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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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,

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

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

He garnished 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 overlaid also the house, the beams, the thresholds, and 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;

He 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.

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. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

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

In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they 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.

The 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.

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.

The 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.

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 out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.