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Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide.[a] There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.

Solomon also built the throne room, known as the Hall of Justice, where he sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.[b] Solomon’s living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:6 Hebrew 50 cubits [23 meters] long and 30 cubits [13.8 meters] wide.
  2. 7:7 As in Syriac version and Latin Vulgate; Hebrew reads from floor to floor.

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