John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 7:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the great court round about, etc.] Which surrounded Solomon’s house: [was] with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams; these rows were one upon another, and were a wall to the court, which were either topped with a row of cedar wood, or that was a lining to the stones for the inner court of the house of the Lord; or rather as, or like to that, as appears from (<110636>1 Kings 6:36), and for the porch of the house; not the temple, but Solomon’s house.

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