1 T hen Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Then Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 H e began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. Dimensions and Materials of the Temple

He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

3 N ow these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

4 T he porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.

The porch that was in front, its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

5 H e overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

The greater house he made a ceiling with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

6 F urther, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

7 H e also overlaid the house with gold—the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.

He overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

8 N ow he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents.

He made the most holy house: its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

9 T he weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

10 T hen he made two sculptured cherubim in the room of the holy of holies and overlaid them with gold.

In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

11 T he wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits; the wing of one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub.

The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

12 T he wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits was attached to the wing of the first cherub.

The wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

13 T he wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet facing the main room.

The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

14 H e made the veil of violet, purple, crimson and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.

He made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

15 H e also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits.

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

16 H e made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains.

He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

17 H e erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.

He set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.