1 Kings 6

1 It happened in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of YHWH.

And it comes to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year—in the month of Ziv, it [is] the second month—of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he builds the house for YHWH.

2 The house which king Solomon built for YHWH, its length was one hundred three feet and four inches, and its breadth thirty-four feet and five inches, and its height fifty-one feet and eight inches.

As for the house that King Solomon has built for YHWH, its length [is] sixty cubits, and its breadth twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

3 The porch before the temple of the house, thirty-four feet and five inches was its length, according to the breadth of the house. Seventeen feet and three inches was its breadth before the house.

As for the porch on the front of the temple of the house, its length [is] twenty cubits on the front of the breadth of the house; its breadth [is] ten by the cubit on the front of the house;

4 For the house he made windows of fixed lattice work.

and he makes frames of narrowing windows for the house.

5 Against the wall of the house he built stories all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side-rooms all around.

And he builds a couch against the wall of the house all around, [even] the walls of the house all around, of the temple and of the oracle, and makes sides all around.

6 The lowest story was eight feet and seven inches broad, and the middle was ten feet and four inches broad, and the third was twelve feet and one inch broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house.

The lowest couch, its breadth [is] five by the cubit; and the middle, its breadth [is] six by the cubit; and the third, its breadth [is] seven by the cubit, for he has put withdrawings of the house all around outside—not to lay hold on the walls of the house.

7 The house, when it was in building, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

And the house, in its being built, has been built of perfect stone [that was] brought; and hammer and the axe—any instrument of iron—was not heard in the house in its being built.

8 And the door for the lowest side-rooms was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third.

The opening of the middle side [is] at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one to the third.

9 So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

And he builds the house, and completes it, and covers the house [with] beams and rows of cedars.

10 He built the stories against all the house, each eight feet and seven inches high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

And he builds the couch against all the house, its breadth [is] five cubits, and it takes hold of the house by cedar-wood.

11 The word of YHWH came to Solomon, saying,

And the word of YHWH is to Solomon, saying,

12 "Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

“This house that you are building—if you walk in My statutes, and do My judgments, indeed, have done all My commands, to walk in them, then I have established My word with you, which I spoke to your father David,

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

and have dwelt in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.”

14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

And Solomon builds the house and completes it;

15 He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

and he builds the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling; he has overlaid the inside with wood, and covers the floor of the house with ribs of fir.

16 He built thirty-four feet and five inches on the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the beams, and he built this within as an inner sanctuary, the most holy place.

And he builds the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor to the walls; and he builds for it within, for the oracle, for the Holy of Holies.

17 In front of the temple sanctuary was sixty-eight feet and eleven inches.

And [this area of] the house was forty by the cubit; it [is the area of] the temple before My face.

18 And the inside of the house was cedar, carved with buds and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

And the cedar for the house within [is] carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole [is] cedar, there is not a stone seen.

19 He prepared an inner sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of YHWH.

And he has prepared the oracle in the midst of the house within, to put the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH there.

20 And before the sanctuary was thirty-four feet and five inches in length, and thirty-four feet and five inches in breadth, and thirty-four feet and five inches in its height; and he overlaid it with pure gold. And he made the altar of cedar.

And before the oracle [is] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and its height [is] twenty cubits; and he overlays it with gold refined, and overlays the altar with cedar.

21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

And Solomon overlays the house within with gold refined, and causes [it] to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlays it with gold.

22 The whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

And he has overlaid the whole of the house with gold, until the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle has, he has overlaid with gold.

23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each seventeen feet and three inches high.

And he makes two cherubim of the oil-tree within the oracle; their height [is] ten cubits;

24 Eight feet and seven inches was the one wing of the cherub, and eight feet and seven inches the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were seventeen feet and three inches.

and the first wing of the cherub [is] five cubits, and the second wing of the cherub five cubits—ten cubits from the ends of his wings even to the ends of his wings;

25 The other cherub was seventeen feet and three inches: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

and the second cherub [is] ten by the cubit; one measure and one form [are] of the two cherubim,

26 The height of the one cherub was seventeen feet and three inches, and so was it of the other cherub.

the height of the first cherub [is] ten by the cubit, and so [is] the second cherub;

27 He set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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.

and he sets the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubim, and a wing of the first comes against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings [stretched] into the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

28 He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

and he overlays the cherubim with gold,

29 He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.

and he has carved all around the walls of the house with engravings of carvings, cherubim, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, inside and outside.

30 The floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and outside.

And he has overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside;

31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood: the lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

as for the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel [and] doorposts [are] a fifth [of the wall].

32 So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim, and on the palm trees.

And the two doors [are] of the oil-tree, and he has carved on them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causes the gold to go down on the cherubim and on the palm-trees.

33 So also he made for the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

And so he has made for the opening of the temple, doorposts of the oil-tree, from the fourth [of the wall].

34 and two doors of fir wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

And the two doors [are] of fir-tree, the two sides of the first door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.

35 He carved cherubim and palm trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.

And he has carved cherubim, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid the carved work with straightened gold.

36 He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams.

And he builds the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of YHWH laid, in the month Ziv.

In the fourth year the house of YHWH has been founded, in the month of Ziv,

38 In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all its parts, and according to all its fashion. So was he seven years in building it.

and in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul (the eighth month), the house has been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he builds it [in] seven years.