4. Three rows of windows on each side faced each other,
5. and there were three doors on each side near the front of the hall.
6. Pillar Hall was twenty-two metres long and thirteen and a half metres wide. A covered porch supported by pillars went all the way across the front of the hall.
7. Solomon's throne was in Justice Hall, where he judged cases. This hall was completely lined with cedar.
8. The section of the palace where Solomon lived was behind Justice Hall and looked exactly like it. He had a similar place built for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.
9. From the foundation all the way to the top, these buildings and the courtyard were made out of the best stones carefully cut to size, then smoothed on every side with saws.
28-29. The sides were made with panels attached to frames decorated with flower designs. The panels themselves were decorated with figures of lions, bulls, and winged creatures.
30-31. Each stand had four bronze wheels and axles and a round frame sixty-eight centimetres across, held up by four supports forty-five centimetres high. A small bowl rested in the frame. The supports were decorated with flower designs, and the frame with carvings.The side panels of the stands were square,
32. and the wheels and axles were underneath them. The wheels were about sixty-eight centimetres high
33. and looked like chariot wheels. The axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were made out of bronze.
34-35. Around the top of each stand was a twenty-two-centimetre strip, and there were four braces attached to the corners of each stand. The panels and the supports were attached to the stands,
36. and the stands were decorated with flower designs and figures of lions, palm trees, and winged creatures.
37. Hiram made the ten bronze stands from the same mould, so they were exactly the same size and shape.
38. Hiram also made ten small bronze bowls, one for each stand. The bowls were almost two metres across and could hold about eight hundred litres.