1 Kings 6

1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were 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 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 Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

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, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits was the breadth thereof 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 for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

And he made in the temple oblique windows.

5 And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made side-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 story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for on the outside he made rebatements [in the wall] of the house round about, that [the beams] should not have hold in the walls 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 the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready 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, 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 door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle [chambers], and out of the middle 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 he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

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

10 And he built the stories against all the house, each five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber 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 word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

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

12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David 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 will 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 Solomon built the house, and finished it.

So Solomon built the house and finished it.

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

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 twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls: he even built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for 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 And the house, that is, the temple before [the oracle], was forty cubits [long].

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

18 And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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 And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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 within the oracle was [a space of] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered 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 Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

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

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

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 in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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

24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

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 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

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

26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

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

27 And 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 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 overlaid the cherubim with gold.

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, 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 floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

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

31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive wood: the lintel [and] door posts were a fifth part [of the wall].

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

32 So [he made] two doors of olive wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm 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 So also made he for the entering of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part [of the wall];

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

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

35 And he carved [thereon] cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

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 he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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

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

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

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