1 T hen Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

Then 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.

2 H e began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

Solomon began to build on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule.

3 N ow these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.

He 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.

4 T he porch that was in front, its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

The 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.

5 T he greater house he made a ceiling with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

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

6 H e garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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

7 H e overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

He 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.

8 H e made the most holy house: its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

He 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.

9 T he weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

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

10 I n the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

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

11 T he wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

The 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.

12 T he wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.

The 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.

13 T he wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

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

14 H e made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

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

15 A lso he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

He 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.

16 H e made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

For 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.

17 H e set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.

He 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.