KJV King James Version
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
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1 Kings 6:19
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
WEB World English Bible
He prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 6
16 And 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].
17 And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
18 And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
20 And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
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וּדְבִ֧ירH1687 · de.virsanctuaryבְּתוֹךְ־H8432 · ta.vekhmidstהַבַּ֛יִתH1004 · betplaceמִפְּנִ֖ימָהH6441 · pe.ni.mahwithinהֵכִ֑יןH3559 · kunto establish: prepareלְתִתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveשָׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֖וֹןH727 · a.ronarkבְּרִ֥יתH1285 · be.ritcovenantיְהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
1 Kings 6:5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, [against] the walls of the house round about, [both] of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:1 Kings 6:16And 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].Exodus 40:20-21And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:Hebrews 9:3-4And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;1 Kings 8:6-10And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.2 Chronicles 4:20Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;2 Chronicles 5:7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims:Psalm 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
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