He made the hall of pillars seventy-five feet long and forty-five feet wide. A portico was in front of the pillars, and a canopy with pillars[a] was in front of them. He made the Hall of the Throne where he would judge(A)—the Hall of Judgment. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.[b] Solomon’s own palace where he would live, in the other courtyard behind the hall, was of similar construction. And he made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, his wife.[c](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:6 Hb obscure
  2. 7:7 Syr, Vg; MT reads floor
  3. 7:8 Lit daughter he had taken

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