12 So (A)the large courtyard all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams as well as the inner courtyard of the house of the Lord, and (B)the porch of the house.

Hiram’s Work in the Temple

13 Now (C)King Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre. 14 (D)He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and (E)he was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and (F)performed all his work.

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