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1 Kings 6:19
Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Solomon directs the architectural layout of the temple while artisans complete the cedar paneling and partition the rear section. The narrative places this action during the sequential description of the Lord's house construction.
The words — דְבִיר (de.Vir) denotes the innermost room or sanctuary, and הֵכִין (he.Khin) means he prepared or made ready. The Hebrew literally states Solomon prepared this innermost room within the house from within to put the ark there.
The thread — The preparation of the sanctuary for the ark parallels Moses' placement of the Testimony in Exodus 40:20. The partitioning of the rear twenty cubits links directly to the structural divisions outlined in 1 Kings 6:16 and 6:5.
Why it lands — The text records the physical preparation of a specific space for a sacred object before any theological inference about divine presence. It requires the reader to note the deliberate architectural order establishing exactly where the covenant ark would rest.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
Cross-references
- Exodus 40:20 Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- 1 Kings 6:5 Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- 1 Kings 6:16 He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 8:6 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- 2 Chronicles 4:20 the lampstands of pure gold and their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.
- Psalms 28:2 Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
- Hebrews 9:3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,