1 Solomon took 13 years to finish building his palace.
2 He built a hall ⌊named⌋ the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars supporting cedar beams.
3 The hall was covered with cedar above the side rooms, which were supported by 45 pillars (15 per row).
4 The windows were in three rows facing each other on opposite sides ⌊of the palace⌋.
5 All the doors and doorframes were square. There were three doors facing each other on opposite sides ⌊of the palace⌋.
6 Solomon made the Hall of Pillars 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. In front of the hall was an entrance hall with pillars.