Solomon Builds The Temple
1 Then Solomon made a start at building the house of the Lord on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem, where the Lord had been seen by his father David, in the place which David had made ready in the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
1 (A)Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared (B)on the threshing floor of (a)Ornan the Jebusite.
1 Then Solomon began(A) to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah(B) where the Lord(a) had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan(b) the Jebusite.
1 So Solomon began construction of the LORD's Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the LORD had appeared to his father David, that is, where David had prepared Ornan the Jebusite's threshing floor.
2 The building was started in the second month in the fourth year of his rule.
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
2 He began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
2 He began construction on the second day of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.
3 And Solomon put the base of the house of God in position; by the older measure it was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.
3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
3 Now these are the (c)foundations which (C)Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in (d)cubits, according to the old standard was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.
3 These are Solomon’s foundations(c) for building God’s temple: the length(d) was 90 feet,(e) and the width 30 feet.(f)
3 These are the foundations that Solomon set in place for God's Temple. The length in terms of the former standard measurements: 60 cubits; its width: 20 cubits.
4 And the covered way in front of the house was twenty cubits long, as wide as the house, and a hundred and twenty cubits high, all plated inside with the best gold.
4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
4 The porch which was in front of the house (D)was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.
4 The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was 30 feet(g) wide; its height was 30 feet;(h)(i) he overlaid its inner surface with pure gold.
4 A portico extended in front of the Temple for its entire width of 20 cubits, and was 120 cubits high. Inside he had it overlaid with pure gold.
5 And the greater house was roofed with cypress-wood, plated with the best gold and ornamented with designs of palm-trees and chains.
5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
5 He overlaid (E)the (e)main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and (f)ornamented it with palm trees and chains.
5 The larger room(j) he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains.
5 The main room of the Temple was trimmed with a wainscoting composed of cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold ornamented with palm trees and chains.
6 And the house was made beautiful with stones of great value, and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
6 He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.
6 The Temple was adorned with precious stones, including gold from the Orient.
7 All the house was plated with gold, the supports, the steps, the walls and the doors; and the walls were ornamented with designs of winged ones.
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
7 (F)He also overlaid the house with gold—the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he (G)carved cherubim on the walls.
7 He overlaid the temple—the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors—with gold,(C) and he carved cherubim on the walls.(D)
7 The Temple was overlaid with gold, including the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls.
The Most Holy Place
8 And he made the most holy place; it was twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, like the greater house, and was plated all over with the best gold; six hundred talents were used for it.
8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
8 Now he made (H)the (i)room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents.
8 Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet,(k) and its width was 30 feet.(l)(E) He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds(m) of fine gold.
8 With respect to the Most Holy Place in the Temple, its length across the width of the Temple was 20 cubits, and its width extended 20 cubits.
9 And fifty shekels weight of gold was used for the nails. He had all the higher rooms plated with gold.
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
9 Solomon overlaid it with 600 talents of pure gold. The gold nails weighed 50 shekels. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
10 And in the most holy place he made images of two winged beings, covering them with gold.
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
10 (J)Then he made two (j)sculptured cherubim in the room of the holy of holies and overlaid them with gold.
10 He made(F) two cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.
10 He crafted two cherubim from wood, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place in the Temple.
11 Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.
11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
11 The wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.
11 The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet:(o) the wing of one was 7½ feet,(p) touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,(q) touching the wing of the other cherub.
11 The wingspan of the cherubim was 20 cubits; the wing of one, five cubits long, touched the wall of the Temple, and its other wing, five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.
12 And in the same way, the wings of the other, five cubits long, were stretched out, one touching the wall and the other meeting the wing of the first winged one.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
12 The wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits was attached to the wing of the (k)first cherub.
12 The wing of the other(r) cherub was 7½ feet,(s) touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,(t) reaching the wing of the other cherub.
12 The wing of the other cherub, five cubits long, touched the opposite wall of the Temple and its other wing, five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub.
13 Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; they were placed upright on their feet, facing the inner part of the house.
13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet (l)facing the main room.
13 The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet.(u) They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.(v)
13 The wings of these cherubim extended for 20 cubits as they stood on their feet and faced the front of the Temple.
14 And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
14 He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it.(G)
14 He constructed the veil from blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, embroidering cherubim on it.
The Two Columns
15 And in front of the house he made two pillars, thirty-five cubits high, with crowns on the tops of them, five cubits high.
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
15 (L)He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits (m)high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits.
15 In front of the temple(H) he made two pillars, each 27 feet(w)(x) high. The capital on top of each was 7½ feet(y) high.
15 He also made two pillars 35 cubits high for the front of the Temple, topped by a capital that was five cubits high.
16 And he made chains, like neck ornaments, and put them on the tops of the pillars, and a hundred apples on the chains.
16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
16 He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains.
16 He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars.(I) He made 100 pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.
16 He crafted chains for the inner sanctuary and placed them on top of the pillars, attaching 100 pomegranates to each of the chains.
17 He put up the pillars in front of the Temple, one on the right side and one on the left, naming the one on the right Jachin and that on the left Boaz.
17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
17 (M)He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
17 Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the right and one on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin(z) and the one on the left Boaz.(aa)
17 He set up the pillars at the front of the Temple, one on the south side of the entrance and the other on the north side of the entrance. He named the south pillar Jachin and the north pillar Boaz.