1 Kings 6:16
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.”1 Kings 6:16
What Does 1 Kings 6:16 Mean?
1 Kings 6:16 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 6, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 6:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 6:5“And against 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:”1 Kings 8:6“And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.”2 Chronicles 3:8“And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.”Leviticus 16:2“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.”Psalms 20:2“Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;”Hebrews 9:3“And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;”Ezekiel 45:3“And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.”Exodus 25:21“And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.”Exodus 26:23“And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.”Exodus 26:33“And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.”1 Kings 5:6“Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.”1 Kings 6:19“And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.”1 Chronicles 28:11“Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,”2 Chronicles 4:20“Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;”Ezekiel 41:4“So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.”
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