All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.[a]

He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.[b] In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
  2. 1 Kings 7:6 That is, about 23 metres long and 14 metres wide
  3. 1 Kings 7:7 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor