1 Kings 7:3

3 It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

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1 Kings 7:3 in Other Translations

KJV

3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

ESV

3 And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.

NLT

3 The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.

MSG

3 There were four rows of cedar columns supporting forty-five cedar beams, fifteen in each row, and then roofed with cedar.

CSB

3 It was paneled above with cedar at the top of the chambers that [rested] on 45 pillars, fifteen per row.

1 Kings 7:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:3

And it was covered with cedar above the beams, that lay on
forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
] On the second floor were three rows of pillars, fifteen in a row, which made forty five, that stood to east, north, and south; and upon these pillars beams, which were the floor of the third story, over which was a roof of cedar wood.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Kings 7:3 In-Context

1 It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.

2 He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.

3 It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

4 Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other.

5 All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.

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