1 Kings 6:36

36 And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

1 Kings 6:36 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 6:36

And he built the inner court
The court of the priests, ( 2 Chronicles 4:9 ) ; so called to distinguish it from the outer court, where the people assembled: this was built

with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams;
the rows of stones were one upon another, topped with a row of cedar beams; or rather the cedar was a lining to the stones; and the whole is supposed to be about three cubits high, and was so low, that the people in the outward court might see priests ministering for them, and could converse with them; under the second temple, as Maimonides ^F8 says, the court of the priests was higher than that of the court of Israel two cubits and an half, called the great court, for which doors were made, and those overlaid with brass, ( 2 Chronicles 4:9 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Hilchot Beth Habechirah, c. 6. sect. 3.

1 Kings 6:36 In-Context

34 And the two doors [are] of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.

35 And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

36 And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

37 In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul -- [that is] the eighth month -- hath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.