1 Kings 6:17
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fortie cubites long.
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1 Kings 6:17
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.
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Units of length used to state height, width, depth, or distance in biblical measurements.
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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.
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16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
16And hee built twentie cubites on the sides of the house, both the floore, and the walles with boards of Cedar: he euen built them for it within, euen for the Oracle, euen for the most holy place.
17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
17And the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fortie cubites long.
Selected passage18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
18And the Cedar of the house within was carued with ‖knops, and †open flowres: all was Cedar, there was no stone seene.