1 S olomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all of it.
And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.
2 H e built the house of the trees of Lebanon. It was as long as fifty long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man. It was built on four rows of cedar pillars, and large pieces of cedar wood lying on top of the pillars.
And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar-pillars, with cedar-beams upon the pillars;
3 A nd it was covered with cedar above the rooms that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.
and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
4 T here were three rows of special windows on one side, and three rows of windows on the other side.
And there were cross-beams in three rows, and window was against window in three ranks.
5 A ll the doors and windows were as high as they were wide. And there were three rows of windows on each side.
And all the doors and posts were square, with an architrave; and window was against window in three ranks.
6 T hen he made a room for walking through of large pillars. It was as long as twenty-five long steps, and as wide as fifteen long steps. There was a porch in front with pillars, and an overhead covering in front of them.
And he made the porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; and there was a porch in front of them; and there were pillars, and steps in front of them.
7 H e made a room for the throne, the room for judging. It was where he would decide between right and wrong. It was covered with cedar from the floor to the roof.
And he made the porch for the throne where he judged, the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
8 H is own house where he was to live, in the place behind the throne room, was built the same way. Solomon made a house like this room for Pharaoh’s daughter also, whom he had married.
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. And he made, like to this porch, a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken.
9 A ll these were made with stones of much worth, each one cut to be put into place. They were cut with saws, inside and outside, from the very base to the top of the roof, and from the outside to the largest room.
All these were of costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside as far as the great court.
10 T he base of the building was made with large stones of much worth. The stones were as long as five long steps, and four long steps.
And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
11 A bove this were stones of much worth, cut to go well into place, and cedar.
And above were costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, and cedar.
12 T he largest room had three rows of cut stone around it, and a row of cedar pieces. The same was around the open space in the house of the Lord, and the porch of the house. Hiram—the Able Workman
And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.
13 N ow King Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre.
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
14 H iram was the son of a woman whose husband had died, from the family of Naphtali. His father was a man of Tyre, who worked with brass. He was filled with wisdom and understanding and much learning for doing any work with brass. So he came to King Solomon, and did all his work. The Two Brass Pillars
He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was full of wisdom and understanding and knowledge, to do all kinds of works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and made all his work.
15 H e made the two pillars of brass. One of them was five times taller than a man. And the length around each of them was as far as six long steps.
And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.
16 H e made two top pieces of melted brass to set on the tops of the pillars. One piece to go on top was as tall as a man can raise his hand. And the other piece to go on top was as tall as a man can raise his hand.
And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;
17 H e made nets of network and turned strings of chain-work for the pieces on top of the pillars. There were seven for one top piece, and seven for the other.
nets of checker-work, wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.
18 S o Hiram made the pillars. There were two rows of pomegranates around each network, to cover the top pieces.
And he made pomegranates, namely two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars; and so he did for the other capital.
19 N ow the top pieces on the pillars of the porch were made to look like lily flowers, as tall as a man.
And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits.
20 T he top pieces were upon the two pillars, and above the round part beside the network. There were 200 pomegranates in rows around both top pieces.
And the capitals upon the two pillars, above also, close to the enlargement which was behind the network, had two hundred pomegranates in rows round about, on the other capital.
21 H e set up the pillars at the porch of the house. He set up the right pillar and called it Jachin. And he set up the left pillar and called it Boaz.
And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.
22 T he top pieces on the pillars were made to look like lily flowers. So the work of the pillars was finished. The Brass Pool
And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was finished.
23 N ow he made a large brass water pool. It was round, and as wide as five long steps. It was as tall as a man can raise his hand. And the length around it was as far as fifteen long steps.
And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.
24 G ourds went around the top of the pool. There were ten of them for every cubit. The gourds were in two rows, and made right in with the pool.
And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast.
25 T he pool stood on the backs of twelve bulls made of brass. Three looked to the north. Three looked to the west. Three looked to the south. And three looked to the east. The water was set on top of them, and their back parts turned toward the center.
It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
26 T he side of the pool was as far through as the width of a man’s open hand. Its round top was made like the top of a cup, like a lily flower. It could hold 2, 000 bottles of water. The Brass Stands
And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim was like the work of the brim of a cup, with lily-blossoms; it held two thousand baths.
27 T hen he made the ten stands of brass. Each stand was as long as two long steps, as wide as two long steps, and as high as a man’s neck.
And he made ten bases of brass: four cubits was the length of one base, and the breadth four cubits, and the height three cubits.
28 T his is how the stands were made. They had sides of the same length between the cross-pieces.
And the work of the bases was this: they had panels, and the panels were between the fillets.
