1 Kings 6

1 And it was in eighty year and four hundred year of [the] coming out of [the] people of Israel from [the] land of Egypt in the year fourth in [the] month of Ziv that [was] the month second of [the] reigning of Solomon over Israel and he built the house for Yahweh.

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, he began to build the LORD’s house.

2 And the house which he built the king Solomon for Yahweh [was] sixty cubit[s] length its and [was] twenty breadth its and [was] thirty cubit[s] height its.

The house which King Solomon built for the LORD had a length of sixty cubits, and its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

3 And the porch on [the] face of [the] temple of the house [was] twenty cubit[s] length its on [the] face of [the] breadth of the house [was] ten by the cubit breadth its on [the] face of the house.

The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its width in front of the house.

4 And he made for the house windows of frames shut.

He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.

5 And he built on [the] wall of the house (an extension *Q(K)*) all around [the] walls of the house around the temple and the innermost room and he made side-chambers all around.

Against the wall of the house, he built floors 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.

6 (The extension *Q(K)*) lower [was] five by the cubit breadth its and the middle [extension] [was] six by the cubit breadth its and third [extension] [was] seven by the cubit breadth its for ledges he made for the house around [the] outside towards to not to have hold in [the] walls of the house.

The lowest floor was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around, that the beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.

7 And the house when was built it stone perfect quarry it was built and hammers and axe any article of iron not it was heard in the house when was built it.

The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.

8 [the] entrance of The side-chamber middle [was] to [the] side of the house south and by stairs people went up to the middle and from the middle to the thirty.

The door for the middle side rooms was in the right side of the house. They went up by winding stairs into the middle floor, and out of the middle into the third.

9 And he built the house and he finished it and he covered the house beams and planks with cedar.

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

10 And he built (the extension *Q(K)*) on all the house [was] five cubits height its and he covered the house with wood of cedar.

He built the floors all along the house, each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timbers of cedar.

11 And it came [the] word of Yahweh to Solomon saying.

The LORD’s word came to Solomon, saying,

12 The house this which you [are] building if you will walk in statutes my and judgments my you will observe and you will keep all commandments my to walk in them and I will establish word my with you which I spoke to David father your.

“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 I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.

13 And I will dwell in among [the] people of Israel and not I will abandon people my Israel.

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

14 And he built Solomon the house and he finished it.

So Solomon built the house and finished it.

15 And he built [the] walls of the house from inside with boards of cedar from [the] floor of the house to [the] walls of the ceiling he overlaid wood from inside and he overlaid [the] floor of the house with boards of cypresses.

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. He covered the floor of the house with cypress boards.

16 And he built twenty cubit[s] (from [the] innermost parts of *Q(k)*) the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls and he built for it from inside to an innermost room to [the] holy place of the holy places.

He built twenty cubits of the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built this within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.

17 And forty by the cubit it was the house that [is] the temple before me.

In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

18 And cedar [was] to the house within carving of gourds and spread out [things] of flowers everything [was] cedar not stone [was] visible.

There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

19 And an innermost room in [the] middle of the house from within he prepared to put there [the] ark of [the] covenant of Yahweh.

He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of the LORD’s covenant there.

20 And before the innermost room [was] twenty cubit[s] length and [was] twenty cubit[s] breadth and [was] twenty cubit[s] height its and he overlaid it gold gold plate and he overlaid an altar cedar.

Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

21 And he overlaid Solomon the house from within gold gold plate and he made pass (with chains of *Q(K)*) gold before the innermost room and he overlaid it gold.

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

22 And all the house he overlaid gold until was finished all the house and all the altar which [belonged] to the innermost room he overlaid gold.

He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

23 And he made in the innermost room two cherubim wood of olive [was] ten cubits height its.

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

24 And [was] five cubits [the] wing of the cherub one and [was] five cubits [the] wing of the cherub second [was] ten cubits from [the] ends of wings its and to [the] ends of wings its.

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

25 And [was] ten by the cubit the cherub second a measurement one and a shape one [belonged] to [the] two the cherubim.

The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

26 [the] height of The cherub one [was] ten by the cubit and thus the cherub second.

One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

27 And he put the cherubim in [the] middle of - the house inner and they spread out [the] wings of the cherubim and it touched [the] wing of the one [cherub] the wall and [the] wing of the cherub second [was] touching the wall second and wings their to [the] middle of the house [were] touching wing to wing.

He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

28 And he overlaid the cherubim gold.

He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

29 And all [the] walls of the house round about - he carved engravings of carvings of cherubim and palm trees and spread out [things] of flowers from to faces and to the outer.

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

30 And [the] floor of the house he overlaid gold to within and to the outer.

He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

31 And [the] entrance of the innermost room he made doors of wood of olive the pillar doorposts of fifth.

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.

32 And two doors of wood of olive and he carved on them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and spread out [things] of flowers and he overlaid [them] gold and he hammered out on the cherubim and on the palm trees the gold.

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

33 And thus he made for [the] entrance of the temple doorposts of wood of olive from with a fourth.

He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

34 And two doors of wood of cypresses two sides the door one [were] revolving and two curtains the door second [were] revolving.

and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

35 And he carved cherubim and palm trees and spread out [things] of flowers and he overlaid gold made smooth on the carved [work].

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

36 And he built the court inner three rows of hewn [stone] and a row of beams of cedar.

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

37 In the year fourth it was founded [the] house of Yahweh in [the] month of Ziv.

The foundation of the LORD’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.

38 And in the year one [plus] ten in [the] month of Bul that [was] the month eighth it was complete the house to all parts its and to all (plans its *Q(K)*) and he built it seven years.

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