1 Kings 6:36

36 Then he built the inner courtyard [with] three rows of dressed stone and a row 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 and two doors of cypress wood; one door [with] two folding panels and the second door [with] two folding panels.

35 He carved cherubim and palm tree images and budding flowers and overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

36 Then he built the inner courtyard [with] three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams.

37 In the fourth year, the house of Yahweh was founded in the month of Ziv.

38 In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, that is, the eighth month, the house was finished [according] to all his specifications and [according] to all his plans. He had built it in seven years.