1 Kings 7:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He also made the Hall of the Throne, known as the Hall of Judgment, where he would judge. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the ceiling.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment, and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he made{H6213} the porch{H197} of the throne{H3678} where he was to judge,{H8199} even the porch{H197} of judgment:{H4941} and it was covered{H5603} with cedar{H730} from floor{H7172} to floor.{H7172}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then he made{H6213}{(H8804)} a porch{H197} for the throne{H3678} where he might judge{H8199}{(H8799)}, even the porch{H197} of judgment{H4941}: and it was covered{H5603}{(H8803)} with cedar{H730} from one side of the floor{H7172} to the other{H7172}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He made a porche also vnto ye kynges seate (wherin ye iudgment was kepte) and made it to be the porche of iudgment, and syled it with Ceder from the pauement vnto the pauement agayne,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then he made a porch for the throne, where he iudged, euen a porch of iudgement, and it was sieled with cedar from pauement to pauement.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then he made a porche to sit & iudge in, euen a porche of iudgmet, seeled with Cedar throughout all the pauementes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, [even] the porch of judgment: and [it was] covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the porch of the throne where he judgeth -- the porch of judgment -- he hath made, and `it is' covered with cedar from the floor unto the floor.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he made a covered room for his high seat when he gave decisions; this was the covered room of judging; it was covered with cedar-wood from floor to roof.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 122:5 : 5 For there are seats of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
  • 1 Kgs 6:3 : 3 The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits long, extending along the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.
  • 1 Kgs 6:15-16 : 15 He built the walls of the house on the inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the ceiling, overlaying the interior with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with cypress planks. 16 He built twenty cubits at the rear of the house with cedar boards, from the floor to the walls, to form the inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
  • 1 Kgs 10:18-20 : 18 The king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and its back was rounded at the top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with two lions standing beside the armrests. 20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one on each side of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any kingdom.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Kgs 7:6
    85%

    6 He made the Hall of Pillars, which was fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of the pillars and a canopy above them.

  • 1 Kgs 7:8-12
    5 verses
    82%

    8 His own palace where he would reside, in another court behind the Hall, was built similarly. Solomon also built a palace for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married, following the same design as the Hall.

    9 All these buildings were made from costly stones, cut to size and sawed with a saw, from the foundations to the coping, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

    10 The foundation was made of large, costly stones, with some measuring ten cubits and others eight cubits.

    11 Above were precious stones cut to measure, along with cedar wood.

    12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of hewn stone and one row of cedar beams, similar in design to the inner courtyard of the Lord's house and its portico.

  • 1 Kgs 7:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1 Solomon built his palace over the course of thirteen years, completing its construction entirely.

    2 He constructed the House of the Forest of Lebanon, which was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, supported by four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on top of the columns.

    3 It was paneled with cedar above the chambers that rested on the forty-five pillars, with fifteen pillars in each row.

  • 1 Kgs 6:14-21
    8 verses
    77%

    14 So Solomon built the house and completed it.

    15 He built the walls of the house on the inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the house to the ceiling, overlaying the interior with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with cypress planks.

    16 He built twenty cubits at the rear of the house with cedar boards, from the floor to the walls, to form the inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

    17 The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was forty cubits long.

    18 The cedar within the house was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone could be seen.

    19 He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the house to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

    20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.

    21 Solomon overlaid the interior of the house with pure gold, and he placed gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which he also overlaid with gold.

  • 1 Kgs 6:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9 So he built the house and finished it, and he covered the house with beams and rows of cedar boards.

    10 He also built the annex against the entire house, five cubits high, and it was attached to the house with cedar beams.

    11 Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

  • 1 Kgs 6:35-36
    2 verses
    75%

    35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.

    36 He built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

  • Song 3:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 King Solomon made himself a carriage from the woods of Lebanon.

    10 He made its posts of silver, its backrest of gold, its seat of purple; its interior was lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Acts 7:47
    75%

    47 But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

  • 1 Chr 28:11
    74%

    11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, its storerooms, its upper rooms, its inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

  • 2 Chr 3:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 The porch in front of the house was twenty cubits long, corresponding to the width of the house, and its height was one hundred and twenty cubits. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

    5 He paneled the main hall with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and he decorated it with palm trees and chains.

  • 2 Chr 7:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 So Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he successfully accomplished everything he had planned to do for the house of the LORD and for his own house.

    12 Then the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

  • 1 Kgs 6:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

    3 The vestibule in front of the main hall of the house was twenty cubits long, extending along the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.

  • 2 Sam 7:7
    73%

    7 In all the places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word to any of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, 'Why have you not built me a house of cedar?'

  • 2 Chr 7:7
    72%

    7 Solomon also consecrated the middle part of the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar he had made could not hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat portions.

  • 2 Chr 8:12
    72%

    12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had constructed in front of the portico.

  • 1 Kgs 6:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 He also overlaid the floor of the house with gold, both the inner and the outer rooms.

    31 For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood; the doorposts formed a pentagon.

  • 2 Chr 3:7
    72%

    7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors of the house with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

  • 2 Chr 9:17
    71%

    17 The king made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • 1 Chr 17:6
    71%

    6 In all the places where I walked with Israel, did I ever say to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to shepherd my people, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"

  • 2 Chr 9:27
    71%

    27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 2 Chr 2:9
    71%

    9 I will give your servants, the woodcutters who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of crushed wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand gallons of wine, and twenty thousand gallons of oil.

  • 2 Chr 9:11
    71%

    11 The king made the algum wood into steps for the house of the LORD and the king's palace, also harps and lyres for the singers. Nothing like them had ever been seen before in the land of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 2:1
    71%

    1 Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry burdens, eighty thousand men to cut stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred supervisors to oversee them.

  • Ezek 41:16
    71%

    16 The thresholds, the closed windows, and the galleries around the three sides opposite the threshold were paneled with wood all around, completely surrounding from the ground up to the windows, which were covered.

  • 2 Chr 3:1
    71%

    1 Then Solomon began building the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • 1 Kgs 10:18
    71%

    18 The king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold.

  • Jer 22:15
    71%

    15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him.

  • 2 Kgs 21:7
    70%

    7 He placed the carved Asherah image he had made in the house about which the LORD had said to David and to Solomon his son: 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    70%

    27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the lowlands.