1 A nd it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come 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 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.

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

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

3 T he vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house.

And 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.

4 A nd he made for the house windows with beveled frames.

And for the house he made windows broad within and narrow without.

5 A gainst the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it.

And 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.

6 T he lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple.

The 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.

7 A nd the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

And 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.

8 T he doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

The 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.

9 S o he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

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

10 A nd he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.

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

11 T hen the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying:

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

12 “ Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My word with you, which I spoke to your father David.

Concerning 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;

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

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

14 S o Solomon built the temple and finished it.

So Solomon built the house and finished it.

15 A nd he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.

¶ 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.

16 T hen he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

And 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.

17 A nd in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

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

18 T he inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen.

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

19 A nd he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.

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

20 T he inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar.

And 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.

21 S o Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

So 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.

22 T he whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

And 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.

23 I nside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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

24 O ne wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

And 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.

25 A nd the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape.

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

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

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

27 T hen he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

And 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.

28 A lso he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

29 T hen he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

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

30 A nd the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

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

31 F or the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.

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

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

The 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.

33 S o for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one-fourth of the wall.

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

34 A nd the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.

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

35 T hen he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.

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

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

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

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 the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month Zif.

38 A nd in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.

And 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.