1 Kings 7:9

According to.. stones] RV 'even hewn stone, according to measure': and so in 1 Kings 7:11. Within and without] i.e. both the outer and inner surfaces. The great court] This was perhaps a large court enclosing all the preceding structures, including the Temple. It contained (in order from S. to N.), 1. certain public buildings, (a) the house of the forest of Lebanon, (b) the porch of pillars, (c) the porch of the throne; 2. a second court, enclosing the royal residences, the king's house and the house of Pharaoh's daughter; 3. the 'inner court' (1 Kings 6:36), surrounding the Temple.