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portico
an area of a building made of columns and a roof that leads to and connects with the building's entrance door. This portico was probably attached to the front part of the wall that surrounded the temple.
twenty cubits
A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: "9.2 meters" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bdistance)
Solomon overlaid ... He fashioned ... which he carved
The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. Alternate translation: "Solomon's workers overlaid ... They fashioned ... which they carved" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)