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It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. <a href="/esv/1_kings/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/7.htm">New King James Version</a> He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He built the house of the timber from Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/amp/1_kings/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits (150 ft.), its width fifty cubits (75 ft.), and its height thirty cubits (45 ft.), upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. <a href="/csb/1_kings/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. It was one hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars. <a href="/asv/1_kings/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a 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. <a href="/erv/1_kings/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> For he built 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. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He built a hall [named] the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars supporting cedar beams. <a href="/isv/1_kings/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> He built his own palace out of timber supplied from the forest of Lebanon. It was 100 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, 20 cubits tall, and was constructed on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams interlocking the pillars. <a href="/msb/1_kings/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. <a href="/net/1_kings/7.htm">NET Bible</a> He named it "The Palace of the Lebanon Forest"; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred seventy-two feet and three inches, and its breadth eighty-six feet and two inches, and its height fifty-one feet and eight inches, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its hight thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. <a href="/web/1_kings/7.htm">World English Bible</a> For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he builds the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length [is] one hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars; <a href="/ylt/1_kings/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he buildeth the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits is its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars; <a href="/slt/1_kings/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will build the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and and thirty cubits its height, upon four rows of pillars of cedars, and cuttings of cedars upon the pillars.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He built also the house of the forest of Libanus, the length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar trees into pillars. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he built the house from the forest of Lebanon: one hundred cubits in length, and fifty cubits in width, and thirty cubits in height, with four walkways between columns of cedar. For he had hewn the cedar trees into columns. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/7.htm">New American Bible</a> He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon one hundred cubits long, fifty wide, and thirty high; it was supported by four rows of cedar columns, with cedar beams upon the columns. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He built the House of the Forest of the Lebanon one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon, a hundred cubits in its length and fifty cubits in its width and thirty cubits in its height, on four rows of the pillars of cedar and saplings of cedar on the pillars.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon: the length thereof was a 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. <a href="/sep/1_kings/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he built the house with the wood of Libanus; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth was fifty cubits, and its height was of thirty cubits, and it was made with three rows of cedar pillars, and the pillars had side-pieces of cedar. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/7-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=2312" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/7.htm">Solomon Builds His Palace</a> 1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. 2<a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">He built</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the House</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: ya·‘ar (N-msc) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">of the Forest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: ’ā·rə·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: wa·ḥă·miš·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: rā·ḥə·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: ū·šə·lō·šîm (Conj-w:: Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">and thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·māh (N-fs) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/6967.htm" title="6967: qō·w·mā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Height. From quwm; height.">high,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·bā·‘āh (Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">four</a> <a href="/hebrew/2905.htm" title="2905: ṭū·rê (N-mpc) -- A row. From an unused root meaning to range in a regular manner; a row; hence, a wall.">rows</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">of cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: ‘am·mū·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform.">pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">supporting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5982.htm" title="5982: hā·‘am·mū·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A pillar, column. Or ammud; from amad; a column; also a stand, i.e. Platform."></a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3773.htm" title="3773: ū·ḵə·ru·ṯō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- Something cut, a hewn timber. Passive participle feminine of karath; something cut, i.e. A hewn timber.">beams.</a> 3The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-6.htm">2 Chronicles 8:6</a> as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-17.htm">2 Chronicles 9:17-19</a> Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1-2</a> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. / Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. <a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">2 Chronicles 2:1-2</a> Now Solomon purposed to build a house for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself. / So he conscripted 70,000 porters, 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, and 3,600 supervisors. <a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a> He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-15.htm">2 Chronicles 3:15-17</a> In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits. / He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. / Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3-4</a> The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard. / The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-8.