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1 and [obj] house: home his to build Solomon three ten year and to end: finish [obj] all house: home his
They also built a palace for Solomon, but it required 13 years to build it.
2 and to build [obj] House (of the Forests of Lebanon) (House of) the Forest [the] (House of the Forest of) Lebanon hundred cubit length his and fifty cubit width his and thirty cubit height his upon four row pillar cedar and beam cedar upon [the] pillar
One of the buildings they constructed was [a] large [ceremonial hall]. It was called the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It was supported/held up by four rows of pillars of [wood from] cedar [trees]. There were 15 pillars in each row. There were cedar beams across each row.
3 and to cover in/on/with cedar from above upon [the] side which upon [the] pillar forty and five five ten [the] row
[To support the roof] there were cedar beams that connected the rows of pillars.
4 and frame three row and window to(wards) window three beat
On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows.
5 and all [the] entrance and [the] doorpost to square frame and opposite window to(wards) window three beat
All the windows and doorways had rectangular frames. The windows along the long wall on one side faced the windows on the other side.
6 and [obj] Hall (of pillars) [the] (Hall of) Pillars to make fifty cubit length his and thirty cubit width his and Hall (of pillars) upon face: before their and pillar and threshold upon face: before their
They also built another building called the Hall of Pillars. It was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch [whose roof was] supported by pillars.
7 and Hall (of the Throne) [the] (Hall of) the Throne which to judge there Hall (of Justice) [the] (Hall of) Judgment to make and to cover in/on/with cedar from [the] floor till [the] floor
Then they made a building called the Hall of the Throne. It was also called the Hall of Judgment. That was where Solomon decided/judged concerning people’s disputes. The walls were covered with cedar boards, from the floor to the rafters.
8 and house: home his which to dwell there court [the] another from house: home to/for Hall (of pillars) like/as deed: work [the] this to be and house: home to make to/for daughter Pharaoh which to take: marry Solomon like/as Hall (of pillars) [the] this
In the courtyard behind the Hall of Judgment they built a house for Solomon to live in that was made like the other buildings. They also built the same kind of house for his wife, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt.
9 all these stone precious like/as measure cutting to drag/chew/saw in/on/with saw from house: inside and from outside and from foundation till [the] handbreadth and from outside till [the] court [the] great: large
All of those buildings and the walls around the palace courtyard were made from costly blocks of stone, from the foundations up to the eaves. The stones were cut [at the quarry], according to the sizes that were needed, and the sides of the stones were shaped by cutting/smoothing them with saws.
10 and to found stone precious stone great: large stone ten cubit and stone eight cubit
The foundations were also made from huge blocks of stone [that were prepared at the quarry]. Some of them were twelve feet long and some were fifteen feet long.
11 and from to/for above [to] stone precious like/as measure cutting and cedar
On top of the foundation stones were other blocks of stone that were cut according to the sizes they needed, and cedar beams.
12 and court [the] great: large around three row cutting and row beam cedar and to/for court house: temple LORD [the] inner and to/for Hall (of pillars) [the] house: home
The palace courtyard, the inner courtyard in front of the temple, and the entrance room of the temple had walls made by putting down three layers of cut stones between each layer of cedar beams.
13 and to send: depart [the] king Solomon and to take: bring [obj] Hiram from Tyre
There was a man who lived in Tyre [city] whose name was Huram. He knew how to make very nice things from bronze. His father had also lived in Tyre and had also been very skilled at making things from bronze, but Huram’s father was no longer living. His mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was very wise and intelligent and was very skilled at making things from bronze. Solomon invited him to come [to Jerusalem and supervise] all the work of making things from bronze, and Huram agreed.
14 son: child woman: wife widow he/she/it from tribe Naphtali and father his man Tyrian to plow/plot bronze and to fill [obj] [the] wisdom and [obj] [the] understanding and [obj] [the] knowledge to/for to make all work in/on/with bronze and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] king Solomon and to make: do [obj] all work his
15 and to form [obj] two [the] pillar bronze eight ten cubit height [the] pillar [the] one and thread two ten cubit to turn: surround [obj] [the] pillar [the] second
He made two bronze pillars. Each one was 27 feet tall and 18 feet around. Each was hollow, and the walls of the pillars were 3 in./7.4 cm. thick.
16 and two capital to make to/for to give: put upon head: top [the] pillar casting bronze five cubit height [the] capital [the] one and five cubit height [the] capital [the] second
He also made two bronze caps to be put on top of the pillars. Each cap was 7-1/2 feet tall.
17 latticework deed: work latticework tassel deed: work chain to/for capital which upon head: top [the] pillar seven to/for capital [the] one and seven to/for capital [the] second
Then he made bronze wreaths of chains to decorate the top part of each pillar.
18 and to make [obj] [the] pillar and two row around upon [the] latticework [the] one to/for to cover [obj] [the] capital which upon head: top [the] pomegranate and so to make: do to/for capital [the] second
He also made bronze [figures that resembled] pomegranates. He put two rows of pomegranates over the top parts of each pillar.
