1 Kings 6

1 And it cometh 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 Zif, it [is] the second month — of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

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 Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Yhwh.

2 As to the house that king Solomon hath built for Jehovah, sixty cubits [is] its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height.

And the house which king Solomon built for Yhwh, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

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

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.

4 and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

5 And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, [even] the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

6 The lowest couch, five by the cubit [is] its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit [is] its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit [is] its breadth, for withdrawings he hath put to the house round about, without — not to lay hold on the walls of the house.

The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

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

And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

8 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 unto the third.

The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

9 And he buildeth the house, and completeth it, and covereth the house [with] beams and rows of cedars.

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

10 And he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits [is] its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.

And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

11 And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,

And the word of Yhwh came to Solomon, saying,

12 'This house that thou art building — if thou dost walk in My statutes, and My judgments dost do, yea, hast done all My commands, to walk in them, then I have established My word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father,

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 perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

13 and have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.'

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

14 And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

15 and he buildeth the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling; he hath overlaid with wood the inside, and covereth the floor of the house with ribs of fir.

And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

16 And he buildeth the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor unto the walls; and he buildeth for it within, for the oracle, for the holy of holies.

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

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

And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

18 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.

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

19 And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

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

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

And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

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

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

22 And the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

23 And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits [is] their height;

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

24 and five cubits [is] the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

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.

25 and ten by the cubit [is] the second cherub, one measure and one form [are] to the two cherubs,

And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

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

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

27 and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings [are] unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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.

28 and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

29 and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

30 And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without;

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

31 as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.

And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

32 And the two doors [are] of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

33 And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

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

And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

35 And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

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

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

37 In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Yhwh laid, in the month Zif:

38 and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul — [that is] the eighth month — hath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.

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.