1 Kings 7:12-14

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹² The great courtyard all the way around had three courses of cut stone and then a course of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the House of the Lord and the porch of that building.

The Chief Craftsman

¹³ King Solomon sent for Hiram^[a] from Tyre. ¹⁴ He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, but his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Hiram too was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill for all kinds of work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and performed the work for him.