1 N ow 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.

And 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 year -- in the month of Zif, it the second month -- of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.

2 A s 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.

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

3 T he 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.

As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit its breadth on the front of the house;

4 A lso for the house he made windows with artistic frames.

and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

5 A gainst 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.

And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.

6 T he 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.

The lowest couch, five by the cubit its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit its breadth, for withdrawings he hath put to the house round about, without -- not to lay hold on the walls of the house.

7 T he 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.

And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought hath been built, and hammer, and the axe -- any instrument of iron -- was not heard in the house, in its being built.

8 T he 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.

The opening of the middle side 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.

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

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

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

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

11 N ow the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying,

And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,

12 “ 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.

`This house that thou art building -- if 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,

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

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

14 S o Solomon built the house and finished it.

And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;

15 T hen 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.

and 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.

16 H e 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.

And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 T he 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.

And before the oracle twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.

21 S o 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.

And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.

22 H e 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.

And 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.

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

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

24 F ive 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.

and five cubits 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;

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

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

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

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

27 H e 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.

and 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 unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

28 H e also overlaid the cherubim with gold.

and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

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

and 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.

30 H e overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inner and outer sanctuaries.

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

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

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

32 S o 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.

And the two doors 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.

33 S o also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive wood

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

34 a nd 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.

And the two doors of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.

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

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

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

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

37 I n the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of Ziv.

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

38 I n 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.

and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul -- the eighth month -- hath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.