1 T hen Solomon began to build the Lord’s house in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah. It was there that the Lord had shown Himself to his father David. It was the place that David had chosen, on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

And Solomon beginneth to build the house of Jehovah, in Jerusalem, in the mount of Moriah, where He appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite,

2 S olomon began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule.

and he beginneth to build in the second, in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

3 H e laid the base for building the house of God. It was thirty long steps, using the old way to find the length. And it was ten long steps wide.

And these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length cubits by the former measure sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

4 T he porch in front of the house was as long as the house was wide, ten long steps. It was thirty-three times taller than a man. And he covered the inside with pure gold.

As to the porch that on the front, the length by the front of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height a hundred and twenty, and he overlayeth it within with pure gold.

5 H e covered the large room with cypress wood, and covered that with fine gold. Then he made palm trees and chains on it.

And the large house he hath covered with fir-trees, and he doth cover it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on it palms and chains,

6 H e put stones of much worth on the house for beauty. And the gold was from Parvaim.

and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold gold of Parvaim,

7 H e covered the house with gold. He covered its cross-pieces, its door-ways, its walls, and its doors. And he cut pictures of cherubim on the walls.

and he covereth the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold, and hath graved cherubs on the walls.

8 H e made the most holy place. It was as long as the house was wide, ten long steps. And it was as wide as ten long steps. He covered it with fine gold weighing as much as 600 men.

And he maketh the most holy house: its length by the front of the breadth of the house twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits, and he covereth it with good gold, to six hundred talents;

9 T he nails weighed as much as fifty pieces of gold. He covered the rooms on the second floor with gold also.

and the weight of the nails fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.

10 T hen he made two cherubim of wood in the most holy place, and covered them with gold.

And he maketh in the most holy house two cherubs, image work, and he overlayeth them with gold;

11 T he wings of the cherubim spread as far as ten long steps. The wing of one was as long as three steps, and touched the wall of the house. Its other wing was as long as three steps, and touched the wing of the other cherub.

as to the wings of the cherubs, their length twenty cubits, the wing of the one five cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.

12 T he wing of the other cherub was as long as three steps, and touched the wall of the house. Its other wing was as long as three steps, and was joined to the wing of the first cherub.

And the wing of the other cherub five cubits touching the wall of the house, and the other wing five cubits, adhering to the wing of the other cherub.

13 T he wings of these cherubim spread as far as ten long steps. And they stood on their feet with their faces toward the holy place.

The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces inward.

14 H e made the curtain of blue, purple and red cloth and fine linen. And he worked cherubim on it.

And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to go up on it.

15 H e made two pillars in front of the house that were ten times taller than a man. The top piece of each one was as tall as a man can raise his hand.

And he maketh at the front of the house two pillars, thirty and five cubits in length, and the ornament that on their heads five cubits.

16 F or the inside holy place he made chains, and put them on the tops of the pillars. Then he made 100 pomegranates and put them on the chains.

And he maketh chains in the oracle, and putteth on the heads of the pillars, and maketh a hundred pomegranates, and putteth on the chains.

17 H e put up the pillars in front of the house of God. One was on the right and the other was on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin, and the one on the left Boaz.

And he raiseth up the pillars on the front of the temple, one on the right, and one on the left, and calleth the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.