1 Kings 7:11

11 The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.

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 From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.

10 Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long.

11 The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.

12 The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the LORD ’s Temple with its entry room.

13 King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre.