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1 Kings 6:36

1 Kings 6:36
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The inner court - An outer court is mentioned in 2Ch 4:9. The inner court is probably identical with the “higher court” of Jeremiah Jer 36:10, being raised above the outer, as were sometimes the inner…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams - Does not this intimate that there were three courses of stone, and then one course of timber all through this wall? Three strata of stone and one…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Kings 6:15-38

Here, I. We have a particular account of the details of the building.

1. The wainscot of the temple. It was of cedar (Kg1 6:15), which was strong and durable, and of a very sweet smell. The wainscot…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And he built the inner court This inner court is that which in Jer 36:10 is called -the higher court" and must be that intended (2Ch 4:9) by the -court of the priests" in contradistinction to -the…