Like this porch—that is, of similar materials, hewn stone and cedar. The women's quarters could not have been a mere portico.

The residence of the king, and the separate palace for the queen, distinct from the apartments of the inferior wives and concubines, are not descri…

And his house where he dwelt
Which was properly his dwellingplace, that part of the house where he usually resided:<…

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…