Height

Height as a measurement

1 Kings 6:10 See also Genesis 6:15; Exodus 27:1; 1 Kings 6:2, 1 Kings 6:26; 2 Chronicles 4:1–2; Nehemiah 4:6; Esther 5:14; Jeremiah 52:21–22; Ezekiel 43:13; Revelation 21:16

He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.

Height in relation to physical stature

1 Samuel 16:7 See also Ezekiel 19:11, Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14; Daniel 4:10

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

Mountain peaks described as heights

Judges 6:26 See also Numbers 23:3; Isaiah 22:16

Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”

Height equivalent to zenith

Daniel 8:8

Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

Height used as a metaphor

Revelation 2:5

Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

Height used to express the love of God

Romans 8:38–39 See also Ephesians 3:16–19

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.