4 Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other.
4 And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
4 There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers.
4 Windows in groupings of three were set high in the walls on either side.
4 There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers.
4 On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 7:4
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.