1 Kings 7:11

11 Above [the foundation] were cedar beams and high-grade stone blocks, which had been cut to size.

1 Kings 7:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:11

And above were costly stones
Above the foundation, from thence to the top of the buildings; the whole walls were made of such right up to the ceiling:

after the measure of hewed stones;
which, according to the Rabbins, as Kimchi says, were five hands breadth:

and cedars;
beams of cedars over them, or these, both the foundation and the walls, were lined with them.

1 Kings 7:11 In-Context

9 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.

10 The foundation was made with large, high-grade stones (some 12 feet long, others 15 feet long).

11 Above [the foundation] were cedar beams and high-grade stone blocks, which had been cut to size.

12 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.

13 King Solomon had Hiram brought from Tyre.