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1 Kings 7:12

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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.
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  1. 1 Kings 6:36Rank 1 from verse 12
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    36¶ And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

  2. 1 Kings 7:6Rank 2 from verse 12
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    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.

  3. Acts 3:11Rank 3 from verse 12
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    11And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

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    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.

  5. John 10:23Rank 5 from verse 12
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    23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.

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1 Kings 7:12

COMBINED MEANING

court

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An enclosed yard, a royal residence or attendants, or a place of judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rows

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Series of persons or things arranged in continued lines, ranks, or tiers.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hewed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hew, meaning to cut or shape with blows of an axe or another instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

row

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A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line, rank, or tier.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

beams

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Structural timbers laid across or upon parts of a building, gate, or chamber.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

inner

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Interior; farther inward than something else. Interior; internal; not outward.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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11And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

12And 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.

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13¶ And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

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