1 Kings 7:4
“And there were windowes in three rowes, and light was against light in three rankes.”
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1 Kings 7:4 Context
2¶ Hee built also the house of the forrest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubites, and the breadth thereof fiftie cubites, and the height thereof thirtie cubites, vpon foure rowes of Cedar pillars, with Cedar beames vpon the pillars. 3And it was couered with Cedar aboue vpon the beames, that lay on fortie fiue pillars, fifteene in a row. 4And there were windowes in three rowes, and light was against light in three rankes. 5And all the doores and postes were square, with the windowes: and light was against light in three rankes. 6¶ And he made a porch of pillars, the length thereof was fiftie cubites, and the breadth thereof thirtie cubites: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars, and the thicke beame were before them.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 7:4
And [there were] windows [in] three rows, and light [was] against light [in] three ranks.
- King James Version
{There were artistic window} frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
- American Standard Version (1901)
There were three lines of window-frames, window facing window in every line.
- Basic English Bible
And there were cross-beams in three rows, and window was against window in three ranks.
- Darby Bible
And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
- Webster's Bible
There were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
- World English Bible
And windows [are] in three rows, and sight [is] over-against sight three times.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 7:4
7:4 Against light - One directly opposite to the other, as is usual inwell - contrived buildings. In ranks - One exactly under another.