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Berean Standard Bible

“The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.”

1 Kings 6:2

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Solomon begins building the temple in the fourth year of his reign, about 480 years after the exodus according to the text.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

World English Bible (WEB)

The house which king Solomon built for Yahweh had a length of sixty cubits, and its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

King James Version (KJV)

And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The house which Solomon made for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

La casa que el rey Salomón edificó á Jehová, tuvo sesenta codos de largo y veinte de ancho, y treinta codos de alto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El templo del Señor tenía veintisiete metros de largo, nueve de ancho, y trece y medio de alto.

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