New American Standard Bible 1995

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1Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

1Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.

2He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100 cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars.

2He named it "The Palace of the Lebanon Forest"; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

3It was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the 45 pillars, 15 in each row.

3The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

4There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

4There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three.

5All the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window in three ranks.

5All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three.

6Then he made the hall of pillars; its length was 50 cubits and its width 30 cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a threshold in front of them.

6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.

7He made the hall of the throne where he was to judge, the hall of judgment, and it was paneled with cedar from floor to floor.

7He also made a throne room, called "The Hall of Judgment," where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

8His house where he was to live, the other court inward from the hall, was of the same workmanship. He also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had married.

8The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.

9All these were of costly stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

9All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.

10The foundation was of costly stones, even large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

11And above were costly stones, stone cut according to measure, and cedar.

11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

12So the great court all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams even as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the porch of the house.

12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD's temple and the hall of the palace.

13Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre.

13King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre.

14He was a widow's son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work.

14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned.

15He fashioned the two pillars of bronze; eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of both.

15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference.

16He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

17There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.

17The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.

18So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.

18When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

19The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits.

19The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.

20There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals.

20On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around.

21Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz.

21He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.

22On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.

23Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference.

23He also made the large bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

24Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest.

24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea."

25It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.

25"The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

26It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths.

26It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons.

27Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits.

27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.

28This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames,

28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.

29and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.

29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.

30Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side.

30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths.

31Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round.

31Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.

32The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half.

32The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high.

33The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.

33The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal.

34Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself.

34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand.

35On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it.

35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands.

36He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around.

36He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around.

37He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form.

37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

38He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin.

38He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

39Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.

39He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put "The Sea" on the south side, in the southeast corner.

40Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:

40Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon.

41the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;

41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars,

42and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars;

42the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar),

43and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands;

43the ten movable stands with their ten basins,

44and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea;

44the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath,

45and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

45and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the LORD's temple were made from polished bronze.

46In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

46The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

47Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained.

47Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

48Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence;

48Solomon also made all these items for the LORD's temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence,

49and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold;

49the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,

50and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.

50the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

51Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

51When King Solomon finished constructing the LORD's temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the LORD's temple.

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