This was probably the porch of the "House of the Forest." Porches of columns immediately in front of columnar chambers were a favorite feature of P…

A porch of pillars, although by some authorities it is held to be a separate building, seems by the exact agreement of dimensions—…

And he made a porch of pillars
At the west end of the house:

and the length thereof was fifty cub…

All Solomon's buildings, though beautiful, were intended for use. Solomon began with the temple; he built for God first, and then his other buildin…