1 ¶ And it came to pass in the year four hundred and eighty after the sons of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the beginning of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came 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 began to build the house of the Lord.

2 A nd the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.

As for the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits and its width twenty cubits and its height thirty cubits.

3 A nd the porch before the temple of the house was twenty cubits long, according to the width of the house; and its width was ten cubits before the house.

The porch in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits in length, corresponding to the width of the house, and its depth along the front of the house was ten cubits.

4 A nd for the house he made windows broad within and narrow without.

Also for the house he made windows with artistic frames.

5 A nd against the wall of the house, he built wings round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers round about.

Against the wall of the house he built stories encompassing the walls of the house around both the nave and the inner sanctuary; thus he made side chambers all around.

6 T he lower wing was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide, for without in the wall of the house, he had made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

The lowest story was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around in order that the beams would not be inserted in the walls of the house.

7 A nd the house, when it was built, was put together of perfect stones made ready before they were brought there; so that there was no hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was being built.

The house, while it was being built, was built of stone prepared at the quarry, and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any iron tool heard in the house while it was being built.

8 T he door for the middle wing was in the right side of the house; and they went up with winding stairs into the middle wing and out of the middle into the third.

The doorway for the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and they would go up by winding stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

9 S o he built the house and finished it and covered the house with work of cedar placed in order.

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

10 A nd then he built the wing against all the house, five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

He also built the stories against the whole house, each five cubits high; and they were fastened to the house with timbers of cedar.

11 ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying,

12 C oncerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes and execute my rights and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will perform my word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father;

“ Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word with you which I spoke to David your father.

13 a nd I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.

I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”

14 S o Solomon built the house and finished it.

So Solomon built the house and finished it.

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

Then he built the walls of the house on the inside with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the ceiling he overlaid the walls on the inside with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

16 A nd he built twenty cubits on the end of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar; and he built an oracle in the house, which is the holy of holies.

He built twenty cubits on the rear part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling; he built them for it on the inside as an inner sanctuary, even as the most holy place.

17 A nd the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.

18 A nd the cedar of the house within was carved with wild gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.

There was cedar on the house within, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers; all was cedar, there was no stone seen.

19 A nd he prepared the oracle in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Then he prepared an inner sanctuary within the house in order to place there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

20 A nd the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits wide and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold and likewise covered the altar which was of cedar.

The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.

21 S o Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and he closed the door of the oracle with chains of gold, and he overlaid it with gold.

So Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold. And he drew chains of gold across the front of the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

22 A nd the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house; also the whole altar that was in front of the oracle he overlaid with gold.

He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar which was by the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

23 A nd within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

Also in the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

24 A nd one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits; from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits.

25 L ikewise, the other cherub was ten cubits, for both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

The other cherub was ten cubits; both the cherubim were of the same measure and the same form.

26 T he height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

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

27 A nd he set the cherubims within the inner house, and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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.

He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.

28 A nd he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

29 A nd he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.

Then he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inner and outer sanctuaries.

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

He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inner and outer sanctuaries.

31 A nd at the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and side posts had five sides.

For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts.

32 T he two doors were of olive wood, and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers and overlaid them with gold and covered the cherubims and the palm trees with gold.

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

33 I n the same manner he made posts of olive wood at the entrance of the temple with four sides.

So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood

34 T he two doors were of fir; the two sides of the one door were rounded, and the two leaves of the other door were rounded.

and two doors of cypress wood; the two leaves of the one door turned on pivots, and the two leaves of the other door turned on pivots.

35 A nd he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work.

36 A nd he built the inner court with three orders of hewed stone and an order of cedar beams.

He built the inner court with three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams.

37 I n the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month Zif.

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

38 A nd in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and with everything necessary. So he was seven years in building it.

In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.