1 I n the 480th year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, 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 T he house which King Solomon built for the Lord was as long as thirty long steps, as wide as ten long steps, and eight times taller than a man.

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 A ll along the front of the House of God was a porch ten long steps long and five long steps wide. It was as long as the house was wide.

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 H e made windows for the house with beautiful cross-pieces.

and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

5 H e made a building of rooms against the outer walls of three sides of the house. These rooms were three floors high.

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 bottom floor was as wide as three steps. The second floor was as wide as three long steps. And the third floor was as wide as four steps. For around the outside of the house he made places for the large wood cross-pieces to rest on. That way they would not need to be put into holes 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 was built of stone that was cut at the place where it was taken from the ground. There was no noise of a hammer or an ax or any iron object 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 door for the first floor room was on the right side of the house. They would go up steps to the second floor, and from the second 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 made the roof of the house of large pieces of cedar wood.

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

10 H e built the three floors against the outside wall of the house. Each one was as high as a man could raise his hand. They were joined to the house with big pieces of cedar wood.

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 “ If you obey My Laws and keep My Word, then I will keep My promise with you, which I spoke to your father David about this house you are building.

`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 live among the sons of Israel. And I will not leave My people Israel alone.”

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 H e built the walls of the house on the inside with pieces of cedar wood. He put wood over the inside walls from the floor of the house to the roof. And he put pieces of cypress wood over the floor of the house.

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 A n inside room called the most holy place was built in the back part of the house with pieces of cedar wood, from the floor to the roof and as wide as ten long steps.

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 rest of the house, the center room in front of the most holy place, was as long as twenty long steps.

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

18 T here was cedar on the house within, cut to look like gourds and open flowers. It was all cedar. No stone was 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 built the most holy place inside the house, in which to put the special box of the agreement.

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 most holy place was as long as ten long steps, as wide as ten long steps, and more than five times taller than a man. He covered it with pure gold. And he covered 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 olomon covered the inside of the house with pure gold. He crossed the front of the most holy place with chains of gold, and he covered 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 covered the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. And he covered the whole altar by the most holy place 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 I n the most holy place he made two cherubim of olive wood. Each one was almost three times taller than a man.

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

24 O ne wing of the cherub was as long as three steps. And the other wing of the cherub was as long as three steps. It was as far as five long steps from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing.

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 I t was as much as five long steps between the ends of the wings of the other cherub also. Both the cherubim were the same height, length and width, and they looked alike.

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

26 E ach of the cherubim was almost three times taller than a man.

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

27 H e put the cherubim in the most holy place of the house. The wings of the cherubim were spread out. The wing of the one cherub 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 covered the cherubim with gold.

and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

29 T hen he cut pictures in all the walls around the house to look like cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, in the center room and the most holy place.

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 covered the floor of the house with gold, in the center room and the most holy place.

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

31 H e made doors of olive wood for the most holy place. The top and sides of the door had five sides.

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

32 H e cut pictures in the two doors of olive wood, to look like cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and covered them with gold. 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 F or the doorway of the center room he made four-sided side pieces 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. Each door had two moving parts.

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 O n them he cut pictures of cherubim, palm trees and open flowers. And he covered the pictures with an even covering of gold.

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

36 H e built the inside place with three rows of cut stone and one row of large pieces of cedar wood.

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 base of the house 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, the eighth month, all the parts of the house were finished just as all the plans had been made. Solomon took seven years to build 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.