“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.”
"And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, the Hall of Judgment, covered with cedar from floor to ceiling." — The *Hall of Judgment* (*'ulam ha-mispat*, literally hall of judgment) was Solomon's *judicial chamber*, where he *pronounced justice* (*al-yasbiv la-mishpat*). The *cedar paneling* echoes the *temple's interior*, suggesting that *judicial authority* partakes of *sacred significance*—the judge pronounces God's will, not mere personal preference.
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