1 Kings 7:12

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.

1 Kings 7:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:12

And the great court round about
Which surrounded Solomon's house:

[was] with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams;
these rows were one upon another, and were a wall to the court, which were either topped with a row of cedar wood, or that was a lining to the stones

for the inner court of the house of the Lord;
or rather as, or like to that, as appears from ( 1 Kings 6:36 ) ,

and for the porch of the house;
not the temple, but Solomon's house.

1 Kings 7:12 In-Context

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.

14 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.