nsb - 1Kings:7:1-12

nsb@1Kings:7:1 @ Solomon took thirteen years to build a palace for himself.

nsb@1Kings:7:2 @ The Hall of the Forest of Lebanon was one hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.

nsb@1Kings:7:3 @ It had three rows of cedar pillars, fifteen in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, extending over storerooms, which were supported by the pillars.

nsb@1Kings:7:4 @ On each of the two sidewalls there were three rows of windows.

nsb@1Kings:7:5 @ All the doors and doorframes were rectangular. There were three doors facing each other on opposite sides of the palace.

nsb@1Kings:7:6 @ Solomon made the Hall of Pillars seventy-five feet long and forty-five feet wide. In front of the hall was an entrance hall with pillars.

nsb@1Kings:7:7 @ He made the hall for the throne. It was a place where he could sit on his throne and judge. The hall was covered with cedar from floor to ceiling.

nsb@1Kings:7:8 @ His own private quarters were in a different location than the hall containing the throne. They were similar in design. Solomon also built private quarters like this for his wife, Pharaoh's daughter.

nsb@1Kings:7:9 @ From the foundation to the roof, all these buildings, including the large courtyard, were built with high-grade stone blocks. The stone blocks were cut to size and trimmed with saws on their inner and outer faces.

nsb@1Kings:7:10 @ The foundation was made with large, high-grade expensive stones. Some were twelve feet and others fifteen feet long.

nsb@1Kings:7:11 @ Above the foundation were cedar beams and high-grade expensive stone blocks, which were cut to size.

nsb@1Kings:7:12 @ The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of Jehovahs Temple and the entrance hall.