Identifier: historyofallnati02wrig Title: A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 Subjects: World history Publisher: [Philadelphia, New York : Lea Brothers & company Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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Text Appearing Before Image: house for the magnates of thekingdom; the rooms above to serve as an armory (1 Kings x. IG f.;Isa. xxii. 8). Beyond, northward, was the Pillar-hall, 50 cubitslong, and -lO wide, height not given, but probably two-thirds ormore of the width. It was entered by porticoed steps, which ledinto a vestibule. Concerning its uses nothing is said in the sources,but we shall best conceive of it as a waiting-room for those whocame to present gifts to the king and to invoke his judicial decis-ions (Stade). For next beyond it rose the Throne-room, or Judg-ment-hall. Concerning the dimensions or architecture of the latter,we learn nothing, except that it was wainscoted from floor to ceilingwith cedar. It i)robably adjoined the Pillar-hall, and was, there-fore, of similar style but of larger proportions. Beyond this stood SOLOMONS TEMPLE AND PALACES. 49 the Palace proper, the royal residence, of which the queens houseformed a wing. The building, provided with a court of its own, ««»■■isi^^i?.

Text Appearing After Image: Fig. 4. — SolonKins Teiniilc und Palaces. Avas separated by cross-walls tloiii the tcniplc vowvi on the north andfrom the state buildings on the south. It nnist have covered muchground, Init the author of the Book of Kings gives no description. Vol. II.—4 50 THE SUCCESSORS OF DAVID. Its style was doubtless (jf the pillared order. The whole series ofbuildings was constructed of massive blocks of hewn stone, andconstituted a castle of great strength. The description of the Temple is fuller (Platp: 11.)/ andmay be sujjplemented here and there by Ezekiels vision of thefuture temi)le (Ezek. xL), wdiich is doubtless in the main a recon-struction of the sanctuary in which he had himself officiated aspriest. It was built on the threshing-floor of Araunah, where Davidhad already reared an altar. The topography of the spot makes itnearly certain that Solomon had much to do to j)repare it for histemple site. It was necessary to enlarge its area on the westernside by substructions of masonry

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