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1 Kings 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 22

1 And Solomon built his own house for thirteen years. And he finished all his house.

2 And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.

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

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Chapter Summary

The building of Solomon's house. The house of Lebanon. The porch of pillars. The porch of judgment. The house for Pharaoh's daughter. Hiram's work of the two pillars. The casted sea. The ten bases. The ten basins.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבַּ֣ח altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה five H2568 · TWOT 686a
חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים fifty H2572 · TWOT 686c
עַמּוּדֵ֣י pillar H5982 · TWOT 1637c
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d

People & Context

Solomon Builds His Palace

Solomon builds his own house, taking thirteen years to complete it.

House of the Forest of Lebanon Built

Solomon builds the house of the forest of Lebanon with cedar pillars, beams, and three rows of windows.

Porches of Pillars and Judgment Built

Solomon makes a porch of pillars and a porch of judgment (his throne room), covering the latter with cedar from floor to floor.

Timeline

Solomon Builds His Palace

Solomon builds his own house, taking thirteen years to complete it.

1 Kings 7:1
House of the Forest of Lebanon Built

Solomon builds the house of the forest of Lebanon with cedar pillars, beams, and three rows of windows.

1 Kings 7:2-5
Porches of Pillars and Judgment Built

Solomon makes a porch of pillars and a porch of judgment (his throne room), covering the latter with cedar from floor to floor.

1 Kings 7:6-7

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