1. King Solomon also built a palace for himself; it took him thirteen years to finish it.
2. Built of cedars from the Forest of Lebanon, it was one hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. It had four rows of cedar columns which supported the cedar beams.
3. There were forty-five beams on the roof, with fifteen beams in each row, and the ceiling was covered with cedar above the beams.
4. Windows were placed in three rows facing each other.