10 The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits[a] and some eight.[b] 11 Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. 12 The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the Lord with its portico.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:10 That is, about 4.5 metres; also in verse 23
  2. 1 Kings 7:10 That is, about 3.6 metres