1 Kings 7:11
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
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Gill's Exposition
And the great court round about,.... Which surrounded Solomon's house:
was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams; these rows were one upon another, and were a wall to the court,…
Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple, built for God first, and then all his other buildings were comfortable. The surest…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
And above i.e. The courses which lay upon the foundations.
after the measures of hewed stones Render (as in 9) hewn stone according to measure.
and cedars The noun is singular. It refers not to any…