1 Kings 6:36

Translations

Modern

Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

Traditional

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

Literal

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cut beams of cedar.

Latin

Et ædificavit atrium interius tribus ordinibus lapidum politorum, et uno ordine lignorum cedri.

Original

Hebrew

English

Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

Notes

1 Kings 6:36–38

The inner courtyard around the temple was only for priests (2 Chronicles 4:9). It had the bronze altar (2 Chronicles 4:1), the bronze Sea (1 Kings 7:23–26; 2 Chronicles 4:2–5), and ten carts. Each cart could hold a basin of water for purification (1 Kings 7:27–40; 2 Chronicles 4:6).

1 Kings 6:1–8:66

The construction of the Temple and palace complex, along with the temple's dedication celebration, are key events in the 1 Kings account of Solomon's time. The temple, built to honor God, was Israel's most important building. Therefore, the writer of 1 Kings documented its construction details thoroughly.

Theme notes and profiles

Solomon Ancient Law Codes Solomon’s Wisdom

Events

Related verses

1 Kings 7:12
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
Exodus 38:9–20
Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
2 Chronicles 4:9
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
Exodus 27:9–19
You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
Revelation 11:2
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
2 Chronicles 7:7
Then Solomon consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the peace offerings, since the bronze altar he had made could not hold all these offerings.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Kings, Books of First and Second Palace Temple Zif Ziv

Topics

Stones: Hewn (Cut) Temple: Solomon's: Inner Temple: Solomon's: Surrounded by Rows of Stones and Cedar Beams the First Temple: Surrounded with Spacious Courts

1 Kings 6:36

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