1Ki 6:5-10 | NASB1995 | STEP | Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary ; thus he made side chambers all around .

1 Kings 6:5-10

5 ^aAgainst the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the ^binner sanctuary; thus he made ^cside chambers all around. 6 The lowest story was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he ^{▼▼ Lit gave}made offsets in the wall of the house all around in order that the beams would not ^{▼▼ Lit take hold}be inserted in the walls of the house.

7 ^fThe house, while it was being built, was built of stone ^{▼▼ Lit finished}prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.

8 The doorway for the ^{▼▼ So with Gr and versions; M.T. middle}lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third. 9 So ⁱhe built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and ^{▼▼ Lit rows}planks of cedar. 10 He also built the stories against the whole house, each five ^{▼▼ I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.}cubits high; and they ^{▼▼ Lit took hold}were fastened to the house with timbers of cedar.