1 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.

1And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord.

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.

2And the house, which king Solomon built to the Lord, was threescore cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in height.

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.

3And there was a porch before the temple, of twenty cubits in length, according to the measure of the breadth of the temple: and it was ten cubits in breadth, before the face of the temple.

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

4And he made in the temple oblique windows.

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.

5And upon the wall of the temple, he built floors round about, in the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle, and he made chambers in the sides 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.

6The floor that was underneath was five cubits in breadth, and the middle floor was six cubits in breadth, and the third floor was seven cubits in breadth. And he put beams in the house round about on the outside, that they might not be fastened in the walls of the temple.

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.

7And the house, when it was in building, was built of stones, hewed and made ready: so that there was neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house when 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.

8The door, for the middle side, was on the right hand of the house: and by winding stairs they went up to the middle room, and from the middle to the third.

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

9So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs 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.

10And he built a floor over all the house, five cubits in height, and he covered the house with timber of cedar.

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

11And the word of the Lord came to Solomon,

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.

12As for this house, which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, walking in them, I will fulfil my word to thee, which I spoke to David thy father.

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

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

14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

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.

15And he built the walls of the house on the inside, with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the top of the walls, and to the roofs, he covered it with boards of cedar on the inside: and he covered the floor of the house with planks 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.

16And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies.

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

17And the temple itself, before the doors of 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.

18And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought, and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all.

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

19And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

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.

20Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered it, and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered 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.

21And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of 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.

22And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: the whole altar of the oracle he covered also with gold.

23And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

23And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

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.

24One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

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

25The second cherub also was ten cubits: and the measure, and the work was the same in both the cherubims:

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

26That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner 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.

27And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.

28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

28And he overlaid the cherubims 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.

29And all the walls of the temple round about he carved with divers figures and carvings: and he made in them cherubims and palm trees, and divers representations, as it were standing out, and coming forth from the wall.

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

30And the floor of the house he also 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.

31And in the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors of olive tree, and posts of five corners,

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.

32And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting; and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things, with gold.

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

33And he made in the entrance of the temple posts of olive tree foursquare:

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.

34And two doors of fir tree, one of each side: and each door was double, and so opened with folding leaves.

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

35And he carved cherubims, and palm trees, and carved work standing very much out: and he overlaid all with golden plates in square work by rule.

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

36And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

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

37In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded, in the month Zio:

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 in the eleventh year, in the month Bul. (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.