Questions From Readers/How tall was the porch on Solomons temple?

 The porch served as an entranceway to the Holy compartment of the temple. According to editions of the New Word Translations of the Holy Scriptures published before 2023, "the porch in front was 20 cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was 120." (2 Chronicles 3:4) Other translations also state that the porch was "120 cubits high, making it a 53-meter (175 -ft) tower!

However, the 2023 printing of the New World Translation says regarding the porch of Solomon's temple: "Its height was 20 cubits," or about 9 meters (30 ft) tall. Consider a few reasons for this adjustment. 

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