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He built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.
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A Court for Priests
Commentators identify this as the “inner court” or “Court of the Priests.” Its wall was constructed with three layers of stone topped with cedar. Scholars like John Gill suggest this wall was intentionally low, allowing the people in the outer court to see the priests performing sacrifices and ministering on their behalf, visually connecting them to the acts of atonement.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The inner court - An outer court is mentioned in 2 Chronicles 4:9. The inner court is probably the same as the “higher court” me…
19th Century
Anglican
The inner court (probably the “higher court” of Jeremiah 35:10) is described as built around the Temple proper, evidently correspo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he built the inner court The court of the priests, (2 Chronicles 4:9); so called to distinguish it f…
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