1 Kings 7:12

What does 1 Kings 7:12 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for the porch of the house.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The great outer square all round was walled with three lines of squared stones and a line of cedar-wood boards, round about the open square inside the house of the Lord and the covered room of the king's house.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the great court round about <FI>is<Fi> three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the great court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, which also was observed in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

Context

v.11And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood.

v.12This passage

v.13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 6:36

    And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

  • John 10:23

    it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch.

  • 1 Kings 7:6

    And 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.

  • Acts 5:12

    And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people: and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.

  • Acts 3:11

    And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

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