1 Kings 6

1And it came to pass in the fourH702 hundredH3967 and eightieth yearH8141 after the children of IsraelH3478 wereH1961 come out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the fourthH7243 yearH8141 of Solomon’s reignH4427 over IsraelH3478, in the monthH2320 ZivH2099, which is the secondH8145 monthH2320, that he began to buildH1129 the houseH1004 of Jehovah. 2And the houseH1004 which kingH4428 SolomonH8010 builtH1129 for Jehovah, the lengthH753 thereof was threescore cubitsH520, and the breadthH7341 thereof twentyH6242 cubitsH520, and the heightH6967 thereof thirtyH7970 cubitsH520. 3And the porchH197 before the temple of the houseH1004, twentyH6242 cubitsH520 was the lengthH753 thereof, according to the breadthH7341 of the houseH1004; and tenH6235 cubitsH520 was the breadthH7341 thereof before the houseH1004. 4And for the houseH1004 he madeH6213 windowsH2474 of fixed lattice-work. 5And against the wallH7023 of the houseH1004 he builtH1129 stories roundH5439 about, against the wallsH7023 of the houseH1004 roundH5439 about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he madeH6213 side-chambers roundH5439 about. 6The nethermost story was fiveH2568 cubitsH520 broad, and the middleH8484 was sixH8337 cubitsH520 broad, and the thirdH7992 was sevenH7651 cubitsH520 broad; for on the outsideH2351 he madeH5414 offsets in the wallH7023 of the houseH1004 roundH5439 about, that the beams should not have holdH270 in the wallsH7023 of the houseH1004. 7And the houseH1004, when it was in buildingH1129, was builtH1129 of stoneH68 made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammerH4717 nor axeH1631 nor any tool of ironH1270 heardH8085 in the houseH1004, while it was in buildingH1129. 8The doorH6607 for the middleH8484 side-chambers was in the rightH3233 sideH3802 of the houseH1004: and they wentH5927 up by winding stairs into the middleH8484 story, and out of the middleH8484 into the thirdH7992. 9So he builtH1129 the houseH1004, and finishedH3615 it; and he coveredH5603 the houseH1004 with beams and planks of cedar. 10And he builtH1129 the stories against all the houseH1004, each fiveH2568 cubitsH520 high: and they rested on the houseH1004 with timber of cedarH730.

11And the wordH1697 of Jehovah came to SolomonH8010, sayingH559, 12ConcerningH413 this houseH1004 which thou art buildingH1129, if thou wilt walk in my statutesH2708, and execute mine ordinancesH4941, and keepH8104 all my commandmentsH4687 to walk in them; then will I establishH6965 my wordH1697 with thee, which I spake unto DavidH1732 thy fatherH1. 13And I will dwellH7931 among the children of IsraelH3478, and will not forsakeH5800 my peopleH5971 IsraelH3478.

14So SolomonH8010 builtH1129 the houseH1004, and finishedH3615 it. 15And he builtH1129 the wallsH7023 of the houseH1004 within with boardsH6763 of cedarH730: from the floorH7172 of the houseH1004 unto the wallsH7023 of the ceiling, he covered them on the insideH1004 with woodH6086; and he covered the floorH7172 of the houseH1004 with boardsH6763 of firH1265. 16And he builtH1129 twentyH6242 cubitsH520 on the hinder partH3411 of the houseH1004 with boardsH6763 of cedarH730 from the floorH7172 unto the wallsH7023 of the ceiling: he builtH1129 them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holyH6944 placeH6944. 17And the houseH1004, that is, the temple before the oracle, wasH1961 fortyH705 cubitsH520 long. 18And there was cedarH730 on the houseH1004 within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedarH730; there was no stoneH68 seenH7200. 19And he preparedH3559 an oracle in the midstH8432 of the houseH1004 within, to setH5414 there the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of Jehovah. 20And within the oracle was a space of twentyH6242 cubitsH520 in lengthH753, and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 in breadthH7341, and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 in the heightH6967 thereof; and he overlaidH6823 it with pureH5462 goldH2091: and he covered the altarH4196 with cedarH730. 21So SolomonH8010 overlaidH6823 the houseH1004 within with pureH5462 goldH2091: and he drew chains of goldH2091 across before the oracle; and he overlaidH6823 it with goldH2091. 22And the whole houseH1004 he overlaidH6823 with goldH2091, until all the houseH1004 was finishedH8552: also the whole altarH4196 that belonged to the oracle he overlaidH6823 with goldH2091.

23And in the oracle he madeH6213 twoH8147 cherubimH3742 of olive-wood, each tenH6235 cubitsH520 high. 24And fiveH2568 cubitsH520 was the oneH259 wingH3671 of the cherubH3742, and fiveH2568 cubitsH520 the other wingH3671 of the cherubH3742: from the uttermost part of the oneH259 wingH3671 unto the uttermost part of the other were tenH6235 cubitsH520. 25And the other cherubH3742 was tenH6235 cubitsH520: both the cherubimH3742 were of oneH259 measure and oneH259 form. 26The heightH6967 of the oneH259 cherubH3742 was tenH6235 cubitsH520, and soH3651 was it of the other cherubH3742. 27And he setH5414 the cherubimH3742 within the innerH6442 houseH1004; and the wingsH3671 of the cherubimH3742 were stretched forth, so that the wingH3671 of the oneH259 touchedH5060 the oneH259 wallH7023, and the wingH3671 of the other cherubH3742 touchedH5060 the other wallH7023; and their wingsH3671 touchedH5060 oneH259 another in the midstH8432 of the houseH1004. 28And he overlaidH6823 the cherubimH3742 with goldH2091.

29And he carved all the wallsH7023 of the houseH1004 roundH4524 about with carved figures of cherubimH3742 and palm-trees and open flowers, within and without. 30And the floorH7172 of the houseH1004 he overlaidH6823 with goldH2091, within and without. 31And for the entranceH6607 of the oracle he madeH6213 doorsH1817 of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifthH2549 partH2549 of the wall. 32So he made twoH8147 doorsH1817 of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubimH3742 and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaidH6823 them with goldH2091; and he spread the goldH2091 upon the cherubimH3742, and upon the palm-trees. 33SoH3651 also madeH6213 he for the entranceH6607 of the templeH1964 door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourthH7243 part of the wall; 34and twoH8147 doorsH1817 of fir-wood: the twoH8147 leaves of the oneH259 doorH1817 were folding, and the twoH8147 leaves of the other doorH1817 were folding. 35And he carved thereon cherubimH3742 and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaidH6823 them with goldH2091 fitted upon the graven work. 36And he builtH1129 the innerH6442 courtH2691 with threeH7969 courses of hewnH1496 stoneH1496, and a course of cedarH730 beamsH3773.

37In the fourthH7243 yearH8141 was the foundation of the houseH1004 of Jehovah laid, in the monthH3391 ZivH2099. 38And in the eleventh yearH8141, in the monthH2320 Bul, which is the eighthH8066 monthH2320, was the houseH1004 finishedH3615 throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he sevenH7651 yearsH8141 in buildingH1129 it.