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1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the LORD.

1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

3The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and ten cubits deep in front of the house.

3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

4And he made for the house windows with recessed frames.

4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

5He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.

5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

6The lowest story was five cubits broad, the middle one was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad. For around the outside of the house he made offsets on the wall in order that the supporting beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.

6The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

7When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.

7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

8The entrance for the lowest story was on the south side of the house, and one went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle story to the third.

8The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

9So he built the house and finished it, and he made the ceiling of the house of beams and planks of cedar.

9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

10He built the structure against the whole house, five cubits high, and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar.

10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

11Now the word of the LORD came to Solomon,

11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

12“Concerning this house that you are building, if you will walk in my statutes and obey my rules and keep all my commandments and walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

13And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.”

13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

14So Solomon built the house and finished it.

14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

15He lined the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar. From the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood, and he covered the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

15And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

16He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

17The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.

17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

18The cedar within the house was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.

18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

19The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar.

20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

21And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

22And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.

23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

24Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

25The other cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same measure and the same form.

25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

26The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub.

26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

27He put the cherubim in the innermost part of the house. And the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one touched the one wall, and a wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; their other wings touched each other in the middle of the house.

27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

29Around all the walls of the house he carved engraved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, in the inner and outer rooms.

29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

30The floor of the house he overlaid with gold in the inner and outer rooms.

30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts were five-sided.

31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

32He covered the two doors of olivewood with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

33So also he made for the entrance to the nave doorposts of olivewood, in the form of a square,

33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

34and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

35On them he carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

36He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and one course of cedar beams.

36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

37In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv.

37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

38And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its parts, and according to all its specifications. He was seven years in building it.

38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

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