1 Kings 6:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →A porch, or entrance hall, stands in front of the temple, as wide as the house itself.
What Does 1 Kings 6:3 Mean?
Before the main hall stretches a porch, an entry stretching the full width of the building. It forms a threshold, the first space a worshipper crosses on the way toward the inner rooms.
Even the approach to God is given shape and dignity. One does not stumble into His presence; there is a way in, a place of passage that prepares the heart. The porch quietly teaches that drawing near to God is a movement, a coming closer, step by step into holy ground.
1 Kings 6:3 in the Original Language
ulam (אוּלָם), 'porch' -- the entrance hall or vestibule before the temple's main room.
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What does 1 Kings 6:3 mean?
A porch, or entrance hall, stands in front of the temple, as wide as the house itself.