29 O n the side pieces between the cross-pieces were lions, bulls and cherubim. On the side pieces, both above and below the lions and bulls, there were round pieces of hanging work.
And on the panels that were between the fillets were lions, oxen and cherubim; and over the fillets there was a base above; and beneath the lions and oxen were garlands of festoon-work.
30 E ach stand had four brass wheels on straight pieces of brass. At the four corners were pieces to hold up the basin. These pieces were made of melted brass with round pieces at each side.
And every base had four wheels of brass, and axles of brass; and on its four corners were shoulder-pieces: under the laver were shoulder-pieces molten, behind every garland.
31 I ts opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit. It was round like a pillar, one and a half cubits deep. There were pictures cut on its opening. And their sides were not round, but had four sides of the same length.
And the mouth of it within the crown and above was a cubit; and its mouth was rounded, the work of the base, a cubit and a half; and also upon its mouth was sculpture; but their panels were square, not round.
32 U nder the sides were the four wheels. The pieces that held the wheels were on the stand. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits.
And the four wheels were under the panels; and the supports of the wheels were in the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
33 T he wheels were made like the wheel of a war-wagon. The straight pieces which held the wheels, the outside of the wheels, their crosspieces and their center pieces were all made of one piece of brass.
And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their supports, and their rims, and their spokes and their naves were all molten.
34 T here were four pieces at the four corners of each stand to hold it up. These were of one piece with the stands.
And there were four shoulder-pieces to the four corners of one base; of the base itself were its shoulder-pieces.
35 A narrow piece went all the way around the top that held it up and the sides were of one piece.
And in the top of the base there was a circular elevation of half a cubit round about; and on the top of the base its stays and its panels were of the same.
36 H e cut pictures of cherubim, lions and palm trees in the plates of the parts that held it up and on its sides, where there was room. And there were pictures all around.
And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its panels cherubim, lions and palm-trees, according to the space upon each; and garlands were round about.
37 H e made the ten stands like this. All of them were made alike. They had the same length, width and height, and looked the same.
After this he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, one form.
38 H e made ten basins of brass. One basin held 40 bottles of water. Each one was as wide as two long steps. And one basin was on each of the ten stands.
And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; every laver was four cubits; upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
39 T hen he put the stands in place. Five were on the south side of the house, and five were on the north side of the house. And he set the large basin of brass on the southeast corner of the house.
And he put the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, over against the south.
40 H iram made the basins, and the objects for digging, and the pots. So Hiram finished doing all the work for King Solomon in the house of the Lord.
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls. So Hiram ended doing all the work that he made for king Solomon the house of Jehovah:
41 H e made the two pillars, and the two pots of the top pieces on the top of the two pillars. And he made the two networks to cover the two pots of the pieces on top of the pillars.
two pillars, and the globes of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, two; and the two networks, to cover the two globes of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;
42 H e made the 400 pomegranates for the two networks. There were two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two pots of the pieces on top of the pillars.
and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two globes of the capitals which were upon the pillars;
43 H e made the ten stands with the ten basins on top of them.
and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;
44 H e made the large basin and the twelve bulls under it.
and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;
45 H e made the pails, the objects for digging, and the pots. All these things which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were made of shining brass.
and the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls. And all these things, which Hiram made king Solomon for the house of Jehovah, were of bright brass.
46 T he king made them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zaretan.
47 S olomon did not weigh any of the objects, because there were too many. The weight of the brass was not known.
And Solomon left all the vessels from their exceeding number; the weight of the brass was not ascertained.
48 S olomon made all the holy things which were in the house of the Lord. He made the gold altar and the gold table for the bread before the Lord.
And Solomon made all the vessels that were the house of Jehovah: the golden altar; and the table of gold, whereon was the shewbread;
49 H e made the lamp-stands of pure gold. There were five on the right side and five on the left side, in front of the most holy place. He made the flowers and the lamps and their objects out of gold.
and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,
50 H e made the cups, the objects to put out the lamps, the pots, the dishes for special perfume, and the fire-holders, of pure gold. He made the hinges of gold, for the doors of the most holy place and for the doors of the house.
and the basons, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, for the folding-doors of the inner house, the most holy place, for the doors of the house, of the temple.
51 S o all the work that King Solomon did in the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which had been set apart by his father David, the silver and the gold and the holy things. He put them in the store-houses of the house of the Lord.
And all the work was finished that king Solomon made for the house of Jehovah. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated; the silver and the gold and the vessels he put among the treasures of the house of Jehovah.