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He named[a] it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”;[b] it was 150 feet[c] long, 75 feet[d] wide, and 45 feet[e] high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:2 tn Heb “he built.”
  2. 1 Kings 7:2 sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.
  3. 1 Kings 7:2 tn Heb “100 cubits.”
  4. 1 Kings 7:2 tn Heb “50 cubits.”
  5. 1 Kings 7:2 tn Heb “30 cubits.”

He built the Palace(A) of the Forest of Lebanon(B) a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high,[a] with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.

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  1. 1 Kings 7:2 That is, about 150 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 45 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters high