| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. | 1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. |
| 2He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. | 2He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. |
| 3It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row. | 3The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. |
| 4There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks. | 4There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers. |
| 5All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks. | 5All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers. |
| 6Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them. | 6Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico. |
| 7He made the hall of the throne where he was to judge, the hall of judgment, and it was paneled with cedar from floor to floor. | 7In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. |
| 8His house where he was to live, the other court inward from the hall, was of the same workmanship. He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had married. | 8And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. |
| 9All these were of costly stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. | 9All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard. |
| 10The foundation was of costly stones, even large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. | 10The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long. |
| 11And above were costly stones, stone cut according to measure, and cedar. | 11Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. |
| 12So the great court all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams even as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the porch of the house. | 12The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD. |
| 13Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. | 13Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. |
| 14He was a widow's son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work. | 14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work. |
| 15He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both. | 15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. |
| 16He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. | 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. |
| 17There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. | 17For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. |
| 18So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. | 18Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. |
| 19The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. | 19And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high. |
| 20There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. | 20On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital. |
| 21Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. | 21Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz. |
| 22On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. | 22And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed. |
| 23Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. | 23He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference. |
| 24Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. | 24Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea. |
| 25It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. | 25The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. |
| 26It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. | 26It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths. |
| 27Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. | 27In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. |
| 28This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, | 28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, |
| 29and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. | 29and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work. |
| 30Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. | 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side. |
| 31Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. | 31The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round. |
| 32The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. | 32There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter. |
| 33The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. | 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal. |
| 34Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. | 34Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand. |
| 35On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. | 35At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand. |
| 36He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. | 36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around. |
| 37He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. | 37In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape. |
| 38He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. | 38He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. |
| 39Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. | 39He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. |
| 40Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: | 40Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: |
| 41the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; | 41the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; |
| 42and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; | 42the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars); |
| 43and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; | 43the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands; |
| 44and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; | 44the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; |
| 45and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. | 45and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze. |
| 46In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. | 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. |
| 47Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. | 47Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. |
| 48Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; | 48Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; |
| 49and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; | 49the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; |
| 50and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. | 50the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. |
| 51Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. | 51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. |
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