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.

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 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.

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 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;

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 maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.

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.

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 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 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, 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.

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

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 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 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 he covered the house with beams and planks 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.

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

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

The LORD’s word 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 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 have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.'

I will dwell amongst 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.

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 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.

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 was the house, it [is] the temple before [it].

In front of the temple sanctuary 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.

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

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

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 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.

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 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. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, 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.

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

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, 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;

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

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

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

One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was 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;

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 overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

He overlaid the cherubim 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.

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 hath overlaid with gold, within and without;

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

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

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

He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of 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 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 hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

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

36 And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, 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 fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

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

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.

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.