1 Kings 7:12

7:12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the hall of the palace. ¹ 

1 Kings 6:36

6:36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

1 Kings 7:9

7:9 All of these were built with the best ²  stones, chiseled to the right size ³  and cut with a saw on all sides, ⁴  from the foundation to the edge of the roof ⁵  and from the outside to the great courtyard.

1 Kings 7:8

7:8 The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. ⁶  He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. ⁷ 

1 Kings 8:64

8:64 That day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that is in front of the Lord’s temple. He offered there burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat from the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that stood before the Lord was too small to hold all these offerings. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “the porch of the temple.”

² tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).

³ tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”

⁴ tn Heb “inside and out.”

⁵ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.

³ tn Heb “and his house where he lived, the other court [i.e., as opposed to the great court], separated from the house belonging to the hall, was like this work [i.e., this style of architecture].”

⁴ tn Heb “and a house he was making for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch.”

⁴ tn Heb “to hold the burnt sacrifices, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”