1 Kings 6:19

19 He set up the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that he could put the chest containing the LORD's covenant there.

1 Kings 6:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:19

And the oracle he prepared in the house within
In the innermost part of the house he fitted up the oracle, or speaking place, from whence the Lord spake and gave answer, to receive what was to be put into it: particularly

to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord;
even the very same that Moses made, ( Exodus 37:1-5 ) , for which David had pitched a tent in Zion, ( 1 Chronicles 15:1 ) , and where it now was; for Solomon made no new ark.

1 Kings 6:19 In-Context

17 In front of this, the main hall was sixty feet.

18 The cedar inside the temple was carved with gourds and blossoming flowers. The whole thing was cedar. No stone was seen.

19 He set up the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that he could put the chest containing the LORD's covenant there.

20 The inner sanctuary was thirty feet in length, width, and height. Solomon overlaid it with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar.

21 Solomon covered the temple's interior with pure gold. He placed gold chains in front of the inner sanctuary and covered it with gold.