Solomon Builds His Palace

1 Kings 7

1 Solomon was x building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.

2 He built y the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits 1 and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four 2 rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. 3 And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. 4 There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers. 5 All the doorways and windows 3 had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers.

6 And he made z the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a a canopy in front of them.

7 And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. b It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters. 4

8 His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter c whom he had taken in marriage.

9 All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court. 10 The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar. 12 d 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 e the vestibule of the house.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:1
    Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
    1 Kings 9:10
    At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house.
    2 Chronicles 8:1
    At the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of the Lord and his own house.
  2. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:17
    And he made 300 shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
    1 Kings 10:21
    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 silver; silver was not considered as anything in the days of Solomon.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:12
    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.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 41:25 - 26
    And on the doors of the nave were carved cherubim and palm trees, such as were carved on the walls. And there was a canopy of wood in front of the vestibule outside.
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:15 - 16
    He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress.
  6. Cross References
    1 Kings 3:1
    Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh's daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 8:11
    Solomon brought Pharaoh's daughter up from the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, "My wife shall not live in the house of David king of Israel, for the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.
  7. Cross References
    1 Kings 6:36
    He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and one course of cedar beams.
  8. Cross References
    1 Kings 7:6
    And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them.
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