1 Kings 7:10-12

Expanded Bible

¹⁰ The foundations were made with large blocks of ·fine [costly; high-grade] stone, some as long as ·fifteen feet [^Lten cubits]. Others were ·twelve feet [^Leight cubits] long. ¹¹ On top of these foundation stones were other blocks of ·fine [costly; high-grade] stone and cedar beams [cut to measure/size]. ¹² The ·palace courtyard [great court], the courtyard inside the ·Temple [^Lhouse], and the porch of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] were surrounded by walls. All of these walls had three ·rows [layers] of stone blocks ·and one row [for each layer] of cedar beams.