And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. (A)It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.[a]

His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter (B)whom he had taken in marriage.

All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:7 Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew floor

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