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1And 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 the LORD.

1During the month of Ziv, which was the second month of the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, 480 years after the Israelis left the land of Egypt, Solomon began to build the LORD's Temple.

2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

2The Temple for the LORD that Solomon was building was 60 cubits long and 20 cubits wide.

3And 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.

3A portico extended in front of the Temple for 20 cubits outward, corresponding to the width of the Temple. Along the front of the Temple its depth was ten cubits.

4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

4Solomon also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed frames.

5And 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:

5Against the wall of the Temple he built a series of rooms that encompassed the exterior of the Temple walls around the inner sanctuary. He built these side chambers all around the building.

6The 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.

6The lower structures were five cubits wide, the middle structures were six cubits wide and the third structures were seven cubits wide. Offsets were placed all around the Temple so that beams would not protrude through the walls of the Temple.

7And 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.

7The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built.

8The 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.

8A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story.

9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

9After Solomon built the Temple and finished it, he covered the Temple with beams and planks made of cedar.

10And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

10He constructed this structure to adjoin the entire Temple, five cubits high, and fastened it to the Temple with cedar timbers.

11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

11Then this message from the LORD came to Solomon:

12Concerning 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:

12"Concerning this Temple that you're building, if you live your life according to my statutes, carry out my ordinances, and keep all of my commands, and live according to them, then I will do what I promised to your father David.

13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

13I will reside among the Israelis and will never abandon my people Israel."

14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

14So Solomon kept on building the Temple and finished it.

15And 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.

15Then he built the inside walls of the Temple, lining them from floor to ceiling with cedar boards, and overlaying the Temple floor with boards made of cypress wood.

16And 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.

16He lined 20 cubits of the rear part of the Temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards specially constructed for the inside to serve as the Most Holy Place.

17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

17The rest of the main nave in the front was 40 cubits long.

18And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

18Cedar carvings in the form of gourds and blooming flowers covered the entire interior of the Temple so that no stone could be seen.

19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

19Solomon also prepared an inner sanctuary within the Temple where the LORD's Ark of the Covenant was placed.

20And 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.

20The inner sanctuary was 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 20 cubits high, and overlaid with pure gold. The altar was also overlaid with cedar.

21So 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.

21Solomon overlaid the inside of the Temple with pure gold, fastened gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

22And 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.

22He finished the Temple by overlaying it entirely with gold, including overlaying with gold the whole altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

23Inside the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two cherubim crafted from olive wood, each ten cubits high.

24And 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.

24Each wing of one cherub was five cubits long, and each wing of the other cherub was five cubits long, so that the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was ten cubits.

25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

25Each cherub was ten cubits high, and both were of the same size and shape,

26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

26the height of one cherub being ten cubits, as was the height of the other.

27And 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.

27Solomon placed the cherubim in the middle of the inner sanctuary, with their wings spread in such a way that the wing of one was touching the one wall and the opposite wing of the other cherub was touching the opposite wall. Furthermore, their wings in the center of the wall were touching each other wing-to-wing.

28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

28Each cherub was overlaid with gold.

29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

29Solomon also inlaid all the inner walls of the Temple—both the inner and outer sanctuaries—with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers.

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

30He also overlaid the floor of the Temple with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

31Solomon also provided doors, lintels, and five-sided doorposts for the entrance to the inner sanctuary.

32The 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.

32He installed two doors made of olive wood, inlaying them with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers, and overlaying them with gold. Then he added more gold to cover the cherubim and palm trees.

33So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

33Solomon also provided four-sided doorposts made of cypress wood for the entrance to the outer sanctuary,

34And 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.

34along with two doors of cypress wood, one door of which had two leaves that turned on hinges, as did the other door, which also had two leaves that turned on hinges.

35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

35Solomon also inlaid the doors with cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers. He overlaid them with gold that was carefully applied on the engraved work.

36And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

36He constructed the inner court with three rows of precut stone and a row of cedar beams.

37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

37The foundation for the LORD's Temple was laid in the month of Ziv during the fourth year of Solomon's reign,

38And 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.

38and the Temple was completely finished according to its plans and specifications in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon's reign, that is, during the month of Bul. It took about seven years to build.

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