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<p> Solomon's palace is illustrated by those of [[Nineveh]] and [[Persepolis]] lately discovered. The great hall of state was "the house of the forest of ''(Pillars Of [[Cedar]] Of)'' Lebanon," 150 ft. long (100 cubits) by 75 broad (&nbsp;1 Kings 7:2). There were "four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams upon the pillars. It was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on 45 pillars, 15 in a row." Three rows stood free, the fourth was built into the outer wall (Josephus, Ant. 7:5, section 2, 11:5). "There were windows in three rows, and light against light in three ranks"; namely, clerestory windows. The throne was in the center of the longer side. The porch of judgment, 75 ft. square, was opposite the center of the longer side of the great hall (Josephus, Ant. 7:5, section 1): &nbsp;2 Kings 7:7. The position of a like hall at Persepolis is the same. The porch of pillars, 75 ft. by 45 ft. (50 by 30 cubits): &nbsp;1 Kings 7:6. The ordinary place for the king to receive visitors and to transact business. [[Behind]] was the inner court (&nbsp;1 Kings 7:8) with gardens, fountains, and cloisters, and courts for residence of attendants and guards, and for the 300 women of the harem. </p> <p> On the side of the great court opposite the inner court was the palace of Pharaoh's daughter. "The foundation" (&nbsp;1 Kings 7:10) was an artificial platform of masonry, as at Sennacherib's palace at Koyunjik and at Baalbek, some stones being 60 ft. long. The halls of the palace were wainscoted with three tiers of polished stone, surmounted by a fourth, elaborately carved with leaves and flowers (&nbsp;1 Kings 7:12). Above this the walls had plaster with colored arabesque. At Nineveh, on the eight feet high alabaster wainscoting were sculptured men and animals (&nbsp;Ezekiel 23:14), whereas the second commandment restrained the [[Jews]] from such representations. But coloring was used freely for decoration (&nbsp;Jeremiah 22:14). "The palace" in &nbsp;Philippians 1:13 is the barrack of the Praetorian guards attached to Nero's palace on the [[Palatine]] hill at Rome. So "Caesar's household" is mentioned (&nbsp;Philippians 4:22). </p> <p> The emperor was " '''''Praetor''''' " or "commander in chief"; so the barrack of his bodyguard was the " '''''Praetorium''''' ". The "all the praetorium" implies that the whole camp, whether inside or outside the city, is included. The camp of the Praetorians, who became virtual masters of the empire, was outside the Viminal gate. Paul was now no longer "in his own hired house" chained to a soldier, by command (probably) of Burrus, one of the two prefects of the praetorium (&nbsp;Acts 28:16; &nbsp;Acts 28:20; &nbsp;Acts 28:30-31), but in strict custody in the praetorium on Tigellinus becoming prefect. The soldiers relieving one another in guard would naturally spread through the camp the gospel story heard from Paul, which was the occasion of his imprisonment. Thus God overruled what befell him "unto the furtherance of the gospel" (&nbsp;Philippians 1:12). </p> <p> A recent traveler, Dr. Manning, describes a remarkable illustration of the reference to "Caesar's household": "in the chambers which were occupied as guard rooms by the Praetorian troops on duty in the palace, a number of rude caricatures are found roughly scratched upon the walls, just such as may be seen upon barrack walls in every part of the world. Among these is one of a human figure nailed upon a cross. To add to the 'offense of the cross' the crucified one is represented with the head of an animal, probably that of an ass. Before it stands the figure of a Roman legionary, with one hand upraised in the customary attitude of worship. [[Underneath]] is the rude, misspell, ungrammatical inscription, Alexamenos worships his god. It can scarcely be doubted that we have here a contemporary caricature, executed by one of the Praetorian guard, ridiculing the faith of a [[Christian]] comrade." </p>

