I Kings 6

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 Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah.

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

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.

⁴And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

⁵And against the wall of the house he built stories round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made side-chambers round about.

⁶The nethermost story was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house round about, that the beams should not have hold in the walls of the house.

⁷And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

⁸The door for the middle side-chambers was in the right side of the house: and they went up by winding stairs into the middle story, and out of the middle into the third.

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

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

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

¹²Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father.

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

¹⁴So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

¹⁵And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar: from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the house with boards of fir.

¹⁶And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls of the ceiling: he built them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

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

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

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

²⁰And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

²¹So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

²²And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²³And in the oracle he made two cherubim of 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.

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

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

²⁷And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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.

²⁸And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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

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

³¹And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³²So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

³³So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

³⁴and two doors of fir-wood: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

³⁵And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.

³⁶And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

³⁷In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.

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.

I Kings 6

¹And 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 yearin the month of Zif, it is the second monthof the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

²As to the house that king Solomon hath built for Jehovah, sixty cubits is its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height.

³As 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;

⁴and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

⁵And 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.

⁶The 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, withoutnot to lay hold on the walls of the house.

⁷And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought thither hath been built, and hammer, and the axeany instrument of ironwas not heard in the house, in its being built.

⁸The 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.

⁹And he buildeth the house, and completeth it, and covereth the house with beams and rows of cedars.

¹⁰And he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits is its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.

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

¹²`This house that thou art buildingif 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,

¹³and have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.'

¹⁴And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

¹⁵and 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.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it .

¹⁸And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.

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

²⁰And 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.

²¹And 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.

²²And 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.

²³And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;

²⁴and 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;

²⁵and ten by the cubit is the second cherub, one measure and one form are to the two cherubs,

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

²⁷and 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;

²⁸and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

²⁹and 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.

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

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

³²And 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.

³³And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.

³⁴And 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.

³⁵And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.

³⁶And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

³⁷In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

³⁸and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul that is the eighth monthhath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.