1 Kings 6

1 And in the foure hundreth and foure score yeere (after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt) and in the fourth yere of the reigne of Salomon ouer Israel, in the moneth Zif, (which is the second moneth) he built the house of the Lord.

And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio (the same is the second month), he began to build a house to the Lord.

2 And the house which King Salomon built for the Lord, was three score cubites long, and twentie broade, and thirtie cubites hie.

And the house, which king Solomon built to the Lord, was threescore cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.

3 And the porch before the Temple of the house was twentie cubites long according to the breadth of the house, and ten cubites broade before the house.

And there was a porch before the temple of twenty cubits in length, according to the measure of the breadth of the temple: and it was ten cubits in breadth before the face of the temple.

4 And in the house he made windowes, broad without, and narrowe within.

And he made in the temple oblique windows.

5 And by the wall of the house hee made galleries round about, euen by the walles of the house round about the Temple and the oracle, and made chambers round about.

And upon the wall of the temple he built floors round about, in the walls of the house round about the temple and the oracle, and he made sides round about.

6 The nethermost gallerie was fiue cubites broade, and the middlemost sixe cubites broade, and the third seuen cubites broade: for he made restes round about without the house, that the beames should not be fastened in the walles of the house.

The floor that was underneath, was five cubits in breadth, and the middle floor was six cubits in breadth, and the third door was seven cubits in breadth. And he put beams in the house round about on the outside, that they might not be fastened in the walls of the temple.

7 And when the house was built, it was built of stone perfite, before it was brought, so that there was neither hammer, nor axe, nor any toole of yron heard in the house, while it was in building.

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stones hewed and made ready: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house when it was in building.

8 The doore of the middle chamber was in the right side of the house, and men went vp with winding stayres into the middlemost, and out of the middlemost into the third.

The door for the middle side was on the right hand of the house: and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third.

9 So he built the house and finished it, and sieled the house being vawted with sieling of cedar trees.

So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs of cedar.

10 And he built the galleries vpon al the wall of the house of fiue cubites height, and they were ioyned to the house with beames of cedar.

And he built a floor over all the house five cubits in height, and he covered the house with timber of cedar.

11 And the worde of the Lord came to Salomon, saying,

And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying:

12 Cocerning this house which thou buildest, if thou wilt walke in mine ordinances, and execute my iudgements, and keepe al my commadements, to walke in them, then will I performe vnto thee my promise, which I promised to Dauid thy father.

This house, which thou buildest, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, walking in them, I will fulfill my word to thee which I spoke to David thy father.

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

And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

14 So Salomon built the house and finished it,

So Solomon built the house and finished it.

15 And built the walles of the house within, with boards of cedar tree from the pauement of the house vnto the walles of the sieling, and within he couered them with wood, and couered the floore of the house with planks of firre.

And he built the walls of the house on the inside, with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the top of the walls, and to the roots, he covered it with boards of cedar on the inside: and he covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

16 And he built twentie cubites in the sides of the house with boards of cedar, from the floore to the walles, and he prepared a place within it for the oracle, euen the most holy place.

And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies.

17 But the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fourtie cubites long.

And the temple itself before the doors of the oracle was forty cubits long.

18 And the cedar of the house within was carued with knops, and grauen with floures: all was cedar, so that no stone was seene.

And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all.

19 Also he prepared the place of the oracle in the mids of the house within, to set the Arke of the couenant of the Lord there.

And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

20 And the place of the oracle within was twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broad, and twentie cubites hie, and hee couered it with pure golde, and couered the altar with cedar.

Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar.

21 So Salomon couered the house within with pure golde: and he shut the place of the oracle with chaines of gold, and couered it with golde.

And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold.

22 And he ouerlayde all the house with gold, vntill all the house was made perfite. also he couered the whole altar, that was before the oracle, with golde.

And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: the whole altar of the oracle he covered also with gold.

23 And within the oracle he made two Cherubims of oliue tree, ten cubites hie.

And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

24 The wing also of the one Cherub was fiue cubites, and the wing of the other Cherub was fiue cubites: from the vttermost part of one of his wings vnto the vttermost part of the other of his wings, were ten cubites.

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

25 Also the other Cherub was of ten cubites: both the Cherubims were of one measure and one sise.

The second cherub also was ten cubits: and the measure, and the work was the same in both the cherubims:

26 For the height of the one Cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other Cherub.

That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.

27 And he put the Cherubims within the inner house, and the Cherubims stretched out their wings, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other Cherub touched the other wall: and their other wings touched one another in the middes of the house.

And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.

28 And he ouerlaied the Cherubims with golde.

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

29 And he carued all the walles of the house round about with grauen figures of Cherubims and of Palmetrees, and grauen flowres within and without.

And all the walls of the temple round about he carved with divers figures and carvings: and he made in them cherubims and palm trees, and divers representations, as it were standing out, and coming forth from the wall.

30 And the floore of the house hee couered with golde within and without.

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

31 And in the entring of the oracle he made two doores of oliue tree: and the vpper post and side postes were fiue square.

And in the entrance of the oracle he made little doors of olive tree, and posts of five corners,

32 The two doores also were of oliue tree, and he graued them with grauing of Cherubims and palme trees, and grauen floures, and couered them with golde, and layed thin golde vpon the Cherubims and vpon the palme trees.

And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting: and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things with gold.

33 And so made he for the doore of the Temple, postes of oliue tree foure square.

And he made in the entrance of the temple posts of olive tree foursquare:

34 But the two doores were of firre tree, the two sides of the one doore were round, and the two sides of the other doore were round.

And two doors of fir tree, one of each side: and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.

35 And he graued Cherubims, and palme trees, and carued floures and couered the carued worke with golde, finely wrought.

And he carved cherubims, and palm trees, and carved work standing very much out: and he overlaid all with golden plates in square work by rule.

36 And hee built the court within with three rowes of hewed stone, and one rowe of beames of cedar.

And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

37 In the fourth yeere was the foundation of the house of the Lord layed in the moneth of Zif:

In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded in the month Zio:

38 And in the eleuenth yeere in the moneth of Bul, (which is the eight moneth) hee finished the house with all the furniture thereof, and in euery point: so was he seuen yeere in building it.

And in the eleventh year in the month Bul (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.