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8-9</a> Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. / The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-10.htm">2 Chronicles 3:10-13</a> In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold. / The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-7</a> He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. / He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">2 Chronicles 3:11-13</a> The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">2 Chronicles 3:14</a> He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-16.htm">2 Chronicles 3:16</a> He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">2 Chronicles 3:12</a> The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.<a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">1 Kings 9:19</a> And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.<a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">1 Kings 10:17</a> And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.<a href="/2_chronicles/9-16.htm">2 Chronicles 9:16</a> And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-26.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-26.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-26.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-1.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-14.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-33.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-36.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-38.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">Four</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-15.htm">Height</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Hight</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-20.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-19.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-4.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Thirty</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 7</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">The building of Solomon's house</a> 2. <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">Of the house of Lebanon</a> 6. <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">Of the porch of pillars</a> 7. <a href="/1_kings/7-7.htm">Of the porch of judgment</a> 8. <a href="/1_kings/7-8.htm">Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/7-13.htm">Hiram's work of the two pillars,</a> 23. <a href="/1_kings/7-23.htm">Of the molten sea</a> 27. <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Of the ten bases</a> 38. <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Of the ten lavers</a> 40. <a href="/1_kings/7-40.htm">and all the vessels</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon This phrase refers to a significant structure constructed by King Solomon, known for its grandeur and opulence. The "House of the Forest of Lebanon" was likely named for its extensive use of cedar wood, which was imported from the forests of Lebanon, a region renowned for its high-quality timber. This building served multiple purposes, including as an armory and a place for Solomon's court. The use of cedar symbolizes strength and durability, qualities associated with Solomon's reign. The name also evokes the imagery of a forest, suggesting a vast and majestic space.a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high The dimensions of the House of the Forest of Lebanon indicate its impressive size and scale. A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches (45 centimeters), making the building approximately 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. These measurements reflect the grandeur typical of Solomon's constructions, paralleling the dimensions of the temple he built for the Lord, though the temple was more sacred. The size of the building underscores Solomon's wealth and the prosperity of Israel during his reign.with four rows of cedar pillars The mention of "four rows of cedar pillars" highlights the architectural sophistication and the use of high-quality materials. Cedar was a prized wood in the ancient Near East, valued for its resistance to decay and insects. The pillars would have provided structural support and added to the aesthetic appeal of the building. This detail also suggests a connection to the temple, which similarly used cedar wood, indicating a continuity in Solomon's building projects and a reflection of divine order and beauty.supporting the cedar beams The cedar beams supported by the pillars would have formed the framework of the roof, contributing to the building's stability and elegance. This construction technique reflects the advanced engineering skills of the time and the influence of Phoenician craftsmanship, as Hiram of Tyre, a Phoenician king, supplied materials and labor for Solomon's projects. The use of cedar beams also symbolizes the enduring nature of Solomon's kingdom, as cedar was known for its longevity. This architectural detail can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate support and foundation for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The king of Israel who commissioned the construction of the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Known for his wisdom and wealth, Solomon's reign was marked by extensive building projects, including the Temple in Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/h/house_of_the_forest_of_lebanon.htm">House of the Forest of Lebanon</a> A significant structure built by Solomon, named for its extensive use of cedar wood from Lebanon. It served as an armory and a place for public gatherings and royal ceremonies. 3. <a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a> A region known for its cedar trees, which were highly valued for construction due to their durability and fragrance. The cedars of Lebanon were a symbol of strength and beauty. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cedar_pillars.htm">Cedar Pillars</a> The structural elements of the House of the Forest of Lebanon, highlighting the grandeur and opulence of Solomon's building projects. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cedar_beams.htm">Cedar Beams</a> Used in the construction of the house, these beams were supported by the cedar pillars, emphasizing the architectural sophistication of the time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_wisdom_in_leadership.htm">The Importance of Wisdom in Leadership</a> Solomon's ability to undertake such grand projects was a testament to the wisdom God granted him. Leaders today can learn from Solomon's example to seek divine wisdom in their endeavors. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cedar.htm">Symbolism of Cedar</a> The use of cedar wood symbolizes strength and endurance. Believers can reflect on the importance of building their lives on strong, enduring principles rooted in God's Word. