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| 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. | 1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, during the month Ziv (the second month), he began building the LORD's temple. |
| 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. | 2The temple King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. |
| 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. | 3The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet wide, extending out from the front of the temple. |
| 4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. | 4He made framed windows for the temple. |
| 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: | 5He built an extension all around the walls of the temple's main hall and holy place and constructed side rooms in it. |
| 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. | 6The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple's outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls. |
| 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. | 7As the temple was being built, only stones shaped at the quarry were used; the sound of hammers, pickaxes, or any other iron tool was not heard at the temple while it was being built. |
| 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. | 8The entrance to the bottom level of side rooms was on the south side of the temple; stairs went up to the middle floor and then on up to the third floor. |
| 9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. | 9He finished building the temple and covered it with rafters and boards made of cedar. |
| 10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. | 10He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams. |
| 11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, | 11The LORD said to Solomon: |
| 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: | 12"As for this temple you are building, if you follow my rules, observe my regulations, and obey all my commandments, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. |
| 13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. | 13I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel." |
| 14So Solomon built the house, and finished it. | 14So Solomon finished building the temple. |
| 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. | 15He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens. |
| 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. | 16He built a wall 30 feet in from the rear of the temple as a partition for an inner sanctuary that would be the most holy place. He paneled the wall with cedar planks from the floor to the rafters. |
| 17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. | 17The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long. |
| 18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. | 18The inside of the temple was all cedar and was adorned with carvings of round ornaments and of flowers in bloom. Everything was cedar; no stones were visible. |
| 19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. | 19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there. |
| 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. | 20The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar. |
| 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. | 21Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary 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. | 22He plated the entire inside of the temple with gold, as well as the altar inside the inner sanctuary. |
| 23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. | 23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high. |
| 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. | 24Each of the first cherub's wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet. |
| 25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. | 25The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. |
| 26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. | 26Each cherub stood 15 feet high. |
| 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. | 27He put the cherubs in the inner sanctuary of the temple. Their wings were spread out. One of the first cherub's wings touched one wall and one of the other cherub's wings touched the opposite wall. The first cherub's other wing touched the second cherub's other wing in the middle of the room. |
| 28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. | 28He plated the cherubs with gold. |
| 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. | 29On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom. |
| 30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. | 30He plated the floor of the temple with gold, inside and out. |
| 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. | 31He made doors of olive wood at the entrance to the inner sanctuary; the pillar on each doorpost was five-sided. |
| 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. | 32On the two doors made of olive wood he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom, and he plated them with gold. He plated the cherubs and the palm trees with hammered gold. |
| 33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. | 33In the same way he made doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall, only with four-sided pillars. |
| 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. | 34He also made two doors out of wood from evergreens; each door had two folding leaves. |
| 35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. | 35He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings. |
| 36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. | 36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams. |
| 37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: | 37In the month Ziv of the fourth year of Solomon's reign the foundation was laid for the LORD's temple. |
| 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. | 38In the eleventh year, in the month Bul (the eighth month) the temple was completed in accordance with all its specifications and blueprints. It took seven years to build. |
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