New English Translation

1 Kings 7:3-8 New English Translation (NET)

3. The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

4. There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.

5. All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three.

6. He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

7. He also made a throne room, called “The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

8. The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.