10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:10

King James Version

10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

English Standard Version

10 He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar.

The Message

10 The supporting structure along the outside walls was attached to The Temple with cedar beams and the rooms in it were seven and a half feet tall.

New King James Version

10 And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.

New Living Translation

10 As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7 feet high.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:10

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.