1 Kings 7:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

1 Kings 7:12

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And the foundation {was of} costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

And 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 the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. {Hiram: also called, Huram}

He {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. {a widow's...: Heb. the son of a widow woman}

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1 Kings 7:1

"But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house."

1 Kings 7:2

"He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof {was} an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars."

1 Kings 7:3

"And {it was} covered with cedar above upon the beams, that {lay} on forty five pillars, fifteen {in} a row. {beams: Heb. ribs}"

1 Kings 7:4

"And {there were} windows {in} three rows, and light {was} against light {in} three ranks. {light was...: Heb. sight against sight}"

1 Kings 7:5

"And all the doors and posts {were} square, with the windows: and light {was} against light {in} three ranks. {doors...: or, spaces and pillars were square in prospect}"

1 Kings 7:6

"And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof {was} fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch {was} before them: and the {other} pillars and the thick beam {were} before them. {before them: or, according to them}"

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