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And he made the porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; and there was a porch in front of them; and there were pillars, and steps in front of them.

And he made the porch for the throne where he judged, the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. And he made, like to this porch, a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken.

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He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.[a] 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.[b](B) And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:6 That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide
  2. 1 Kings 7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor