Discovery Box1 Kings 7:9 
Context7:9 All of these were built with the best 1 stones, chiseled to the right size 2 and cut with a saw on all sides, 3 from the foundation to the edge of the roof 4 and from the outside to the great courtyard.
1 Kings 7:12
Context7:12 Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the Lord’s temple and the hall of the palace. 5
1 tn Or “valuable” (see 5:17).
2 tn Heb “according to the measurement of chiseled [stone].”
3 tn Heb “inside and out.”
4 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word טְפָחוֹת (tÿfakhot) is uncertain, but it is clear that the referent stands in opposition to the foundation.
5 tn Or “the porch of the temple.”
