1 Kings 7:6

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 [1] and the thick beam were before them. [1]

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Other Translations of 1 Kings 7:6

New International Version

⁶ He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.That is, about 75 feet long and 45 feet wide or about 23 meters long and 14 meters wide In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

English Standard Version

⁶ And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them.

The Message

⁶ He built a colonnaded courtyard seventy-five feet long and forty-five wide. It had a roofed porch at the front with ample eaves.

New King James Version

⁶ He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.

New Living Translation

⁶ Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75Â feet long and 45Â feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:6

Commentary on 1 Kings 7:1-12

(Read 1 Kings 7:1-12)

All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildings. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are laid in early piety. He was thirteen years building his house, yet he built the temple in little more than seven years; not that he was more exact, but less eager in building his own house, than in building God's. We ought to prefer God's honour before our own ease and satisfaction.