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Commentary for I Kings 7:8

וּבֵיתוֹ֩ אֲשֶׁר־יֵ֨שֶׁב שָׁ֜ם חָצֵ֣ר הָאַחֶ֗רֶת מִבֵּית֙ לָֽאוּלָ֔ם כַּמַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה הָיָ֑ה וּבַ֜יִת יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה לְבַת־פַּרְעֹה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כָּאוּלָ֖ם הַזֶּֽה׃

And his house where he might dwell, in the other court, within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Solomon had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

Rashi on I Kings

His house where he dwelt. A complete residence to eat and sleep there.
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Rashi on I Kings

From within the entrance hall. Inward from the entrance hall of the house of the Forest of Lebanon.
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Rashi on I Kings

And the house which he intended to build. He planned to make a house for Pharaoh’s daughter.14Alternatively, Shlomo actually constructed a house for Pharaoh’s daughter.—Targum
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Rashi on I Kings

Like this entrance hall. Like the work of this entrance hall.
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