2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
2 He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,
2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits
2 He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
2 He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.
2 One of Solomon's buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150Â feet long, 75Â feet wide, and 45Â feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:2
Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12
(Read 1 Kings 7:1-12)
All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.