And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.
Never had any man so much of the spirit of building as Solomon had, nor to better purpose; he began with the temple, built for God first, and then all his other buildings were comfortable. The surest foundations of lasting prosperity are those which are laid in an early piety, Mat 6:33. 1. He built a house for himself (Kg1 7:1), where he dwelt, Kg1 7:8.
Commenting on 1 Kings 7:1-12
And his house where he dwelt,.... Which was properly his dwellingplace, that part of the house where he usually resided: had another court within the porch, which was of the like work; a court between that and the porch, called the inner court, Kg2 20:4.
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, [even] the porch of judgment: and [it was] covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. (e) For his house which was at Jerusalem.