19 and capital which upon head: top [the] pillar deed: work lily in/on/with Portico four cubit
The top part over each pillar was shaped like a lily. Each [lily leaf] was six feet tall.
20 and capital upon two [the] pillar also from above from to/for close [the] belly: hump which to/for side: beside ([the] latticework *Q(K)*) and [the] pomegranate hundred row around upon [the] capital [the] second
These top parts were placed on a bowl-shaped section around which was draped the wreaths of chains. He made 200 [figures that represented] pomegranates and put them in two rows around the top/head of each pillar.
21 and to arise: establish [obj] [the] pillar to/for Portico [the] temple and to arise: establish [obj] [the] pillar [the] right: south and to call: call by [obj] name his Jachin and to arise: establish [obj] [the] pillar [the] left: north and to call: call by [obj] name his Boaz
His [helpers] set up the pillars in front of the entrance of the temple. The pillar on the south side was named Jakin, and the pillar on the north side was named Boaz.
22 and upon head: top [the] pillar deed: work lily and to finish work [the] pillar
The bronze top parts that were shaped like lilies were placed on top of the pillars. So Huram and his helpers finished making the bronze pillars.
23 and to make [obj] [the] sea casting ten in/on/with cubit from lip: edge his till lip: edge his round around and five in/on/with cubit height his (and line *Q(K)*) thirty in/on/with cubit to turn: surround [obj] him around
Huram also constructed a very large round bronze tank that was made of metal and cast [in a clay mold]. It was 7-1/2 ft./2.3 meters high, 30 feet/9 meters across/wide, and 45 feet/13.5 meters around it.
24 and gourd from underneath: under to/for lip: edge his around to turn: surround [obj] him ten in/on/with cubit to surround [obj] [the] sea around two row [the] gourd to pour: cast metal in/on/with casting his
Around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of gourds that were made of bronze. [But] the gourds [were not cast separately; they] were cast in the same mold as the rest of the tank. For each foot of length around the rim of the tank there were six [figures of] gourds.
25 to stand: stand upon two ten cattle three to turn north [to] and three to turn sea: west [to] and three to turn south [to] and three to turn east [to] and [the] sea upon them from to/for above [to] and all back their house: inside [to]
Huram [also cast] twelve [bronze statues of] oxen. He placed them to face outward. He placed three of them to face north, three to face west, three to face south, and three to face east. His helpers put the bronze tank on the backs of [the statues of] the oxen.
26 and thickness his handbreadth and lip: edge his like/as deed: work lip: edge cup flower lily thousand bath to sustain
The sides [of the tank] were 3 in./8 cm. thick. The rim was like the rim of a cup. It [curved outward, ] like the petals of a lily. [When the tank was full, ] it held about 10,000 gallons [of water].
27 and to make [obj] [the] base ten bronze four in/on/with cubit length [the] base [the] one and four in/on/with cubit width her and three in/on/with cubit height her
Huram also made ten bronze carts. Each was six feet long and six feet wide and 4-1/2 feet tall.
28 and this deed: work [the] base perimeter to/for them and perimeter between [the] frame
[On the sides of the carts] there were panels which were set in frames.
29 and upon [the] perimeter which between [the] frame lion cattle and cherub and upon [the] frame stand from above and from underneath: under to/for lion and to/for cattle wreath deed: work descent
On those panels were [bronze figures of] lions, bulls, and winged creatures. Below and above the lions and bulls there were decorations of bronze wreaths.
30 and four wheel bronze to/for base [the] one and axle bronze and four beat his shoulder to/for them from underneath: under to/for basin [the] shoulder casting from side: beside man: anyone wreath
Each cart had four bronze wheels and two axles made of bronze. At the top corners of each cart were bronze supports to hold up a basin. On these supports were also decorations of bronze wreaths.
31 and lip: opening his from house: inside to/for capital and above [to] in/on/with cubit and lip: opening her round deed: work stand cubit and half [the] cubit and also upon lip: opening her engraving and perimeter their to square not round
On top of each cart, [under each basin, ] was a frame [that resembled] a circular collar. The top of each circular frame was 18 inches above the top of the cart, and the bottom of it was nine inches below the top of the cart. There were also decorations of bronze wreaths on the frame engraved within square panels.
32 and four [the] wheel to/for from underneath: under to/for perimeter and hand [the] wheel in/on/with base and height [the] wheel [the] one cubit and half [the] cubit
The wheels were 27 inches high. They were below the panels. The wheels were connected to axles that had been cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
33 and deed: work [the] wheel like/as deed: work wheel [the] chariot hand their and back/rim/brow their and spoke their and hub their [the] all to pour: cast metal
The wheels of the carts were like the wheels of chariots. The axles, the rims, the spokes, and the hubs were all cast [from bronze].
