A reading from the book of First Kings.

Solomon was building his own house 13 years, and he finished his entire house.

He built the house of the Forest of Lebanon.

Its length was 100 cubits, and its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.

And it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars,

and it was covered with cedar above the chambers cedar beams on the pillars, and it was covered with cedar

above the chambers that were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. There were window frames in three

rows and window opposite window in three tiers. All the doorways and windows had square frames,

and window was opposite window in three tiers. And he made the hall of pillars.

Its length was 50 cubits and its breadth 30 cubits.

There was a porch in front with pillars and a canopy in front of them.

And he made the hall of the throne where he was to pronounce judgment,

even the hall of judgment.

It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.

His own house where he was to dwell in the other court at the back of the hall was of like

workmanship.

Solomon also made a house like this hall for Farrell's daughter, whom he had taken in marriage.

All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back in front,

even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the Great Court.

The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits, and above were costly

stones, cut according to measurement and cedar. The great court had three courses of cut stone all

around, and a course of cedar beams, so had the intercord of the

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