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

KJV
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
ESV
19 The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
NLT
19 He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the LORD ’s Covenant would be placed.
MSG
19 The Inner Sanctuary within The Temple was for housing the Chest of the Covenant of God.
CSB
19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple to put the ark of the Lord's covenant there.

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 2

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