1. But it took Solomon 13 years to finish constructing his palace and the other buildings that were related to it.
2. He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long. It was 75 feet wide. And it was 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar columns. They held up beautiful cedar beams.
3. Above the beams was a roof that was made out of cedar boards. It rested on the columns. There were three rows of beams with 15 in each row. The total number of beams was 45.
4. The windows of the palace were placed high up in the walls. They were in groups of three. And they faced each other.
5. All of the doorways had frames that were shaped like rectangles. They were in front. They were in groups of three. And they faced each other.
6. Solomon made a covered area. It was 75 feet long. And it was 45 feet wide. Its roof was held up by columns. In front of it was a porch. In front of that were pillars and a roof that went out beyond them.
7. Solomon built the throne hall. It was called the Hall of Justice. That's where he would serve as judge. He covered the hall with cedar boards from floor to ceiling.