God’s Word Translation
1 Kings 7:12
12The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the entrance hall.
1 Kings 7:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.
- New International Version (NIV)The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the Lord with its portico.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the temple.
Context of 1 Kings 7:12
10The foundation was made with large, high-grade stones (some 12 feet long, others 15 feet long). 11Above ⌞the foundation⌟ were cedar beams and high-grade stone blocks, which had been cut to size. The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the entrance hall. 13King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre. 14Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father, a native of Tyre, was a skilled bronze craftsman. Hiram was highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable about all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Solomon and did all his ⌞bronze⌟ work.
Read all of 1 Kings 71 Kings 7:12 word by word
וְחָצֵ֨ר הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה סָבִ֗יב שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ טוּרִ֣ים גָּזִ֔ית וְט֖וּר כְּרֻתֹ֣ת אֲרָזִ֑ים וְלַחֲצַ֧ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֛ה הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וּלְאֻלָ֥ם הַבָּֽיִת׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
- with threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- rowsטוּרţûr · rowH2905
- of hewed stonesגָּזִיתgâzîyth · cuttingH1496
- of cedarאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
- beamsכָּרֻתָהkârûthâh · beamH3773
- both for the innerפְּנִימִיpenîymîy · innerH6442
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and for the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · Hall (of pillars)H197
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for 1 Kings 7:12
- 1 Kings 6:36He built the inner courtyard with three courses of finished stones and a course of finished cedar beams.
- John 10:23Jesus was walking on Solomon’s porch in the temple courtyard.
- Acts 3:11They were excited, and everyone ran to see them at the place called Solomon’s Porch. The man wouldn’t let go of Peter and John.
- Acts 5:12The people saw the apostles perform many miracles and do amazing things. The believers had a common faith in Jesus as they met on Solomon’s Porch.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 7:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The palace, like the temple, had two courts 1 Kings 6:36, not, however, one immediately within the other. The lesser court of the palace seems to have been a private inner court among the buildings 1 Kings 7:8. The greater court was outside all the buildings, surrounding the palace on every side. Assyrian palaces had always such an external court, and had generally one or more inner courts or quadrangles. Both for the inner court - By a slight alteration…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The large courtyard around the temple and palace complex served as a gathering place for the people (see Jeremiah 7:1–2; 36:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. for the inner court of the house of the Lord--should be, as in the inner court of the house of the Lord; the meaning is, that in this palace, as in the temple, rows of hewed stones and the cedar beams formed the enclosing wall. 1Ki 7:13-51. Hiram's Works.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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