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1 Kings 7:12

10 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

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.

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

14 He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought 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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  • 1 Kings 6:36

    And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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  • Acts 5:12

    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

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  • Acts 3:11

    And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

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  • John 10:23

    And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.

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  • 1 Kings 7:6

    And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

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