All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

Then he made (A)the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a (B)threshold in front of them.

He made the hall of the (C)throne where he was to judge, the hall of judgment, and (D)it was paneled with cedar from floor to floor.

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All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.[a]

He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.[b] In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge,(A) and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  2. 1 Kings 7:6 That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide
  3. 1 Kings 7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor