1 A nd 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 Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.

And 480 years after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the second month, Ziv, he began to build the Lord’s house.

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

The length of the house Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits, its breadth twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

3 A nd 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.

The length of the vestibule in front of the temple was twenty cubits, equal to the width of the house, and its depth in front of the house was ten cubits.

4 A nd for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

For the house he made narrow windows.

5 A nd against the wall of the house he built chambers 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 chambers running round the walls of the house both of the Holy Place and of the Holy of Holies; and he made side chambers all around.

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

The first story’s side chambers were five cubits wide, those of the middle story six cubits wide, and of the third story seven cubits wide; for around the outside of the wall of the house he made offsets in order that the supporting beams should not be thrust into the walls of the house.

7 A nd 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 in building.

When the house was being built, its stone was made ready at the quarry, and no hammer, ax, or tool of iron was heard in the house while it was in building.

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

The entrance to the lowest side chamber was on the right side of the house; and one went up winding stairs into the middle chamber and from the middle into the third.

9 S o he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

So Solomon built the temple building and finished it, and roofed the house with beams and boards of cedar.

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

Then he built the stories of chambers against all the house, each five cubits high; and it was joined to the house with timbers of cedar.

11 A nd 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 in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes, execute My precepts, and keep all My commandments to walk in them, then I will fulfill to you My promises which I made to David your father.

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

And I will dwell among the Israelites 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 A nd 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.

He built the walls of the house (the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies) within with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the inside with wood, and the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

16 A nd he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

He built twenty cubits of the rear of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the rafters; he built it within for the sanctuary, the Holy of Holies.

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

The house, that is, the temple in front of the Holy of Holies, was forty cubits long.

18 A nd the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

The cedar on the house within was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was visible.

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

And he prepared the Holy of Holies in the inner room in which to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

20 A nd the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

The Holy of Holies was twenty cubits in length, in breadth, and in height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the cedar altar.

21 S o Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across in front of the Holy of Holies and 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 by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the Holy of Holies he overlaid with gold.

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

Within the Holy of Holies he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

24 A nd 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.

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub and five cubits its other wing; from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

25 A nd the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

The wings of the other cherub were also ten cubits. Both cherubim were the same,

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

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

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 put the cherubim within the inner sanctuary. Their wings were stretched out, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall, and their inner wings touched in the midst of the room.

28 A nd he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

Solomon 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.

He carved all the walls of the house (these two holy rooms) round about with figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, within and without.

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

The floor of the house he overlaid with gold, inside and out.

31 A nd for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

For the Holy of Holies he made doors of olive wood; their entire width was one-fifth that of the wall.

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

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

33 S o also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

Also he made for the door of the Holy Place four-sided posts of olive wood.

34 A nd the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.

The two doors were of cypress wood; the two leaves of each door were folding.

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 them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, covered with gold evenly applied on the carved work.

36 A nd he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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

37 I n the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif:

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

38 A nd 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.

In the eleventh year, in Bul, the eighth month, the house was finished throughout according to all its specifications. So he was seven years in building it.