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1 Kings 7:12

10 The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.

11 Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

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.

13 Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

14 He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.

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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.
WEB
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.
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.
DARBY
And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.
BLB
And the great court [was] three rows of hewn stones round about and a row of cedar beams, even for the inner court of the house of YHWH and the porch of the house.
ÅB
Rundt omkring den store gård var det tre lag huggen stein og ett lag sederbjelker, slik som det var med den indre forgård til Herrens hus og med husets forhall.
OTB
Så den store gårdsplassen rundt omkring hadde tre rader med skåret stein og en rad med sederbjelker, lik den indre gårdsplassen i Herrens hus, og forhallen til huset.
B1930
Rundt omkring den store gård var det tre lag huggen sten og ett lag sederbjelker, likesom det var med den indre forgård til Herrens hus og med husets forhall.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 6:36

    Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

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  • Acts 5:12

    The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  • Acts 3:11

    While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  • John 10:23

    and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.

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  • 1 Kings 7:6

    Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.

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