1 A nd 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,

Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David his father, in the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 a nd he beginneth to build in the second, in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

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

3 A nd 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.

Now these are the measurements for the foundations which Solomon laid for the house of God. The length in cubits by the former measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

4 A s 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.

The porch or vestibule across the front of the house was the same length as the house’s breadth, twenty cubits, and the height 120 cubits. He overlaid it inside with pure gold.

5 A nd 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,

And the greater house (the Holy Place) he lined with cypress and overlaid it with fine gold and made palm trees and chains on it.

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

And he adorned the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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

He lined the house (the Holy Place), its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.

8 A nd 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;

He made the Most Holy Place, its length equaling the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.

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

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he lined the upper chambers with gold.

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

And in the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of image work, and they were overlaid with gold.

11 a s 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.

And the wings of the cherubim extended twenty cubits: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, and its other wing of five cubits touched the other cherub’s wing.

12 A nd 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.

And of the other cherub one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also five cubits, joined the wing of the first cherub.

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

The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits; the cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place.

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

And he made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson colors, and fine linen, and embroidered cherubim on it.

15 A nd 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.

Before the house he made two pillars, 35 cubits high, with a capital on the top of each which was five cubits.

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

He made chains like a necklace and put them on the heads of the pillars, and he made 100 pomegranates and put them on the chains.

17 A nd 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.

He erected the pillars before the temple, one on the right, the other on the left, and called the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.