Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide. In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof. New Living Translation Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars. English Standard Version And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them. Berean Standard Bible Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. King James Bible And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. New King James Version He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them. New American Standard Bible Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them. NASB 1995 Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them. NASB 1977 Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them. Legacy Standard Bible Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them. Amplified Bible He also made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits (75 ft.) and its width thirty cubits (45 ft.). There was a porch in front, and pillars and a threshold in front of them. Christian Standard Bible He made the hall of pillars seventy-five feet long and forty-five feet wide. A portico was in front of the pillars, and a canopy with pillars was in front of them. Holman Christian Standard Bible He made the hall of pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. A portico was in front of the pillars, and a canopy with pillars was in front of them. American Standard Version And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them. Contemporary English Version Pillar Hall was 22 meters long and 13.5 meters wide. A covered porch supported by pillars went all the way across the front of the hall. English Revised Version And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Solomon made the Hall of Pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. In front of the hall was an entrance hall with pillars. Good News Translation The Hall of Columns was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch, supported by columns. International Standard Version There was also a hall of pillars 50 cubits long and 30 cubits wide, and a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of the pillars. Majority Standard Bible Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible He made the porch of pillars; its length was eighty-six feet and two inches, and its breadth fifty-one feet and eight inches; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them. Webster's Bible Translation And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beams were before them. World English Bible He made the hall of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he has made the porch of the pillars; its length fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits, and the porch [is] before them, and pillars and a thick place [are] before them. Young's Literal Translation And the porch of the pillars he hath made; fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its breadth, and the porch is before them, and pillars and a thick place are before them. Smith's Literal Translation And he made a porch of pillars, fifty cubits its length, and thirty cubits its breadth: and the porch upon the face of them: and the pillars and the threshold upon the face of them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch: and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars. Catholic Public Domain Version And he made a portico of columns, fifty cubits in length and thirty cubits in width, and another portico, facing the greater portico, with columns and with crossbeams upon the columns. New American Bible He also made the Porch of Columns, fifty cubits long and thirty wide. The porch extended across the front, and there were columns with a canopy in front of them. New Revised Standard Version He made the Hall of Pillars fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, its breadth thirty cubits; and the porch was upon the pillars, with a court in front. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a porch of the pillars he made fifty cubits in its length, and thirty cubits in its width, and the porch was at the entrance of the pillars and the court was in front of them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he made the porch of pillars: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he made the porch of the pillars, they were fifty cubits long and fifty broad, the porch joining them in front; and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of the house by the porches. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Solomon Builds His Palace…5All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers. 6Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. 7In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.… Cross References 1 Kings 6:3 The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple. 1 Kings 10:18-20 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. 2 Chronicles 9:17-19 Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. 2 Chronicles 3:4 The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 2 Chronicles 8:1-6 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own palace, / Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there. / Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. ... 2 Chronicles 9:11 The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.) 1 Kings 10:12 The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.) 1 Kings 6:36 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams. 1 Kings 9:10-14 Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace, / King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. ... 1 Kings 5:6 Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” 1 Kings 6:9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar. 1 Kings 6:15 He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. 1 Kings 6:36-38 Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams. / The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv. / In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years. 1 Kings 9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 1 Kings 10:21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. Treasury of Scripture And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. before them. Jump to Previous Beam Beams Breadth Canopy Colonnade Covered Cubits Fifty Front Hall Length Overhanging Pillars Porch Portico Room Steps Thereof Thick Thirty Threshold Wide WidthJump to Next Beam Beams Breadth Canopy Colonnade Covered Cubits Fifty Front Hall Length Overhanging Pillars Porch Portico Room Steps Thereof Thick Thirty Threshold Wide Width1 Kings 7 1. The building of Solomon's house2. Of the house of Lebanon 6. Of the porch of pillars 7. Of the porch of judgment 8. Of the house for Pharaoh's daughter 13. Hiram's work of the two pillars, 23. Of the molten sea 27. Of the ten bases 38. Of the ten lavers 40. and all the vessels Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide The colonnade, or porch, was a significant architectural feature in ancient Near Eastern palaces and temples, often used for public gatherings or as a place of judgment. The dimensions given, fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, reflect the grandeur and scale typical of Solomon's building projects, emphasizing the wealth and resources available during his reign. A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches, making this structure approximately 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. This size indicates a substantial and impressive construction, suitable for a king known for his wisdom and prosperity. The use of precise measurements also reflects the biblical emphasis on order and design, reminiscent of the detailed instructions given for the construction of the Tabernacle and later the Temple. with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonThe king of Israel who commissioned the construction of the temple and his royal palace, including the Hall of Pillars. 