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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.
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He made two bronze pillars. Each was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.