1 Kings 7:12
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And the great court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, which also was observed in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.

three rows

1 Kings 6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

the porch

John 10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch.

Acts 3:11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them, to the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

Acts 5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

Context
Solomon Builds His Palace
11And above there were costly stones of equal measure hewed, and in like manner planks of cedar. 12And the great court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, which also was observed in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:36
And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

1 Kings 7:6
And he made a porch of pillars of fifty cubits in length, and thirty cubits in breadth: and another porch before the greater porch, and pillars, and chapiters upon the pillars.

1 Kings 7:11
And above there were costly stones of equal measure hewed, and in like manner planks of cedar.

2 Kings 21:5
And he built altars for all the host of heaven, in the two courts of the temple of the Lord.

Lexicon
The great
הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

courtyard
וְחָצֵ֨ר (wə·ḥā·ṣêr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2691: A yard, a hamlet

was surrounded by
סָבִ֗יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

three
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

rows
טוּרִ֣ים (ṭū·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2905: A row, a wall

of dressed stone
גָּזִ֔ית (gā·zîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1496: Something cut, dressed stone

and a row
וְט֖וּר (wə·ṭūr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2905: A row, a wall

of trimmed cedar
אֲרָזִ֑ים (’ă·rā·zîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree

beams,
כְּרֻתֹ֣ת (kə·ru·ṯōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3773: Something cut, a hewn timber

as were the inner
הַפְּנִימִ֖ית (hap·pə·nî·mîṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6442: Interior

courtyard
וְלַחֲצַ֧ר (wə·la·ḥă·ṣar)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2691: A yard, a hamlet

and portico
וּלְאֻלָ֥ם (ū·lə·’u·lām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 197: A vestibule

of the house of
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

the LORD.
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

There were three rows of hewn stones round about the great hall, and a row of sculptured cedar: and Solomon finished all his house.

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the porch of the house.

And the great court around was with three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and the porch of the house.

and the great court round about is three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.
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