1 Kings 6:6

6:6 The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet ¹  wide, the middle floor nine feet ²  wide, and the third floor ten and a half ³  feet wide. He made ledges ⁴  on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls. ⁵ 

1 Kings 6:10

6:10 He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high ⁶  and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

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¹ tn Heb “five cubits.”

² tn Heb “six cubits.”

³ tn Heb “seven cubits.”

⁴ tn Or “offsets” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); NIV “offset ledges.”

⁵ tn Heb “so that [the beams] would not have a hold in the walls of the temple.”

⁶ tn Heb “five cubits.” This must refer to the height of each floor or room.