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# in the presence of all the assembly of Israel
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"in front of the people of Israel who had gathered there"
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# spread out his hands
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"raised his hands." This was to show that he was praying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high
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You may convert these to modern measures. AT: "two and one-third meters long, two and one-third meters wide, and one and one-half meters high" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance]])
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# he spread out his hands toward the heavens
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Solomon lifted up his hands and held them high as he knelt on the platform to pray. Spreading out his hands toward the heavens was a way of showing that he was praying to Yahweh. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]]) |