And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.
All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
And all the openings and the side-posts are square--windows; and sight is over-against sight three times.
And all the doors and posts were square, with an architrave; and window was against window in three ranks.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile