Revised Literal Translation
1 Kings 7:12
12And 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 Yhwh, and for the porch of the house.
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
10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 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 Yhwh, and for the porch of the house. 13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 14He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
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וְחָצֵ֨ר הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה סָבִ֗יב שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ טוּרִ֣ים גָּזִ֔ית וְט֖וּר כְּרֻתֹ֣ת אֲרָזִ֑ים וְלַחֲצַ֧ר בֵּית־יְהוָ֛ה הַפְּנִימִ֖ית וּלְאֻלָ֥ם הַבָּֽיִת׃ פRead the interlinear
- 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 6:36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
- John 10:23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
- Acts 3:11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
- Acts 5:12And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in 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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