1 Kings 7:2
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He built also the house of the forest of Libanus; the length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar trees into pillars.

1 Kings 9:19 And all the towns that belonged to himself, and were not walled, he fortified; the cities also of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and whatsoever he had a mind to build in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.

1 Kings 10:17 And three hundred targets of fine gold: three hundred pounds of gold covered one target: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.

2 Chronicles 9:16 And three hundred golden shields of three hundred pieces of gold, which went to the covering of every shield: and the king put them in the armoury, which was compassed with a wood.

Songs 7:4 Thy neck as a tower of ivory. Thy eyes like the fishpools in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, that looketh toward Damascus.

Context
Solomon Builds His Palace
1And Solomon built his own house in thirteen years, and brought it to perfection. 2He built also the house of the forest of Libanus; the length of it was a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height thirty cubits: and four galleries between pillars of cedar: for he had cut cedar trees into pillars.3And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,…
Cross References
1 Kings 7:3
And he covered the whole vault with boards of cedar, and it was held up with five and forty pillars. And one row had fifteen pillars,

1 Kings 9:1
And it came to pass when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all that he desired and was pleased to do,

1 Kings 10:17
And three hundred targets of fine gold: three hundred pounds of gold covered one target: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.

1 Kings 10:21
Moreover, all the vessels out of which king Solomon drank, were of gold: and all the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus was of most pure gold: there was no silver, nor was any account made of it in the days of Solomon:

2 Chronicles 9:16
And three hundred golden shields of three hundred pieces of gold, which went to the covering of every shield: and the king put them in the armoury, which was compassed with a wood.

Isaiah 22:8
And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.

Lexicon
He built
וַיִּ֜בֶן (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

the House
בֵּ֣ית ׀ (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of the Forest
יַ֣עַר (ya·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb

of Lebanon
הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

a hundred
מֵאָ֨ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred

cubits
אַמָּ֤ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

long,
אָרְכּוֹ֙ (’ā·rə·kōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 753: Length

fifty
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (wa·ḥă·miš·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2572: Fifty

cubits
אַמָּה֙ (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

wide,
רָחְבּ֔וֹ (rā·ḥə·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7341: Breadth, width

and thirty
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (ū·šə·lō·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7970: Thirty, thirtieth

cubits
אַמָּ֖ה (’am·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 520: A mother, a cubit, a door-base

high,
קוֹמָת֑וֹ (qō·w·mā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6967: Height

with
עַ֗ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

four
אַרְבָּעָה֙ (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 702: Four

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

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

pillars
עַמּוּדֵ֣י (‘am·mū·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5982: A column, a stand, platform

supporting
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

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

beams.
וּכְרֻת֥וֹת (ū·ḵə·ru·ṯō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3773: Something cut, a hewn timber


Additional Translations
He 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.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, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

For 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.

And he built the house with the wood of Libanus; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth was fifty cubits, and its height was of thirty cubits, and it was made with three rows of cedar pillars, and the pillars had side-pieces of cedar.

And 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;

For he built 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.

He 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.

For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

And 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;
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