“And it came to pass 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 of Ziv, which is the second month, that he…”
1 Kings 6
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1In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.
“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 Zipf which is the second month he began to…”
2The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.
“Now, the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty and its height thirty cubits.”
3The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.
“The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from 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.”
4He also had narrow windows framed high in the temple.
“And he made for the house windows with beveled frames”
5Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
“against the wall of the temple. He built chambers all around against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus, he made side chambers all around it.”
6The bottom floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits, and the third floor seven cubits. He also placed offset ledges around the outside of the temple, so that nothing would be inserted into its walls.
“The lowest chamber was five cubits wide. The middle was six cubits wide and the third was seven cubits wide, where he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple so that the support beams would not be fastened into the…”
7The temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.
“and the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.”
“and the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.”
“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 building. In”
“The house, when it was building, was built of stone that was made ready before it was brought there, so that there was neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was in building.”
“the house while it was being built was built of stone prepared at the quarry, but there was neither hammer nor axe or any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.”
8The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the middle level, and from there to the third floor.
“The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by the stairs to the middle story and from the middle to the third.”
9So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
“So he built the temple and finished it. And he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.”
“so he built the temple and finished it and paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.”
10He built chambers all along the temple, each five cubits high and attached to the temple with beams of cedar.
“And he built side chambers against the entire temple. Each five cubits high, they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.”
11Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:
“And the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying,”
“Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying”
12"As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David.
“concerning this temple, which you are building, if you walk in my statutes, execute my judgments, keep all my commandments and walk in them. Then I will perform my word to you, which I spoke to your father David,”
13And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel."
“and I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.”
“and I will dwell among the children of Israel and I will not forsake my people Israel.”
“And I will dwell among the children of Israel and not forsake my people Israel.”
“and I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people.”
14So Solomon built the temple and finished it.
“so Solomon built the house and finished it.”
“So Solomon built the temple and finished it.”
“So Solomon built the house and finished it.”
15He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
“And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards from the floor of the temple to the ceiling. He paneled the inside with wood and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.”
16He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
“Then he built the 20 cubit room at the rear of the temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards. And he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the most holy place.”
17And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.
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18The cedar paneling inside the temple was carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; not a stone could be seen.
“the inside of the temple was cedar carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar, there was no stone to be seen.”
19Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.
“and he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.”
“prepared an inner sanctuary within the house in order to place there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.”
20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
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21So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
“Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched the gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and overlaid it with gold.”
“So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, overlaid it with gold.”
22So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
“And the whole house he overlaid with gold until he had finished all of the house, also the whole altar that was by the Holy of Holies he overlaid with gold.”
23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.
“inside the inner sanctuary. He made two cherubim of olive wood, each 10 cubits high.”
24One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.
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25The second cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same size and shape,
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26and the height of each cherub was ten cubits.
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27And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
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28He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
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29Then he carved the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
“And he carved all the walls of the house round about, with carved figures of cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers, within and without.”
“he carved all the walls of the temple all around both the inner and the outer sanctuaries with the carved figures of cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.”
30And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
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31For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.
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32The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
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33In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.
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34The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.
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35He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
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36Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
“and He built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.”
37The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, in the month of Ziv.
“In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid in the month Zipf.”
“In the fourth year, the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid in the month of”
38In his eleventh year and eighth month, the month of Bul, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.
“in the 11th year in the month of Bull, which is the eighth month. The house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.”
“In the eleventh year in the month bull which is the eighth month was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof and according to all the fashion of it. So he was seven years in building it.”
“And in the 11th year in the month Bull, which is in the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof. And according to all the fashion of it. So is he seven years in building it.”