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1 Kings 7:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 7:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
1 Kings 7:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
5And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.
6And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.
7And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
8And his house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh`s daughter (whom Solomon had taken to wife), like unto this porch.
9All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.
10And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then he made a porch for the throne, etc.] The ivory throne on which he sat to hear and try causes, (<111018>1 Kings 10:18), where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: which had its name from thence; this was either in his house in the forest of Lebanon, or in his palace at Jerusalem; the former seems best: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor unto the other; that is, the whole floor.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The porch or gate of justice still kept alive the likeness of the old patriarchal custom of sitting in judgment at the gate; exactly as the “Gate of justice” still recalls it at Granada, and the Sublime Porte - “the Lofty Gate” - at Constantinople. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“A porch - Another porch or distinct room without the house. The other - The whole floor; or, from floor to floor, from the lower floor on the ground, to the upper floor which covered it. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:8”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“a porch: Kg1 6:3 for the throne: Kg1 10:18-20; Psa 122:5; Isa 9:7 of judgment: Kg1 3:9, Kg1 3:28; Pro 20:8 from one side of the floor to the other: Heb. from floor to floor 3 Kings (1 Kings) 7:8”
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