2. Hall of Pillars A significant architectural feature in Solomon's palace, noted for its grandeur and the use of pillars. 3. Jerusalem The city where Solomon's palace and the temple were constructed, serving as the political and spiritual center of Israel. 4. Pillars Architectural elements that symbolize strength and stability, often used in ancient structures for both functional and decorative purposes. 5. Portico A covered entrance or porch, adding to the grandeur and functionality of the Hall of Pillars. Teaching Points Symbolism of PillarsPillars in biblical architecture often symbolize strength, stability, and support. In our spiritual lives, we are called to be pillars of faith, upholding truth and righteousness. God's Order and Beauty The detailed description of Solomon's constructions reflects God's appreciation for order and beauty. As believers, we should strive to reflect God's order in our lives, valuing beauty and excellence in our work and worship. Legacy of Faith Solomon's building projects were not just for his time but left a legacy for future generations. We are encouraged to consider the spiritual legacy we are building for those who come after us. Stewardship of Resources Solomon used vast resources to build the temple and his palace. This reminds us of the importance of wise stewardship of the resources God has entrusted to us, using them for His glory. Spiritual Foundations Just as the Hall of Pillars was foundational to Solomon's palace, our spiritual lives require strong foundations built on God's Word and prayer.(6) A porch of pillars, although by some authorities it is held to be a separate building, seems by the exact agreement of dimensions--its "length" being just the breadth of the hall--to have been a propylaeon, or entrance vestibule, to the hall of state (like the porch, or vestibule, of the Temple), probably corresponding in the general arrangement of its pillars, and perhaps also in height. It had also a porch of its own, with a threshold (for the last clause of the verse should be rendered, "and a porch before it with pillars, and a threshold before them,") forming a kind of plinth, or, possibly, a flight of steps.Verse 6. - And he made a porch of pillars [Heb. the porch of pillars. This was no doubt a covered colonnade, i.e., it had a roof but no sides. The pillars were its only walls. But here the question presents itself, Was this porch the vestibule of the house of the forest of Lebanon, just described? From the correspondence between its width and that of this palace, Rawlinson infers that it was (cf. 1 Kings 6:2, 3). Bahr believes it to have been the porch or entrance to the hall of judgment mentioned in the next verse, while Fergusson again assigns it an independent position, separate from either. The term porch (אוּלָם), the meaning of which is surely determined by its use in ch. 6, almost implies that it must have served as the entrance or vestibule to some building. But the size, and the fact that it had itself a porch (see below), favour the idea that it was an independent structure, though Rawlinson shows that "most of the Persepolitan porches had small pillared chambers at some little distance in front of them," and refers to the Egyptian propylaea. Keil argues that this pillar hall, as he calls it, stood between the house of the forest of Lebanon and the judgment hall. Bahr, as remarked above, sees in it the anterior part of the judgment hall, which latter, he adds, bore to it the same relation that the oracle did to the temple house. He observes that as the ark was in the oracle, so the throne (1 Kings 10:18) found a place in the hall of judgment. This structure, therefore, with its porch, mentioned presently, would reproduce the main features of the temple arrangement. We see, consequently, that both the house of the forest of Lebanon and the porch of pillars followed in their outline the ground plan of the temple. Nor is this at all surprising, considering that all these edifices probably had the same architect or designer]; the length thereof was fifty cubits [the length, i.e., according to the view last advanced of the two divisions of the building, viz., the porch of pillars and the porch of judgment. But the correspondence of the length (or width - the same word is used of the width of the temple porch 1 Kings 6:3) of this porch with the width of the house of the forest of Lebanon is, to say the least, remarkable, and suggests that after all it may have been the porch of that building. If so, the resemblance to the temple would be still more striking], and the breadth [depth?] thereof thirty cubits: and the porch [Heb. a porch] was before them [i.e., the pillars. The words can only mean that a smaller porch stood before the porch of pillars, or colonnade]: and the other [omit] pillars [i.e., the pillars of the minor vestibule or fore porch] and the thick beam [Heb. threshold] were before them. [The broad threshold, approached by steps, and the pillars which it supported, together with the roof which covered them, formed the front part and approach to the larger porch or colonnade.] Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [Solomon] madeעָשָׂ֔ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make his colonnade אוּלָ֤ם (’ū·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 197: A vestibule fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty cubits אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base long אָרְכּ֔וֹ (’ā·rə·kōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 753: Length and thirty וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth cubits אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base wide, רָחְבּ֑וֹ (rā·ḥə·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7341: Breadth, width with a portico וְאוּלָם֙ (wə·’ū·lām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 197: A vestibule in front of it עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and a canopy וְעָ֖ב (wə·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5646: Perhaps a landing with pillars וְעַמֻּדִ֥ים (wə·‘am·mu·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5982: A column, a stand, platform in front of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against [the portico]. פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (pə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Links 1 Kings 7:6 NIV1 Kings 7:6 NLT 1 Kings 7:6 ESV 1 Kings 7:6 NASB 1 Kings 7:6 KJV 1 Kings 7:6 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 7:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 7:6 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 7:6 French Bible 1 Kings 7:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 7:6 He made the porch of pillars (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
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