1 S olomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all of it.

2 F or he built the house of the forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.

He 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.

3 I t was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams, that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.

And it was covered with cedar above the rooms that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row.

4 T here were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks.

There were three rows of special windows on one side, and three rows of windows on the other side.

5 A ll the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was facing window in three ranks.

All the doors and windows were as high as they were wide. And there were three rows of windows on each side.

6 H e made the porch of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits; with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them.

Then 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.

7 H e made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.

He 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.

8 H is house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch.

His 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.

9 A ll these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

All 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.

10 T he foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

The 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.

11 A bove were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.

Above this were stones of much worth, cut to go well into place, and cedar.

12 T he great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

The 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

13 K ing Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.

Now King Solomon brought Hiram from Tyre.

14 H e was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. He came to king Solomon, and performed all his work.

Hiram 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

15 F or he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.

He 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.

16 H e made two capitals of molten brass, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

He 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.

17 T here were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.

He 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.

18 S o he made the pillars; and there were two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars: and he did so for the other capital.

So Hiram made the pillars. There were two rows of pomegranates around each network, to cover the top pieces.

19 T he capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.

Now the top pieces on the pillars of the porch were made to look like lily flowers, as tall as a man.

20 T here were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital.

The 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.

21 H e set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.

He 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.

22 O n the top of the pillars was lily work: so the work of the pillars was finished.

The top pieces on the pillars were made to look like lily flowers. So the work of the pillars was finished. The Brass Pool

23 H e made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.

Now 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.

24 U nder its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

Gourds 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.

25 I t stood on 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 set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.

The 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.

26 I t was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.

The 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

27 H e made the ten bases of brass. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.

Then 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.

28 T he work of the bases was like this: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges;

This is how the stands were made. They had sides of the same length between the cross-pieces.

29 a nd on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.

On 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.

30 E very base had four bronze wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet of it had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each.

Each 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.

31 I ts mouth within the capital and above was a cubit. Its mouth was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its mouth were engravings, and their panels were square, not round.

Its 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.

32 T he four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

Under 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.

33 T he work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, and their rims, and their spokes, and their naves, were all of cast metal.

The 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.

34 T here were four supports at the four corners of each base. Its supports were of the base itself.

There were four pieces at the four corners of each stand to hold it up. These were of one piece with the stands.

35 I n the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were of the same.

A narrow piece went all the way around the top that held it up and the sides were of one piece.

36 O n the plates of its supports, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around.

He 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.

37 H e made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.

He made the ten stands like this. All of them were made alike. They had the same length, width and height, and looked the same.

38 H e made ten basins of brass. One basin contained forty baths; and every basin was four cubits; and on every one of the ten bases one basin.

He 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.

39 H e set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south.

Then 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.

40 H iram made the basins, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house:

Hiram 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.

41 t he two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;

He 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.

42 t he four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;

He 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.

43 t he ten bases; the ten basins on the bases;

He made the ten stands with the ten basins on top of them.

44 t he one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea;

He made the large basin and the twelve bulls under it.

45 t he pots; the shovels; and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished brass.

He 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.

46 T he king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

The king made them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.

47 S olomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the brass could not be determined.

Solomon did not weigh any of the objects, because there were too many. The weight of the brass was not known.

48 S olomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;

Solomon 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.

49 a nd the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;

He 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.

50 t he cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.

He 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.

51 T hus all the work that king Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.

So 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.