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Court

The enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king’s palace (2 Kings 20:4).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(Heb. chatser), an open enclosure surrounded by buildings, applied in the Authorized Version most commonly to the enclosures of the tabernacle and the temple. (Exodus 27:9; 40:33; Leviticus 6:16; 1 Kings 6:36; 7:8; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Chronicles 33:5) etc.

In the Bible

127

Verses where Court is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 26:18

    As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:1

    Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:3

    I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

  • 1 Kings 6:36

    Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

  • 1 Kings 7:8

    And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.

  • 1 Kings 7:9

    All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

+121 more verses naming Court.

Entries that reference Court

2

Voices on Court

24

Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.

Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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