36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: …
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-38)Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building. 1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (1 Kgs. 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot was curiously carved with knops (like eggs or apples) and flowers, no doubt as the fashion then was, 1 Kgs. 6:18. 2. The gilding. It was not like ours, washed over, but the whole house , all the ins…
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