<p> &nbsp;Psalm 45:8 (b) This [[Scripture]] was probably fulfilled in the following passages: &nbsp;Matthew 2:11, &nbsp;Luke 7:38, &nbsp;Mark 14:3, &nbsp;John 12:3, and &nbsp;Revelation 5:8. This passage may refer to the Christian's mouth from which there pours forth worship, praise, adoration, and thanksgiving, which are compared to the fragrant, sweet incense of the golden altar in the temple. It may also refer to the boundless wealth of the earth which will one day belong to the Lord [[Jesus]] and will be presented to Him when He comes to rule and reign. </p> <p> &nbsp;Song of Solomon 8:9 (b) Probably the wall represents the church, which is solid, substantial, strong and immovable. Since silver is usually a type of redemption, it must refer to the fact that the story of GOD's redemptive power and the value of the redeeming [[Blood]] are a very part of the church and is upheld by the church. It is a permanent truth. </p> <p> &nbsp;Proverbs 30:28 (b) The spider probably represents the sinner who desires to enter into the palace of Heaven. She watches at the window or the door seeking an opportunity to enter and is not discouraged nor hindered in her quest. So the sinner would be very earnest and persistent in his quest for the Door, which is the Lord JESUS. False doctrines will be offered as a hindrance, religious leaders will give false advice, the devil will bring up many competitors. The truly repentant soul will get past all these evil teachings and get right to the Lord JESUS Himself, for He is the Door, and the only entrance to Heaven. </p> <p> &nbsp;Luke 11:21 (b) The strong man in this passage is the devil. His house refers to the world in all of its various characters. It refers to the religious world, the political world, the social world, the world of sports, the world of travel and beauty, the world of business, of arts and sciences. All of these are very attractive, very interesting, very delightful, and frequently very profitable. The devil uses these to keep his children, the unsaved, from [[Jesus Christ]]  He does not want them to find the Saviour, nor even to feel their need of the Saviour. But then the [[Saviour]] comes along their way, the [[Holy]] Spirit begins to work in the heart, and the friend sees that he is on the broad road and under the control of Satan. The Lord JESUS breaks the chains, loosens the bonds, removes the bands, and sets the prisoner free by means of the [[Gospel]] of His grace. </p>

<div> '''1: '''''Αὐλή''''' ''' (Strong'S #833 — Noun [[Feminine]] — aule — ow-lay' ) </div> <p> "a court, dwelling, palace:" see Court. </p> <div> '''2: '''''Πραιτώριον''''' ''' (Strong'S #4232 — Noun Neuter — praitorion — prahee-to'-ree-on ) </div> <p> signified originally "a general's (praetor's) tent." Then it was applied to "the council of army officers;" then to "the official residence of the governor of a province;" finally, to "the imperial bodyguard." In the AV the word appears only once, &nbsp;Mark 15:16 , "the hall, called Praetorium" (RV, "within the court which is the Praetorium," marg., "palace"); in the Greek of the NT is also occurs in &nbsp;Matthew 27:27 , AV, "the common hall," marg., "the governor's house;" RV, "palace," see marg.; &nbsp;John 18:28 (twice), AV, "the hall of judgment;" and "judgment hall," marg., "Pilate's house," RV, "palace," see marg.; so in &nbsp; Acts 23:35; in &nbsp;Philippians 1:13 , AV, "in all the palace," marg., "Caesar's court," RV, "throughout the whole praetorian guard," marg., "in the whole Praetorium." </p> &nbsp;Acts 23:35&nbsp;Philippians 1:13&nbsp;Philippians 4:22&nbsp;Philippians 1:13

<p> ''''' pal´ā́s ''''' : In Hebrew chiefly ארמון , <i> ''''' 'armōn ''''' </i> , in the Revised Version (British and American) text translated "castle" in &nbsp; 1 Kings 16:18; &nbsp;2 Kings 15:25; בּירה , <i> ''''' bı̄rāh ''''' </i> , הכל , <i> ''''' hēkhāl ''''' </i> , the same word often rendered "temple"; in Greek αὐλή , <i> ''''' aulḗ ''''' </i> , in the Revised Version (British and American) translated "court" (&nbsp;Matthew 26:3 , &nbsp;Matthew 26:18 , &nbsp;Matthew 26:69; &nbsp;Mark 14:54 , &nbsp;Mark 14:66; &nbsp;Luke 11:21; &nbsp;John 18:15 ). On the other hand, "palace" takes the place in the Revised Version (British and American) of the King James Version "common hall" or "judgment hall" ( <i> ''''' praitṓrion ''''' </i> , &nbsp;Matthew 27:27; &nbsp;John 18:28 , &nbsp;John 18:33; &nbsp;John 19:9; &nbsp;Acts 23:35 ). See [[Judgment]] , Hall Of . A description of Solomon's palace is given in &nbsp;1 Kings 7:1-12 (see Temple ). [[Archaeology]] has brought to light the remains of great palaces in Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria (Sargon, Sennacherib, Assurbanipal, etc.), Susa, etc. See [[House]] . </p>