1 Kings 7:11

11 with precious stones above, {just the right size}, and cedar.

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 All of these [were] of precious stones, according to the measurement of dressed stone, sawn with a saw {on all sides}; from [the] foundation up to the eaves and from [the] outside up to the great courtyard.

10 [The] foundation [was of] precious stones, [and] large stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits

11 with precious stones above, {just the right size}, and cedar.

12 The great courtyard all around had three rows of dressed stones and a row of cedar beams; for [both] the courtyard of the inner house of Yahweh and for the porch of the house.

13 King Solomon invited and received Hiram from Tyre.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "according to [the] measurement of dressed stones"