1 Kings 7
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1 Kings 7:6-15

6Solomon madeH6213 his colonnadeH197H5982 fiftyH2572 cubitsH520 longH753 and thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 wideH7341,1 with a porticoH197 in front of itH5921H6440 and a canopyH5646 with pillarsH5982 in front ofH5921 the portico.

7In addition, he builtH6213 a hallH197 for the throneH3678, the HallH197 of JusticeH4941, whereH834 he was to judgeH8199H8033. It was paneledH5603 with cedarH730 from floorH7172 toH5704 ceilingH7172.2

8And the palaceH1004 whereH834 Solomon would liveH3427H8033, set further backH312H2691, wasH1961 of similarH2088 constructionH4639. He also madeH6213 a palaceH1004 like thisH2088 hallH197 for Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323, whomH834 he had marriedH3947.

9AllH3605 theseH428 buildings were constructed with costlyH3368 stonesH68, cutH1496 to sizeH4060 and trimmedH1641 with sawsH4050 insideH1004 and outH2351 from the foundationH4527 toH5704 the eavesH2947, and from the outsideH2351 toH5704 the greatH1419 courtyardH2691. 10The foundationsH3245 were laid with largeH1419H68, costlyH3368H68 stonesH68, some tenH6235 cubitsH520 long3 and someH68 eightH8083 cubitsH520 long.4 11Above theseH4605 were costlyH3368 stonesH68, cutH1496 to sizeH4060, and cedar beamsH730.

12The greatH1419 courtyardH2691 was surrounded byH5439 threeH7969 rowsH2905 of dressed stoneH1496 and a rowH2905 of trimmed cedarH730 beamsH3773, as were the innerH6442 courtyardH2691 and porticoH197 of the house ofH1004 the LORDH3068.

13Now KingH4428 SolomonH8010 sentH7971 to bringH3947 HuramH24385 from TyreH6865. 14HeH1931 was the son ofH1121 a widowH490H802 from the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, and his fatherH1 was a manH376 of TyreH6876, a craftsmanH2794 in bronzeH5178. Huram had greatH4390 skillH2451, understandingH8394, and knowledgeH1847H6213 for every kindH3605 of bronzeH5178 workH4399. So he cameH935 toH413 KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and carried outH6213 allH3605 his workH4399.

15He castH6696 twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of bronzeH5178, eachH259 eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 highH6967 and twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH2339H5437.6

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Kings 7:6 The colonnade was approximately 75 feet long and 45 feet wide (22.9 meters long and 13.7 meters wide). ↩
  2. 2. 1 Kings 7:7 Syriac and Vulgate; Hebrew from floor to floor ↩
  3. 3. 1 Kings 7:10 10 cubits is approximately 15 feet or 4.6 meters. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Kings 7:10 8 cubits is approximately 12 feet or 3.7 meters. ↩
  5. 5. 1 Kings 7:13 Hebrew Hiram, a variant of Huram; also in verses 40 and 45; see 2 Chronicles 4:11. Note that this is not Hiram king of Tyre mentioned in 1 Kings 5:1. ↩
  6. 6. 1 Kings 7:15 Each pillar was approximately 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference (8.2 meters high and 5.5 meters in circumference). ↩

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