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He built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls [of the ceiling]: he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
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The Inner Sanctuary
Commentators explain that this verse describes the construction of the “oracle,” or the Most Holy Place. A partition made of cedar boards was built 20 cubits from the rear of the temple, creating a distinct inner room that would serve as the sacred dwelling place of God's presence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The meaning is that at a distance of 20 cubits from the end wall, measured along the side walls of the house, Solomon constructed a partition that …
19th Century
Anglican
These verses describe the division of the Temple, by a partition from floor to ceiling of cedar wood, into “the Oracle,” or Holy of Holies, occupyi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house At the end or extremity of it, as the Targum; that is, he built…
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