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

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:5

King James Version

5 And against the wall against the wall: or, upon, or, joining to 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 Standard Version

5 He also built a structureOr platform; also verse 10 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.

The Message

5 Against the outside walls he built a supporting structure in which there were smaller rooms:

New King James Version

5 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.

New Living Translation

5 He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:5

Commentary on 1 Kings 6:1-10

(Read 1 Kings 6:1-10)

The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mark 5:27.