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From the foundation to the roof, all these buildings, including the large courtyard, were built with high-grade stone blocks. The stone blocks were cut to size and trimmed with saws on their inner and outer faces.
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The foundation was made with large, high-grade stones (some 12 feet long, others 15 feet long).
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Above [the foundation] were cedar beams and high-grade stone blocks, which had been cut to size.
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The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD's temple and the entrance hall.
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King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.
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Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father, a native of Tyre, was a skilled bronze craftsman. Hiram was highly skilled, resourceful, and knowledgeable about all kinds of bronze craftsmanship. He came to King Solomon and did all his [bronze] work.
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He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.
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He made two capitals of cast bronze to put on top of the pillars. Each capital was 7½ feet high.
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He also made seven rows of filigree and chains for each capital.
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After he made the pillars, he made two rows [of decorations] around the filigree to cover the capitals which were above the pillars. He made the capitals identical to each other.
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The capitals on top of the pillars in the entrance hall were lily-shaped. [Each] was six feet high.