2 Chronicles 3

1 Then Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in the mount of Amoria, where the Lord appeared to his father David, in the place which David had prepared in the threshing floor of Orna the Jebusite.

2 He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

3 Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house: the length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

And thus Solomon began to build the house of God: the length in cubits—even the first measurement from end to end, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

4 The porch that was in front, its length, across the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

And the portico in front of the house, its length in front of the breadth of the house [was] twenty cubits, and its height a hundred and twenty cubits: and he gilded it within with pure gold.

5 He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

And he lined the great house with cedar wood, and gilded it with pure gold, and carved upon it palm-trees and chains.

6 He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Pharuim.

7 He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.

And he gilded the house, and its [inner] walls, and the door-posts, and the roofs, and the doors with gold; and he carved cherubs on the walls.

8 He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

And he built the holy of holies, its length was according to the front [of the other house], the breadth of the house [was] twenty cubits, and the length twenty cubits: and he gilded [it] with pure gold for cherubs, to [the amount of] six hundred talents.

9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

And the weight of the nails, [even] the weight of each was fifty shekels of gold: and he gilded the upper chamber with gold.

10 In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving, and they overlaid them with gold.

And he made two cherubs in the most holy house, wood-work, and he gilded them with gold.

11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

And the wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits in length: and one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house: and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub.

12 The wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

And the wings of these cherubs expanded were of the length of twenty cubits: and they stood upon their feet, and their faces were towards the house.

14 He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and wove cherubs in it.

15 Also he made before the house two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

Also he made in front of the house two pillars, in height thirty-five cubits, and their chapters of five cubits.

16 He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

And he made chains, [as] in the oracle, and put [them] on the heads of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

17 He set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left: and he called the name of the one on the right hand 'Stability,' and the name of the one on the left 'Strength.'