubits[b] from the front of the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 16 and 20
  2. 1 Kings 6:3 That is, about 15 feet or about 4.5 meters; also in verses 23-26

15 He cast two bronze pillars,(A) each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:15 That is, about 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference or about 8.1 meters high and 5.4 meters in circumference

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