34 and four shoulder to(wards) four corner [the] base [the] one from [the] base shoulder her
At the top corners of each cart there were handles. These were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
35 and in/on/with head: top [the] base half [the] cubit height round around and upon head: top [the] base hand her and perimeter her from her
There was a nine-inch bronze band around the top of each cart. There were braces attached to the corners of each cart. The bands and the braces were cast in the same mold as the rest of the cart.
36 and to engrave upon [the] tablet hand her and upon (perimeter her *Q(K)*) cherub lion and palm like/as gap man: anyone and wreath around
The braces and the panels [on the sides of the carts] were also decorated with [figures of] winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, whenever there was space for them, and there were bronze wreaths all around them.
37 like/as this to make [obj] ten [the] base casting one measure one shape one to/for all their
That is how Huram made the ten carts. They [were all cast in the same mold, so they] were all alike: They all were the same size and had the same shape.
38 and to make ten basin bronze forty bath to sustain [the] basin [the] one four in/on/with cubit [the] basin [the] one basin one upon [the] base [the] one to/for ten [the] base
Huram also made ten bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and held 200 gallons [of water].
39 and to give: put [obj] [the] base five upon shoulder [the] house: home from right: south and five upon shoulder [the] house: home from left his and [obj] [the] sea to give: put from shoulder [the] house: home [the] right: south east [to] from opposite south
Huram placed five of the carts on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put the big tank at the southeast corner.
40 and to make Hiram [obj] [the] basin and [obj] [the] shovel and [obj] [the] bowl and to end: finish Hiram to/for to make: do [obj] all [the] work which to make: do to/for king Solomon house: temple LORD
Huram also made pots, shovels [for carrying ashes], and bowls [for carrying the blood of the animals that would be sacrificed]. He completed all the work that King Solomon requested him to do for the temple. [This is a list of the bronze things he made]:
41 pillar two and bowl [the] capital which upon head: top [the] pillar two and [the] latticework two to/for to cover [obj] two bowl [the] capital which upon head: top [the] pillar
the two pillars; the two top parts to be put over the pillars; the two wreaths of chains to decorate the tops of the pillars;
42 and [obj] [the] pomegranate four hundred to/for two [the] latticework two row pomegranate to/for latticework [the] one to/for to cover [obj] two bowl [the] capital which upon face: before [the] pillar
the 400 [figures of] pomegranates, in two rows, with 100 in each row, that were placed over the top parts of the pillars;
43 and [obj] [the] base ten and [obj] [the] basin ten upon [the] base
the ten carts; the ten basins;
44 and [obj] [the] sea [the] one and [obj] [the] cattle two ten underneath: under [the] sea
the big tank; the twelve [statues of] oxen on whose backs the tank was placed;
45 and [obj] [the] pot and [obj] [the] shovel and [obj] [the] bowl and [obj] all [the] article/utensil ([the] these *Q(K)*) which to make Hiram to/for king Solomon house: temple LORD bronze to smooth
the pots, shovels [for the ashes of the altar], and bowls. Huram [and his workers] made all these things for King Solomon and put them outside the temple. They were all made of polished bronze.
46 in/on/with talent [the] Jordan to pour: cast metal them [the] king in/on/with thickness [the] land: soil between Succoth and between Zarethan
They made them by pouring melted bronze into the clay molds that Huram had set up near the Jordan [River] Valley, between [the cities of] Succoth and Zarethan.
47 and to rest Solomon [obj] all [the] article/utensil from abundance much much not to search weight [the] bronze
Solomon did not [tell his workers to] weigh those bronze objects, because there were many items. So no one ever knew what they weighed.
48 and to make Solomon [obj] all [the] article/utensil which house: temple LORD [obj] altar [the] gold and [obj] [the] table which upon him food: bread [the] face: before gold
Solomon’s [workers] also made all the gold items for the temple: the altar; the table on which the priests put the sacred bread placed before God;
49 and [obj] [the] lampstand five from right: south and five from left to/for face: before [the] sanctuary gold to shut and [the] flower and [the] lamp and [the] tong gold
the ten lampstands [that were put] in front of the Very Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north side; the [decorations that resembled] flowers; the lamps; the tongs [to grasp the hot coals];
50 and [the] basin and [the] snuffer and [the] bowl and [the] palm: dish and [the] censer gold to shut and [the] hinge to/for door [the] house: home [the] inner to/for Most Holy Place [the] Most Holy Place to/for door [the] house: home to/for temple gold
the cups, the gold lamp wick snuffers, the small lamp bowls, the dishes for incense, the pans [for carrying the hot coals], and the hinges for the doors at the entrance to the Very Holy Place and for the doors at the entrance [to the main room] of the temple. Those things were all made of gold.
51 and to complete all [the] work which to make: do [the] king Solomon house: temple LORD and to come (in): bring Solomon [obj] holiness David father his [obj] [the] silver: money and [obj] [the] gold and [obj] [the] article/utensil to give: put in/on/with treasure house: temple LORD
So Solomon’s [workers] finished all the work for the temple. Then they placed in the temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to Yahweh—all the silver and gold, and the other valuable items.
