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Solomon's Palace

Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years. 2-3 The Hall of the Forest of Lebanon[a] was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had three[b] rows of cedar pillars, 15 in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, extending over storerooms, which were supported by the pillars.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:2 A large ceremonial hall in the palace, probably so called because it was paneled in cedar.
  2. 1 Kings 7:2 One ancient translation three; Hebrew four.

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