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The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row. There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.[a] All the entrances[b] were rectangular in shape[c] and they were arranged in sets of three.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 7:4 tn Heb “and framed [windows in] three rows, and opening to opening three times.” The precise meaning of this description is uncertain. Another option might be, “overhung [in] three rows.” This might mean they were positioned high on the walls.
  2. 1 Kings 7:5 tn Heb “all of the doors and doorposts.”
  3. 1 Kings 7:5 sn Rectangular in shape. That is, rather than arched.
  4. 1 Kings 7:5 tn Heb “and all the entrances and the doorposts [had] four frames, and in front of opening to opening three times” (the precise meaning of the description is uncertain).