1 Kings 7:6

6 He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.^[a] In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

1 Kings 7:6 in Other Translations

6 And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

6 And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them.

6 Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.

6 He built a colonnaded courtyard seventy-five feet long and forty-five wide. It had a roofed porch at the front with ample eaves.

6 He made the hall of pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. A portico was in front of the pillars, and a canopy with pillars was in front of them.

1 Kings 7:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 7:6

And he made a porch of pillars
At the west end of the house:

and the length thereof was fifty cubits;
answerable to the breadth of the house:

and the breadth thereof thirty cubits:
which, added to the length of the house, made it one hundred and thirty:

and the porch was before them;
the four rows of cedar pillars of the house, ( 1 Kings 7:2 ) this porch was either for his guards to keep watch in; or for his courtiers to walk in, sheltered from rain or the like; or perhaps only for grandeur and magnificence:

and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them;
the pillars of the porch, on which were laid beams of cedar for a storey over them, and so on; these were before and right against, and answered to the pillars of the house.

1 Kings 7:6 In-Context

4 Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other.

5 All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.

6 He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide. In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

7 He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.

8 And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide