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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 7:7 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 7:7	Strong Concordance	Then he made [06213] a porch [0197] for the throne [03678] where he might judge [08199], even the porch [0197] of judgment [04941]: and it was covered [05603] with cedar [0730] from one side of the floor [07172] to the other [07172].
	King James	Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The porch or gate of justice still kept alive the likeness of the old patriarchal custom of sitting in judgment at the gate; exactly as the "Gate of justice" still recalls it at Granada, and the Sublime Porte - "the Lofty Gate" - at Constantinople.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The porch or gate of justice still kept alive the likeness of the old patriarchal custom of sitting in judgment at the gate; exactly as the "Gate of justice" still recalls it at Granada, and the Sublime Porte - "the Lofty Gate" - at Constantinople.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
A porch - Another porch or distinct room without the house. The other - The whole floor; or, from floor to floor, from the lower floor on the ground, to the upper floor which covered it.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

A porch - Another porch or distinct room without the house. The other - The whole floor; or, from floor to floor, from the lower floor on the ground, to the upper floor which covered it.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
A porch for the throne - One porch appears to have been devoted to the purposes of administering judgment, which Solomon did in person.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

A porch for the throne - One porch appears to have been devoted to the purposes of administering judgment, which Solomon did in person.

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