1 Kings 7:8

8 And in the midst of the porch, was a small house, where he sat in judgment of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch;

1 Kings 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:8

And his house where he dwelt
Which was properly his dwellingplace, that part of the house where he usually resided:

[had] another court within the porch, which [was] of the like work;
a court between that and the porch, called the inner court, ( 2 Kings 20:4 ) .

Solomon made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to
wife;
see ( 1 Kings 3:1 ) ,

like unto this porch:
being built of the same sort of materials, though in a different form.

1 Kings 7:8 In-Context

6 And he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch, and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars.

7 He made also the porch of the throne wherein is the seat of judgment; and covered it with cedar wood from the floor to the top.

8 And in the midst of the porch, was a small house, where he sat in judgment of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch;

9 All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure, both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without, unto the great court.

10 And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits.