1 Kings 7 · Verse 2

1 Kings 7:2

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
1 Kings 7:2, King James Version

1 Kings 7:2 in other translations

BSBHe built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
WEBFor he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.
ASVFor he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
YLTAnd he buildeth the house of the forest of Lebanon; a hundred cubits is its length, and fifty cubits its breadth, and thirty cubits its height, on four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar-beams on the pillars;
DARBYAnd he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar-pillars, with cedar-beams upon the pillars;
BBEAnd he made the house of the Woods of Lebanon, which was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits high, resting on four lines of cedar-wood pillars with cedar-wood supports on the pillars.
WebsterHe built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its hight thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

What does 1 Kings 7:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon--It is scarcely possible to determine whether this was a different edifice from the former, or whether his house, the house of the forest of Lebanon, and the one for Pharaoh's daughter, were not parts of one grand palace. As difficult is it to decide what was the origin of the name; some supposing it was so called because built on Lebanon; others, that it was in or near Jerusalem, but contained such a profuse supply of cedar columns as to have occasioned this peculiar designation. We have a similar peculiarity of name in the building called the East India house, though situated in London. The description is conformable to the arrangement of Eastern palaces. The building stood in the middle of a great oblong square, which was surrounded by an enclosing wall, against which the houses and offices of those attached to the court were built. The building itself was oblong, consisting of two square courts, flanking a large oblong hall which formed the center, and was one hundred cubits long, by fifty broad. This was properly the house of the forest of Lebanon, being the part where were the cedar pillars of this hall. In front was the porch of judgment, which was appropriated to the transaction of public business. On the one side of this great hall was the king's house; and on the other the harem or royal apartments for Pharaoh's daughter (Es 2:3, 9). This arrangement of the palace accords with the Oriental style of building, according to which a great mansion always consists of three divisions, or separate houses--all connected by doors and passages--the men dwelling at one extremity, the women of the family at the other, while public rooms occupy the central part of the building.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The house of the forest of Lebanon - It was not built in Lebanon, but is thought to have been on Mount Sion. And why it was called the house of the forest of Lebanon does not appear; probably it was because it was built almost entirely of materials brought from that place. See the following verses.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12

All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We…

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1 Kings 7:2 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venand he builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֣ית\׀beit[the] House ofH1004
יַ֣עַרYa.'ar[the] Forest ofH3293
הַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.Non<the> LebanonH3844
מֵאָ֨הme.'Ah[was] one hundredH3967
אַמָּ֤ה'a.Mahcubit[s]H520
אָרְכּוֹ֙'a.re.Kolength itsH753
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.Shimand [was] fiftyH2572
אַמָּה֙'a.Mahcubit[s]H520
רָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.Bobreadth itsH7341
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.Shimand [was] thirtyH7970
אַמָּ֖ה'a.Mahcubit[s]H520
קוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.Toheight itsH6967
עַ֗ל'AlonH5921
אַרְבָּעָה֙'ar.ba.'AhfourH702
טוּרֵי֙tu.Reirows ofH2905
עַמּוּדֵ֣י'a.mu.Deipillars ofH5982
אֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>H730
וּכְרֻת֥וֹתu.khe.ru.Totand beams ofH3773
אֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.Zimcedar<s>H730
עַל\־'al-[were] onH5921
הָעַמּוּדִֽים\׃ha.'a.mu.Dimthe pillarsH5982

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Cross references for 1 Kings 7:2

  • 1 Kings 10:17

    And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:16

    And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

  • 1 Kings 9:19

    And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • Song of Solomon 7:4

    Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath–rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

  • 1 Kings 10:21

    And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:19; 10:17; 2Ch 9:16; So 7:4

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Context

  • 1 Kings 7:1

    But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

  • 1 Kings 7:2

    He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

  • 1 Kings 7:3

    And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

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1 Kings 7:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo edificó la casa del bosque del Líbano, la cual tenía cien codos de longitud, y cincuenta codos de anchura, y treinta codos de altura, sobre cuatro órdenes de columnas de cedro, con vigas de cedro sobre las columnas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il bâtit la maison de la forêt du Liban, longue de 100 coudées, et large de 50 coudées, et haute de 30 coudées, sur quatre rangs de colonnes de cèdre, et il y avait des poutres de cèdre sur les colonnes;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und zwar baute er das Haus des Waldes Libanon, hundert Ellen seine Länge, und fünfzig Ellen seine Breite, und dreißig Ellen seine Höhe, auf vier Reihen von Cedernsäulen, und Cedernbalken auf den Säulen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ædificavit quoque domum saltus Libani centum cubitorum longitudinis, et quinquaginta cubitorum latitudinis, et triginta cubitorum altitudinis: et quatuor deambulacra inter columnas cedrinas: ligna quippe cedrina exciderat in columnas.