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1 Kings 7:7-9
New English Translation
1 Kings 7:7-9
New English Translation
7 He also made a throne room, called “The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions.[a] It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.[b] 8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way.[c] He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.[d] 9 All these were built with the best[e] stones, chiseled to the right size[f] and cut with a saw on all sides,[g] from the foundation to the edge of the roof[h] and from the outside to the great courtyard.
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- 1 Kings 7:7 tn Heb “and a porch for the throne, where he was making judicial decisions, the Porch of Judgment, he made.”
- 1 Kings 7:7 tc The Hebrew text reads, “from the floor to the floor.” The second occurrence of the term הַקַּרְקָע (haqqarqaʿ, “the floor”) is probably an error; one should emend to הַקּוֹרוֹת (haqqorot, “the rafters”). See 6:16.
- 1 Kings 7:8 tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”
- 1 Kings 7:8 tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”
- 1 Kings 7:9 tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).
- 1 Kings 7:9 tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”
- 1 Kings 7:9 tn Heb “inside and out.”
- 1 Kings 7:9 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tefakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.
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