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 in the Mount Moriah which had been shown unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor 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 he began to build in 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 on which Solomon founded the building of the house of God. The first measurement was the length of sixty cubits and the breadth of 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.

And the porch that was in the front of the length was of twenty cubits, according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was one hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within 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 he covered with fir wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

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

And he also covered 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.

Thus did he cover the house, its beams, its posts, its walls, and its 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;

And he made the house of the holy of holies, its length was twenty cubits, according to the breadth of the house, and its breadth was twenty cubits, and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

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

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid 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 inside the house of the holy of holies he made two cherubim of figured work and overlaid them 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 were twenty cubits long; one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

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 one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other 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 spread themselves forth twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

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 and purple and crimson and fine linen and wrought cherubim thereon.

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.

Also he made in front of the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them 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.

And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars and made one hundred 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.

And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left, and called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz.