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1 Kings 7:1-12

Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams, that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row. There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks. All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was facing window in three ranks. He made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them. He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch. All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood. The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

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Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams, that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row. There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks. All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was facing window in three ranks. He made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them. He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch. All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood. The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house. King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre. He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in bronze. He came to king Solomon, and performed all his work. For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them. He made two capitals of molten bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars; and there were two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars: and he did so for the other capital. The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits. There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital. He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily work: so the work of the pillars was finished. He made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it. Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward. It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths. He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. The work of the bases was like this: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges; and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Every base had four bronze wheels, and axles of bronze; and the four feet of it had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each. Its mouth within the capital and above was a cubit. Its mouth was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its mouth were engravings, and their panels were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their naves, were all of cast metal. There were four supports at the four corners of each base. Its supports were of the base itself. In the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were the same. On the plates of its supports, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around. He made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form. He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths; and every basin was four cubits; and on every one of the ten bases one basin. He set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south. Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house: the two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; the ten bases; the ten basins on the bases; the one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea; the pots; the shovels; and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished bronze. The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold; and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold. Thus all the work that king Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.

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  • WEB World English Bible

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

    For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

    It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams, that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.

    There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks.

    All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was facing window in three ranks.

    He made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them.

    He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

    His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch.

    All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

    The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

    Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

    The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

  • KJV King James Version

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

    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.

    And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

    And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

    And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

    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.

    Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

    And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

    All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

    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.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

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

    For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon: the length thereof was a 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.

    And it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, that lay on forty and five pillars, fifteen in a row.

    And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.

    And all the doors with their posts were square in the frame; and light was over against light in three ranks.

    And he made the porch of pillars: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them.

    And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

    And his house where he might dwell, in the other court, within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

    All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

    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 measure of hewn stones, and cedar-wood.

    And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house.

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Cross-references (48)

  • 1 Kings 9:10 (v1) At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, Yahweh’s house and the king’s house
  • 2 Chronicles 8:1 (v1) At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built Yahweh’s house and his own house,
  • 2 Chronicles 8:11 (v8) Solomon brought up Pharaoh’s daughter out of David’s city to the house that he had built for her; for he said, “My wife shall not dwell in…
  • 1 Kings 3:1 (vv1, 8) Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into David’s city, until he had finished…
  • 1 Kings 6:36 (v12) He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
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  • 1 Kings 10:17 (v2) he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of…
  • Psalms 122:5 (v7) For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
  • Proverbs 20:8 (v7) A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:16 (v2) He made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. The king put them in the House of the…
  • 1 Kings 3:28 (v7) All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do…
  • 1 Kings 9:24 (v8) But Pharaoh’s daughter came up out of David’s city to her house which Solomon had built for her. Then he built Millo.
  • Ecclesiastes 2:4-5 (v1) I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards. I made myself gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them…
  • Isaiah 9:7 (v7) Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold…
  • Matthew 6:33 (v1) But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • Revelation 21:19-20 (v10) The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire;…
  • 1 Kings 3:9 (v7) Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge…
  • 1 Kings 5:17 (v9) The king commanded, and they cut out large stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house with worked stone.
  • 1 Kings 6:3 (v7) The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its…
  • 1 Kings 6:4 (v4) He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.
  • 1 Kings 6:5 (v3) Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner…
  • 1 Kings 6:15-16 (v7) He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on…
  • 1 Kings 7:5 (v4) All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was facing window in three ranks.
  • 1 Kings 7:6 (v12) He made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a…
  • 1 Kings 7:10-11 (v9) The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. Above were costly stones, even…
  • 1 Kings 7:12 (v6) The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of…
  • 1 Kings 9:19 (v2) all the storage cities that Solomon had, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build…
  • 1 Kings 10:18-20 (v7) Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold. There were six steps to the throne, and the top of…
  • 1 Kings 10:21 (v2) All king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of…
  • 2 Kings 20:4 (v8) Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying,
  • Song of Solomon 7:4 (v2) Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are like the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon…
  • Isaiah 28:16 (v10) Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure…
  • Isaiah 54:11 (v10) “You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with…
  • Isaiah 54:12 (v4) I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
  • Ezekiel 40:16 (v4) There were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches. Windows were around…
  • Ezekiel 40:22 (v4) Its windows, its arches, and its palm trees were the same as the measure of the gate which faces toward the east. They went up to it by…
  • Ezekiel 40:25 (v4) There were windows in it and in its arches all around, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the width twenty-five cubits.
  • Ezekiel 40:29 (v4) with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was…
  • Ezekiel 40:33 (v4) with its lodges, its posts, and its arches, according to these measurements. There were windows in it and in its arches all around. It was…
  • Ezekiel 40:36 (v4) its lodges, its posts, and its arches. There were windows in it all around. The length was fifty cubits and the width twenty-five cubits.
  • Ezekiel 41:25-26 (v6) There were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim and palm trees, like those made on the walls. There was a threshold of wood…
  • Ezekiel 41:26 (v4) There were closed windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch. This is how the side rooms of…
  • John 10:23 (v12) It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
  • Acts 3:11 (v12) As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s,…
  • Acts 5:12 (v12) By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (v10) According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each…
  • Ephesians 2:20-22 (v11) being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone; in whom the whole building,…
  • 1 Peter 2:5 (v11) You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God…

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 After he had built the Temple.

After he had built the Temple.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv1–12 1Ki 7:1 But Solomon was building his own house…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv1–12 His own house; the royal palace for himself, and…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain On v1 Never had any man so much of the spirit…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv1–12 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 Solomon builds several other houses, ver. 1-12. He furnishes…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 7, 8 Solomon builds his own house, and completes it in…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 1Ki 7:1. Solomon was building his own house —…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 Thirteen years - The thirteen years, i. e., counting…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12 Thirteen. He was only twelve years and a half;…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain On v1 C.—The accomplishment of the building of the palace, and…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv2, 10, 12 OF THE HOUSE OF LEBANON. (Kg1 7:2-7)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv1–12 SOLOMON’S PALACE, 1Ki_7:1-12.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv1–12 Ch. 1Ki_7:1-12. The building of Solomon’s own house, the…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv6, 7, 8, 12 (6) A porch of pillars, although by some authorities…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 SOLOMON"S PALACES AND THE PREPARATION OF THE TEMPLE VESSELS.…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv1, 6 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years.
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On v1 1Ki_7:1. Solomon was building his own house thirteen years—Because…
The Sermon Bible 1900 · Public Domain On v1 1Ki 7:22
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain On v1 Solomon's Palace
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On vv1, 5 Eighth month i.e. November.
Arno C. Gaebelein 1922 · Public Domain On v1 CHAPTER 7 The House of Solomon and Pharaoh’s DaughterThe…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain On v1 Solomon’s Palace
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv1, 2, 6, 9, 12 7:1-12 Before describing the Temple’s furnishings, the writer mentions…
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