Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 3

(1 Kings 6:1–4)

1Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010beganוַיָּ֣חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389on Mountבְּהַר֙be.HarH2022Moriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הha.Mo.ri.YahH4179,whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDhad appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200to his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֣ידle.da.VidH1732. This wasthe place thatבִּמְק֣וֹםbim.KomH4725Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had preparedהֵכִין֙he.KhinH3559on the threshing floorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

2Solomonbeganוַ֠יָּחֶלVai.ya.chelH2490constructionלִבְנ֞וֹתliv.NotH1129on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayof the secondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יba.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320in the fourthאַרְבַּ֖ע'ar.Ba'H702yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

3וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428The foundationהוּסַ֣דhu.SadH3245that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010laidלִבְנ֖וֹתliv.NotH1129אֶת־'et-H853for the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wassixtyשִׁשִּׁ֔יםshi.ShimH8346cubitsאַמּ֞וֹת'a.MotH520longהָאֹ֡רֶךְha.'O.rekhH753and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520wideוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,according to the oldהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ha.ri.sho.NahH7223standardבַּמִּדָּ֤הba.mi.DahH4060אַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

4The porticoוְהָאוּלָ֡םve.ha.'u.LamH197אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834atעַל־'al-H5921the frontפְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְpe.Nei ha.'O.rekhH6440 H753,extending acrossעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520long andמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitshighוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּve.ha.GoahH1363.He overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823the insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmi.pe.Ni.mahH6441with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

The Temple’s Interior

(1 Kings 6:14–22)

5וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853He paneledחִפָּה֙chi.PahH2645the mainהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419roomהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086cypressבְּרוֹשִׁ֔יםbe.ro.ShimH1265,which he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּvay.cha.Pe.huH2645with fineט֑וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and decoratedוַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יוvai.Ya.'al 'a.LavH5927 H5921with palm treesתִּמֹרִ֖יםti.mo.RimH8561and chainsוְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃ve.shar.she.RotH8333.

6He adornedוַיְצַ֧ףvay.TzafH6823אֶת־'et-H853the templeהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with preciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68for beautyלְתִפְאָ֑רֶתle.tif.'A.retH8597,and its goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בve.ha.za.HavH2091wasזְהַ֥בze.HavH2091from Parvaimפַּרְוָֽיִם׃par.Va.yimH6516.

7He overlaidוַיְחַ֨ףvay.ChafH2645אֶת־'et-H853itsהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004beamsהַקֹּר֧וֹתha.ko.RotH6982,thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֛יםha.si.PimH5592,wallsוְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יוve.ki.ro.TavH7023,and doorsוְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוve.dal.to.TavH1817with goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and he carvedוּפִתַּ֥חu.fi.TachH6605cherubimכְּרוּבִ֖יםke.ru.VimH3742onעַל־'al-H5921the wallsהַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סha.ki.RotH7023.

8Then he madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the Most HolyH6944Placeבֵּֽית־beit-H1004;its lengthאָרְכּ֞וֹ'a.re.KoH753corresponded toעַל־ פְּנֵ֤י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the widthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004—twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longand twentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520wideוְרָחְבּ֖וֹve.ra.che.BoH7341.And he overlaidוַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙vay.cha.Pe.huH2645the insidewith sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967talentsלְכִכָּרִ֖יםle.khi.ka.RimH3603of fineט֔וֹבTovH2896goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

9The weightוּמִשְׁקָ֛לu.mish.KalH4948of the nailsלְמִסְמְר֥וֹתle.mis.me.RotH4548was fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsלִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlish.ka.LimH8255of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091.He also overlaidחִפָּ֥הchi.PahH2645the upper roomsוְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.li.YotH5944with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

The Cherubim

(1 Kings 6:23–30)

10In the Most HolyH6944Placeבְּבֵֽית־be.veit-H1004he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147cherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742of sculpturedצַעֲצֻעִ֑יםtza.'a.tzu.'ImH6816workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639,and he overlaidוַיְצַפּ֥וּvay.tza.PuH6823themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

11The totalאָרְכָּ֖ם'a.re.KamH753wingspanוְכַנְפֵי֙ve.khan.FeiH3671of the cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520.One wingכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of the firstהָאֶחָ֜דha.'e.ChadH259cherub wasfiveחָמֵ֗שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsלְאַמּ֣וֹתle.'a.MotH520longand touchedמַגַּ֙עַת֙ma.Ga.'atH5060the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the templeהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and its otherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671wasfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520longand touchedמַגִּ֕יעַma.Gi.a'H5060the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of the otherהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

12The wingוּכְנַ֨ףu.khe.NafH3671of the secondהָאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֤וּבha.ke.RuvH3742also measuredfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520and touchedמַגִּ֖יעַma.Gi.a'H5060the wallלְקִ֣ירle.KirH7023of the templeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,while its otherהָאַחֶ֙רֶת֙ha.'a.Che.retH312wingוְהַכָּנָ֤ףve.ha.ka.NafH3671measuredfiveחָמֵ֔שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520and touchedדְּבֵקָ֕הde.ve.KahH1695the wingלִכְנַ֖ףlikh.NafH3671of the firstהָאַחֵֽר׃ha.'a.CherH312cherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

13So the total wingspanכַּנְפֵי֙ פֹּֽרְשִׂ֖יםkan.Fei po.re.SimH3671 H6566of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֣יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֑ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520.Theyוְהֵ֛םve.HemH1992stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975onעַל־'al-H5921their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םrag.lei.HemH7272,facingוּפְנֵיהֶ֥םu.fe.nei.HemH6440the main roomלַבָּֽיִת׃ סla.Ba.yitH1004.

The Veil and Pillars

(1 Kings 7:13–22)

14He madeוַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙vai.Ya.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853the veilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532of blueתְּכֵ֥לֶתte.Khe.letH8504,purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֖ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713,and crimson yarnוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758and fine linenוּב֑וּץu.VutzH948,with cherubimכְּרוּבִֽים׃ סke.ru.VimH3742wovenוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

15In frontלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004he madeוַיַּ֜עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנַ֔יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsעַמּוּדִ֣ים'a.mu.DimH5982,which together were thirty-fiveשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁshe.lo.Shim ve.cha.MeshH7970 H2568cubitsאַמּ֕וֹת'a.MotH520highאֹ֑רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,each with a capitalוְהַצֶּ֥פֶתve.ha.Tze.fetH6858אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834onעַל־'al-H5921topרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218measuringfiveחָמֵֽשׁ׃ סcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת'a.MotH520.

16He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213interwovenבַּדְּבִ֔ירba.de.VirH1687chainsשַׁרְשְׁרוֹת֙shar.she.rOtH8333and put themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414onעַל־'al-H5921topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the pillarsהָעַמֻּדִ֑יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982.He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a hundredמֵאָ֔הme.'AhH3967pomegranatesרִמּוֹנִים֙ri.mo.NimH7416and fastened themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414into the chainworkבַּֽשַּׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Ba.shar.she.RotH8333.

17Then he set upוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965אֶת־'et-H853the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִים֙ha.'a.mu.DimH5982inעַל־'al-H5921frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the templeהַהֵיכָ֔לha.hei.KhalH1964,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259on the southמִיָּמִ֖יןmi.ya.MinH3225and oneוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259on the northמֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אולme.ha.se.MolH8040. The pillaron the southH3227he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־vai.yik.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034Jachinיָכִ֔יןya.KhinH3199, and the pillaron the northהַשְּׂמָאלִ֖יha.se.ma.LiH8042he namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Boazבֹּֽעַז׃ סBo.'azH1162.