Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
Parallel translations
- WEB He made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them.
- KJV 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 were before them.
- NKJV He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.
- NASB Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them.
- NLT Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.
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Quick answer
Solomon made a colonnade, the Hall of Pillars, fifty cubits long and thirty wide, with a porch and threshold before it. It formed part of his royal complex.
Overview
This pillared hall likely served as an entrance or waiting area within the palace grounds. Its measured proportions and stately porch fit the dignity of a royal court. The description continues the inspired record of Solomon's reign at its height, when Israel enjoyed peace, wealth, and the wisdom of its God-given king.
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- 1 Kgs 7:12The 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.
- Ezek 41:25–26Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.
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