1 Kings 7:2

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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And he made the house of the Woods of Lebanon, which was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high, resting on four lines of cedar-wood pillars with cedar-wood supports on the pillars.

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וַיִּבֶן vai·yi·ven and he built H1129 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בֵּית beit [the] House of H1004 יַעַר ya·'ar [the] Forest of H3293 הַלְּבָנוֹן ha·le·va·non (the) Lebanon H3844 מֵאָה me·'ah [was] one hundred H3967 אַמָּה 'a·mah cubit[s] H520 אָרְכּוֹ 'a·re·ko length its H753 וַחֲמִשִּׁים va·cha·mi·shim and [was] fifty H2572 אַמָּה 'a·mah cubit[s] H520 רָחְבּוֹ ra·che·bo breadth its H7341 וּשְׁלֹשִׁים u·she·lo·shim and [was] thirty H7970 אַמָּה 'a·mah cubit[s] H520 קוֹמָתוֹ ko·ma·to height its H6967 עַל 'al on H5921 אַרְבָּעָה 'ar·ba·'ah four H702 טוּרֵי tu·rei rows of H2905 עַמּוּדֵי 'a·mu·dei pillars of H5982 אֲרָזִים 'a·ra·zim cedar(s) H730 וּכְרֻתוֹת u·khe·ru·tot and beams of H3773 אֲרָזִים 'a·ra·zim cedar(s) H730 עַל־ 'al- [were] on H5921 הָעַמּוּדִים ha·'a·mu·dim the pillars H5982

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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