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_resources.htm">God's Provision and Resources</a> The resources used in Solomon's building projects were abundant and of high quality, reminding us that God provides for His purposes. We should trust in His provision for our needs. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_beauty_and_art_in_worship.htm">The Role of Beauty and Art in Worship</a> The grandeur of Solomon's constructions, including the House of the Forest of Lebanon, reflects the value of beauty and art in worship and honoring God. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a> Solomon's use of resources for building projects highlights the importance of wise stewardship. Believers are called to manage their resources responsibly for God's glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 7</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_7_1__famine_to_feast_in_24_hours.htm">2 Kings 7:1 -- How can a city under severe famine suddenly have an abundance of food within 24 hours?</a> <a href="/q/how_many_baths_did_solomon_build.htm">Solomon built a facility containing how many baths? Two thousand (1 Kings 7:26) Over three thousand (2 Chronicles 4:5)</a> <a href="/q/could_they_get_cedar_from_lebanon.htm">(Ezra 3:7) Could a newly returned, resource-strapped community realistically acquire and transport large quantities of cedar from Lebanon?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_the_bronze_sea's_capacity_differ.htm">How do we reconcile the apparent capacity discrepancy of the bronze sea between 1 Kings 7:26 (2,000 baths) and 2 Chronicles 4:5 (3,000 baths)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - He built also [Heb. and he built. The A.V. rendering almost contradicts the view just advanced, viz., that the house of the forest of Lebanon was part of "all the house" (ver. 1)] the house of the forest of Lebanon [so called, not because it was a summer residence in Lebanon, as some have supposed, nor yet merely because it was built of Lebanon cedar, but because it displayed, a perfect thicket or forest (יַעַר) of cedar pillars]; the length thereof was one hundred cubits [the temple proper was 60], and the breadth thereof fifty cubits [The temple was but 20. It does not follow that this space of 100 x 50 cubits was all roofed in, for it would seem as if the house was built round a courtyard. Rawlinson remarks that a roof of 75 feet is "much greater than is ever found in Assyria." But it is by no means certain that there was any such roof here], and the height thereof thirty cubits [the same as the temple], upon four rows of cedar pillars [How these were disposed of, or what was their number, it is impossible to say. Thenius says they were 400, but this is pure conjecture. The description is so meagre and partial that it is impossible to form a correct idea of the building. The remark made above (ch. 6. Introd. Note) as to the temple applies with still greater force to the palaces. "There are few tasks more difficult or puzzling than the attempt to restore an ancient building of which we possess nothing but two verbal descriptions; and these difficulties are very much enhanced when one account is written in a language like Hebrew, the scientific terms in which are, from our ignorance, capable of the widest latitude of interpretation, and the other, though written in a language of which we have a more definite knowledge, was composed by a person who could never have seen the building he was describing" (Fergusson, Dict. Bib. 2. p. 658)], with cedar beams [כְּרֻתות cut or hewn beams] upon the pillars. [This palace, according to Fergusson, was "the great hall of state and audience" and the principal building of the range. But if it was this, which is very doubtful, for the throne was in the hall of judgment (<a href="/1_kings/5-7.htm">1 Kings 5:7</a>), it would seem to have served other purposes besides that of an audience-chamber. Among other things, it was certainly an armoury (<a href="/1_kings/10-17.htm">1 Kings 10:17</a>. cf. <a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm">Isaiah 22:8</a>). The Arab. Vers. calls it "the house of his arms." Possibly it was also the residence of the bodyguard (cf. <a href="/1_kings/14-28.htm">1 Kings 14:28</a> with 1 Kings 10:17). Bahr observes that the arrangement of the palaces accords with the Jewish conceptions of the kingly office. The first, the armoury, represents him in his militant character (<a href="/1_samuel/8-20.htm">1 Samuel 8:20</a>), the second in his judicial function (<a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5, 6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/15-4.htm">2 Samuel 15:4</a>; <a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9</a>), while the third shows him in his private capacity.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/7-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He built וַיִּ֜בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build the House בֵּ֣ית ׀ (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the Forest יַ֣עַר (ya·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb of Lebanon הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel a hundred מֵאָ֨ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred cubits אַמָּ֤ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base long, אָרְכּוֹ֙ (’ā·rə·kōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> Length fifty וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (wa·ḥă·miš·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> Fifty cubits אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, רָחְבּ֔וֹ (rā·ḥə·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> Breadth, width and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth cubits אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> A mother, a cubit, a door-base high, קוֹמָת֑וֹ (qō·w·mā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6967.htm">Strong's 6967: </a> Height with עַ֗ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against four אַרְבָּעָה֙ (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four rows טוּרֵי֙ (ṭū·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2905.htm">Strong's 2905: </a> A row, a wall of cedar אֲרָזִ֔ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree pillars עַמּוּדֵ֣י (‘am·mū·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5982.htm">Strong's 5982: </a> A column, a stand, platform supporting עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the cedar אֲרָזִ֖ים (’ă·rā·zîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> A cedar tree beams. וּכְרֻת֥וֹת (ū·ḵə·ru·ṯō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3773.htm">Strong's 3773: </a> Something cut, a hewn timber <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 7:2 For he built the house (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 7:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 7:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 7:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>