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Solomon’s Palace

But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own palace, and finally finished it. He built his own palace out of timber supplied from the forest of Lebanon. It was 100 cubits[a] long, 50 cubits[b] wide, 20 cubits[c] tall, and was constructed on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams interlocking the pillars.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 150 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  2. 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 75 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches
  3. 1 Kings 7:2 I.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches