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There were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.
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A Hall Filled with Light
Commentators explain that the phrase 'window was over against window in three ranks' describes a specific architectural design. The windows on opposite sides of the hall were perfectly aligned, creating what one scholar calls a 'through-light.' This practical design would have filled the large, impressive hall with natural light.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
There were either three rows of windows, one above the other, on each side of the house, or perhaps one row was in each side wall, with the third i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there were windows in three rows Both in the second and third stories, east, north, and south, there being none …
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…
