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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 7:12 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
1Ki 7:12 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
for the inner court of the house of the Lord--should be, as in the inner court of the house of the Lord; the meaning is, that in this palace, as in the temple, rows of hewed stones and the cedar beams formed the enclosing wall. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The palace, like the temple, had two courts Kg1 6:36, not, however, one immediately within the other. The lesser court of the palace seems to have been a private inner court among the buildings Kg1 7:8. The greater court was outside all the buildings, surrounding the palace on every side. Assyrian palaces had always such an external court, and had generally one or more inner courts or quadrangles.
Both for the inner court - By a slight alteration of the text, the meaning would be "as (was done) in the inner court, etc. and in the porch." |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
The court - Namely, of Solomon's dwelling - house mentioned, Kg1 7:8. |
8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.