1 Kings 7:9-12

NSB(i) 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.