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1 Solomon took thirteen years to build a palace for himself.
2 The Hall of the Forest of Lebanon was one hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
3 It had three rows of cedar pillars, fifteen in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, extending over storerooms, which were supported by the pillars.
4 On each of the two sidewalls there were three rows of windows.
5 All the doors and doorframes were rectangular. There were three doors facing each other on opposite sides of the palace.
6 Solomon made the Hall of Pillars seventy-five feet long and forty-five feet wide. In front of the hall was an entrance hall with pillars.
7 He made the hall for the throne. It was a place where he could sit on his throne and judge. The hall was covered with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8 His own private quarters were in a different location than the hall containing the throne. They were similar in design. Solomon also built private quarters like this for his wife, Pharaoh's daughter.
9 From the foundation to the roof, all these buildings, including the large courtyard, were built with high-grade stone blocks. The stone blocks were cut to size and trimmed with saws on their inner and outer faces.
10 The foundation was made with large, high-grade expensive stones. Some were twelve feet and others fifteen feet long.
11 Above the foundation were cedar beams and high-grade expensive stone blocks, which were cut to size.
12 The large courtyard had three layers of cut stone blocks and a layer of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of Jehovah’s Temple and the entrance hall.