But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty warriors were David's; they were not with Adonijah.

Then he built the inner courtyard [with] three rows of dressed stone and a row of cedar beams.

It was covered with cedar above, and the supporting beams which [were] on the forty-five pillars, fifteen [to] the row.

The great courtyard all around had three rows of dressed stones and a row of cedar beams; for [both] the courtyard of the inner house of Yahweh and for the porch of the house.