1 Kings 7 Parallel Bible

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1	And Solomon built a house for himself in thirteen years.	Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house.	It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.
2	And he built the house with the wood of Libanus; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth was fifty cubits, and its height was of thirty cubits, and it was made with three rows of cedar pillars, and the pillars had side-pieces of cedar.	He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.	He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams.
3	And he formed the house with chambers above on the sides of the pillars, and the number of the pillars was each row forty and five,	And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.	It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns—forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.
4	and there were three chambers, and space against space in three rows.	There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers.	Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other.
5	And all the doors and spaces formed like chambers were square, and from door to door was a correspondence in three rows.	All the doorways and windows had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers.	All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.
6	And he made the porch of the pillars, they were fifty cubits long and fifty broad, the porch joining them in front; and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of the house by the porches.	And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them.	He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide. In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.
7	And there was the Porch of seats where he would judge, the porch of judgement.	And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.	He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8	And their house where he would dwell, had one court communicating with these according to this work; and he built the house for the daughter of Pharao whom Solomon had taken, according to this porch.	His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had taken in marriage.	And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
9	All these were of costly stones, sculptured at intervals within even from the foundation even to the top, and outward to the great court,	All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.	All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces.
10	founded with large costly stones, stones of ten cubits and eight cubits long .	The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.	The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.
11	And above with costly stones, according to the measure of hewn stones, and with cedars.	And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar.	Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12	There were three rows of hewn stones round about the great hall, and a row of sculptured cedar: and Solomon finished all his house.	The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the LORD and the vestibule of the house.	The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the LORD with its portico.
13	And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,	And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.	King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,
14	the son of a widow woman; and he was of the tribe of Nephthalim, and his father was a Tyrian; a worker in brass, and accomplished in art and skill and knowledge to work every work in brass: and he was brought in to king Solomon, and he wrought all the works.	He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work.	whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.
15	And he cast the two pillars for the porch of the house: eighteen cubits was the height of each pillar, and a circumference of fourteen cubits encompassed it, even the thickness of the pillar: the flutings were four fingers wide , and thus was the other pillar formed .	He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.	He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16	And he made two molten chapiters to put on the heads of the pillars: five cubits was the height of one chapiter, and five cubits was the height of the other chapiter.	He also made two capitals of cast 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.	He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits high.
17	And he made two ornaments of net-work to cover the chapiters of the pillars; even a net for one chapiter, and a net for the other chapiter.	There were lattices of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars, a lattice for the one capital and a lattice for the other capital.	A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.
18	And hanging work, two rows of brazen pomegranates, formed with net-work, hanging work, row upon row: and thus he framed the ornaments for the second chapiter.	Likewise he made pomegranates in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital.	He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.
19	And on the heads of the pillars he made lily-work against the porch, of four cubits,	Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits.	The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.
20	and a chamber over both the pillars, and above the sides an addition equal to the chamber in width.	The capitals were on the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around, and so with the other capital.	On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around.
21	And he set up the pillars of the porch of the temple: and he set up the one pillar, and called its name Jachum: and he set up the second pillar, and called its name Boloz.	He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz.	He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.
22		And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished.	The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.
23	And he made the sea, ten cubits from one rim to the other, the same was completely circular round about: its height was five cubits, and its circumference thirty-three cubits.	Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.	He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.
24	And stays underneath its rim round about compassed it ten cubits round;	Under its brim were gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast.	Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
25	And there were twelve oxen under the sea: three looking to the north, and three looking to the west, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the east: and all their hinder parts were inward, and the sea was above upon them.	It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward.	The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.
26	and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily-flower, and the thickness of it was a span.	Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.	It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.
27	And he made ten brazen bases: five cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth of it, and its height was six cubits.	He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.	He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.
28	And this work of the bases was formed with a border the them, and there was a border between the ledges.	This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames,	This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.
29	And upon their borders between the projection were lions, and oxen, and cherubs: and on the projections, even so above, and also below were the places of lions and oxen, hanging work.	and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work.	On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim—and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work.
30	And there were four brazen wheels to one base; and there were brazen bases, and their four sides answering to them , side pieces under the bases.	Moreover, each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of each.	Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.
31	And there were axles in the wheels under the base.	Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were square, not round.	On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round.
32	And the height of one wheel was a cubit and a half.	And the four wheels were underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.	The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half.
33	And the work of the wheels was as the work of chariot wheels: their axles, and their felloes, and the rest of their work, were all molten.	The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.	The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.
34	The four side pieces were at the four corners of each base; its shoulders were formed of the base.	There were four supports at the four corners of each stand. The supports were of one piece with the stands.	Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand.
35	And on the top of the base half a cubit was the size of it, there was a circle on the top of the base, and there was the top of its spaces and its borders: and it was open at the top of its spaces.	And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it.	At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand.
36	And its borders were cherubs, and lions, and palm-trees, upright, each was joined in front and within and round about.	And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around.	He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around.
37	According to the same form he made all the ten bases, even one order and one measure to all.	After this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form.	This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.
38	And he made ten brazen lavers, each laver containing forty baths, and measuring four cubits, each laver placed on a several base throughout the ten bases.	And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands.	He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands.
39	And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and the sea was placed on the right side of the house eastward in the direction of the south.	And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house.	He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
40	And Chiram made the caldrons, and the pans, and the bowls; and Chiram finished making all the works that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the Lord:	Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the LORD:	He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the LORD:
41	two pillars and the wreathen works of the pillars on the heads of the two pillars; and the two net-works to cover both the wreathen works of the flutings that were upon the pillars.	the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars;	the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
42	The four hundred pomegranates for both the net-works, two rows of pomegranates for one net-work, to cover both the wreathen works of the bases belonging to both pillars.	and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;	the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
43	And the ten bases, and the ten lavers upon the bases.	the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands;	the ten stands with their ten basins;
44	And one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea.	and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea.	the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
45	And the caldrons, and pans, and bowls, and all the furniture, which Chiram made for king Solomon for the house of the Lord: and there were eight and forty pillars of the house of the king and of the house of the Lord: all the works of the king which Chiram made were entirely of brass.	Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the LORD, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze.	the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. All these objects that Huram made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of burnished bronze.
46	In the country round about Jordan did he cast them, in the clay land between Socchoth and Sira.	In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.	The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
47	There was no reckoning of the brass of which he made all these works, from the very great abundance, there was no end of the weight of the brass.	And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.	Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
48	And king Solomon took the furniture which Chiram made for the house of the Lord, the golden altar, and the golden table of shewbread.	So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,	Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the LORD’s temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence;
49	And he put the five candlesticks on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of pure gold, and the lamp-stands, and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold.	the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;	the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary); the gold floral work and lamps and tongs;
50	And there were made the porches, and the nails, and the bowls, and the spoons, and the golden censers, of pure gold: and the panels of the doors of the innermost part of the house, even the holy of holies, and the golden doors of the temple.	the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple.	the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
51	So the work of the house of the Lord which Solomon wrought was finished; and Solomon brought in the holy things of David his father, and all the holy things of Solomon; he put the silver, and the gold, and the furniture, into the treasures of the house of the Lord.	Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.	When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the LORD’s temple.
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