1 Kings 6:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, [even] the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

English ASV

And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

English Amplified

Against the wall of the house he built chambers running round the walls of the house both of the Holy Place and of the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Against the wall of the house he built chambers running round the walls of the house both of the Holy Place and of the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He then built a chambered structure along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And against the wall of the house he built floors round about, [against] the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

English EASY 2024

Solomon built rooms around the outside of the temple walls. These rooms continued outside the big hall and the inside room. The side rooms were on three levels.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Solomon built a row of rooms around the main part of the Temple. This row of rooms was three stories tall with the rooms built one above the other.

He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Against the outside walls, on the sides and the back of the Temple, a three-storied annex was built, each story 7½ feet high.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He built an annex containing side rooms all around the temple. This annex was next to the walls of the main building and the inner sanctuary.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He then built a chambered structure along the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.

English KJV 1611

And 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:

English LSB

And he built, against the wall of the house, stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary; thus he made side chambers all around.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary, and he made side chambers all around.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and adjoining the wall of the temple, which enclosed the nave and the sanctuary, an annex of several stories was built.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He built an extension all around the walls of the temple’s main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He built side rooms around the temple. They were built against the walls of the main hall and the Most Holy Room.

English NIV

Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.

English NKJ 1982

Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it.

English NLT

A complex of rooms was built against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary; and he made side chambers all around.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running round the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary; and he made side chambers all around.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

An annex of rooms was built along the full length of both sides of the Temple against the outer walls.

English Tyndale 1537

And under the walls of the house he made galleries round about, both round about the temple and also the quere. And so made sides round about.