1 Kings 7:3

3 The palace's cedar roof stood above forty-five beams resting on the columns, fifteen beams to each 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.

1 Kings 7:3 In-Context

1 Now as for Solomon's palace, it took thirteen years for him to complete its construction.
2 He built the Forest of Lebanon Palace one hundred fifty feet in length, seventy-five feet in width, and forty-five feet in height. It had four rows of cedar columns with cedar engravings above the columns.
3 The palace's cedar roof stood above forty-five beams resting on the columns, fifteen beams to each row.
4 Three sets of window frames faced each other.
5 All the doorframes were rectangular, facing each other in three sets.
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