Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.
WEB
And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
YLT
And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it .
DBT
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile