1 Kings 6:1-13 ▼

1 And it will be in the eightieth year and four hundredth year after the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year, in the month of brightness, it the second month to king Solomon over Israel, and he will build the house to Jehovah.

2 And the house which king Solomon built to Jehovah, sixty cubits its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height.

3 And the porch upon the face of the temple of the house, twenty cubits its length, upon the face of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit its breadth upon the face of the house.

4 And he will make for the house windows of closed bars.

5 And he will build upon the wall of the house a floor round about the walls of the house round about for the temple, for the oracle: and he will make ribs round about.

6 The floor the lower part, five by the cubit its breadth, and the middle, six by the cubit its breadth, and the third, seven by the cubit its breadth: for he gave offsets to the house round about without, so that it laid not hold upon the walls of the house.

7 And the house in its building was built of stone completed from the quarry: and hammers and the axe, every instrument of iron was not heard in the house in its building.

8 The door of the middle rib to the right shoulder of the house: and they will go up with windings upon the middle, and from the middle to the third.

9 And he will build the house, and he will finish it; and cover the house with arches and rows with cedars.

10 He will build the floor upon all the house, five cubits its height: and it will hold to the house with woods of cedars.

11 And the word of Jehovah will be to Solomon, saying,

12 This house which thou didst build, if thou shalt go in my laws, and my judgment thou wilt do, and watch all my commands to go in them; and I lifted up my word with thee which I spake to David thy father.

13 And I dwelt in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will not forsake my people Israel.