1 Kings 7:12

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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WEBBE

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

BSB

The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.

KJV

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.

ASV

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

BBE

The great outer square all round was walled with three lines of squared stones and a line of cedar-wood boards, round about the open square inside the house of the Lord and the covered room of the king's house.

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וְחָצֵר ve·cha·tzer and [the] court H2691 הַגְּדוֹלָה ha·ge·do·lah (the) great H1419 סָבִיב sa·viv [were] all around H5439 שְׁלֹשָׁה she·lo·shah three H7969 טוּרִים tu·rim rows H2905 גָּזִית ga·zit hewn [stone] H1496 וְטוּר ve·tur and a row of H2905 כְּרֻתֹת ke·ru·tot beams of H3773 אֲרָזִים 'a·ra·zim cedar(s) H730 וְלַחֲצַר ve·la·cha·tzar and to [the] court of H2691 בֵּית־ beit- [the] house of H1004 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הַפְּנִימִית ha·pe·ni·mit (the) inner H6442 וּלְאֻלָם u·le·'u·lam and to [the] porch of H197 הַבָּיִת פ ha·ba·yit the house H1004

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.

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