1 Kings 7:1-12
International Standard Version
Solomon’s Palace
7 But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace, and finally finished it. 2 He built his own palace out of timber supplied from the forest of Lebanon. It was 100 cubits[a] long, 50 cubits[b] wide, 20 cubits[c] tall, and was constructed on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams interlocking the pillars. 3 There were 45 pillars paneled with cedar above the side chambers, with rows of fifteen pillars, 4 with three rows of framed windows facing each other in three ranks. 5 All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames, with the doorways facing each other in three tiers. 6 There was also a hall of pillars 50 cubits[d] long and 30 cubits[e] wide, and a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of the pillars.[f] 7 He constructed the Judgment Hall for the throne room where he would be ruling, paneling it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[g] 8 Solomon’s[h] personal dwelling quarters, a separate court behind the hall, was of similar workmanship. Solomon[i] also built a house similar to this for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Solomon had married.
9 All of these were made with expensive stones, pre-cut according to specifications, hand-sawed inside and out from the foundation to the coping, including from inside to the great court. 10 The foundation was made of expensive stone, including large stones ten cubits[j] long and stones eight cubits[k] long. 11 Above these were expensive stones cut according to specifications, and cedar. 12 So the great court was surrounded by three rows of cut stone, along with a row of cedar beams, just like the inner court of the Lord’s Temple and the porch surrounding the Temple.
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- 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 150 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 75 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:6 I.e. about 75 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:6 I.e. about 45 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:6 Lit. of them
- 1 Kings 7:7 Lit. floor to floor
- 1 Kings 7:8 Lit. His
- 1 Kings 7:8 Lit. He
- 1 Kings 7:10 I.e. about 15 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
- 1 Kings 7:10 I.e. about 12 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
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