1 Kings 6:19

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

1 Kings 6:19 in Other Translations

19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19 The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the LORD ’s Covenant would be placed.

19 The Inner Sanctuary within The Temple was for housing the Chest of the Covenant of God.

19 And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

19 He prepared the inner room of the temple in order to put the ark of the LORD's promise there.

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple to put the ark of the Lord's covenant there.

19 Solomon prepared the Most Holy Room inside the temple. That's where the ark of the covenant of the LORD would be placed.

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 The main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.

18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.

19 He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

21 Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 8:6
• 2. S Exodus 25:10; S 1 Samuel 3:3