1 Kings 7:6
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then he made a porch for the throne,.... The ivory throne on which he sat to hear and try causes, Kg1 10:18,
where he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Probably the porch of the “House of the Forest.” Porches of columns immediately in front of columnar chambers were a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 7:1-12
Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And he made a(R.V. the) porch of pillars This would seem to have been a separate building not connected with the house…