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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.

And 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.

Now his house where he was to live, the other court inward from the hall, was of the same workmanship. (E)He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, (F)whom Solomon had married.

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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