1 Kings 6:36

36 And he built the inner court with three orders of hewed stone and an order of cedar beams.

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 The two doors were of fir; the two sides of the one door were rounded, and the two leaves of the other door were rounded.

35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

36 And he built the inner court with three orders of hewed stone and an order of cedar beams.

37 In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month Zif.

38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and with everything necessary. So he was seven years in building it.