1 Kings 7:1-14

1 Kings 7:1-14

[1] But Solomon  was building  his own house  thirteen  years,  and he finished  all his house.  [2] He built  also the house  of the forest  of Lebanon;  the length  thereof was an hundred  cubits,  and the breadth  thereof fifty  cubits,  and the height  thereof thirty  cubits,  upon four  rows  of cedar  pillars,  with cedar  beams  upon the pillars.  [3] And it was covered  with cedar  above  upon the beams,  that lay on forty  five  pillars,  fifteen  in a row.  [4] And there were windows  in three  rows,  and light  in three  ranks.  [5] And all the doors  and posts  were square,  with the windows:  and light  was against  light  in three  ranks.  [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  [7] 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  [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.  [9] All these were of costly  stones,  according to the measures  of hewed stones,  sawed  with saws,  within  and without,  even from the foundation  unto the coping,  and so on the outside  toward the great  court.  [10] And the foundation  was of costly  stones,  even great  stones,  of ten  cubits,  and stones  of eight  cubits.  [11] And above  were costly  stones,  after the measures  of hewed stones,  and cedars.  [12] 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,  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.