1 Kings 7:1–12

Solomon’s Other Buildings

7But Solomon took ^athirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

²He also built the ^bHouse of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was ¹one hundred cubits, its width ²fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. ³And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row. ⁴There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers. ⁵And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.

⁶He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.

⁷Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ³ceiling.

⁸And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, ^cwhom he had taken as wife.

⁹All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court. ¹⁰The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits. ¹¹And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood. ¹²The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the ^dinner court of the house of the Lord ^eand the vestibule of the temple.