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1 Kings 7:1-3
New Catholic Bible
1 Kings 7:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 7
Solomon’s Palace.[a] 1 Now Solomon took thirteen years to completely finish building his own palace. 2 He built the palace out of Lebanon wood. It was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. It was built upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams stretching out upon the pillars. 3 It was roofed with cedar that lay over the beams that rested on the pillars. There were forty-five beams, fifteen in a row.
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- 1 Kings 7:1 The royal palace was located south of the temple, to the right as one looked eastward. This location recalled that of the king in relation to the Lord (Ps 109:1): he has the place of honor; he is the Lord’s representative among the people, his “messiah” or anointed one.
