PALACE (pal'as), (Heb. ar-ntone', to be elevated), a citadel: (Heb. bee-raw', a forti fied palace, fortress).
In Scripture, it denotes what is contained within the outer enclosure of the royal residence, includ ing all the buildings, courts, and gardens (2 Chron. xxxvi :19; comp. Ps. xlviii :3 ; cxxii :7; Prov. ix: 3 ; xxx :28 ; Is. xxiii :13 ; XXV :2; Jen XVii :27; Amos i:4, 7, 12 ; Nah. :6). In the New Testa ment the term palace (cuPth) is applied to the resi dence of a man of rank (Matt. xxvi :3; Mark xiv : 66; Luke xi :21 ; John xviii:t5). The specific allu sions are to the palace built by Herod, which was afterwards occupied by the Roman governors, and was thc prmtorium, or hall, which formed the abode of Pilate when Christ was brought before him (Mark xv :16) : the other passages above cited. except Luke xi:21, refer to the residence of the high-priest.
The particulars which have been given under the article HOUSE (tvhich see) require only to be aggrandized to convey a suitable idea of a palace; for the general arrangements and dis tribution of parts are the same in the palace as in the house, save that the courts are more nu merous, and with more distinct appropriations, the buildings more extensive, and the materials more costly. The palace of the kings of Judah
in Jerusalem was that built by Solomon, called 'the house of the forest of Lebanon,' of which some particulars are given in Kings vii 2-12; and if read along with the description which Jo sepluts gives of the same'pile (Antiq. v, 5), a famt idea may be formed of it, as a magnificent collection of buildings in adjoining courts, con nected with and surrounded by galleries and col onnades.
Figuratitie. (I) The children of the righteous are compared to a palace (Ps. cxliv:12). (2) Heaven is "the palace" of God and Christ; how glorious its structure! how rich its furniture! and there God, angels, and redeemed men forever reside ( Ps. xlv:15).