1 Kings 7

Solomon’s Palace

1Now 1SolomonH8010 was buildingH1129 his own houseH1004 thirteenH7969H6240 yearsH8141, and he finishedH3615 allH3605 his houseH1004. 22He builtH1129 the houseH1004 of the forestH3293 of LebanonH3844; its lengthH753 was 100H3967 3cubitsH520 and its widthH7341 50H2572 cubitsH520 and its heightH6967 30H7970 cubitsH520, on fourH702 rowsH2905 of cedarH730 pillarsH5982 with cedarH730 beamsH3772 on the pillarsH5982. 3It was paneledH5603 with cedarH730 aboveH4605H5921 the sideH6763 chambersH6763 whichH834 were on the 45H705H2568 pillarsH5982, 15H2568H6240 in each rowH2905. 4There were artistic window framesH8261 in threeH7969 rowsH2905, and windowH4237 was oppositeH413 windowH4237 in threeH7969 ranksH6471. 5AllH3605 the doorwaysH6607 and doorpostsH4201 had squaredH7251 artistic framesH8260, and windowH4237 was oppositeH4136H413 windowH4237 in threeH7969 ranksH6471.

6Then he madeH6213 4the hallH197 of pillarsH5982; its lengthH753 was 50H2572 cubitsH520 and its widthH7341 30H7970 cubitsH520, and a porchH197 was in frontH6440 of them and pillarsH5982 and a 5thresholdH5646 in frontH6440 of them.

7He madeH6213 the hallH197 of the 6throneH3678 whereH834H8033 he was to judgeH8199, the hallH197 of judgmentH4941, and 7it was paneledH5603 with cedarH730 from floorH7172 to floorH7172.

8His houseH1004 whereH834H8033 he was to liveH3427, the otherH312 courtH2691 inwardH4480H1004 from the hallH197, was of the sameH2088 workmanshipH4639. 8He also madeH6213 a houseH1004 like thisH2088 hallH197 for Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323, 9whomH834 SolomonH8010 had marriedH3947.

9AllH3605 theseH428 were of costlyH3368 stonesH68, of stoneH1496 cutH1496 according to measureH4060, sawedH1641 with sawsH4050, insideH4480H1004 and outsideH4480H2351; even from the foundationH4527 to the copingH2947, and so on the outsideH2351 to the greatH1419 courtH2691.

10The foundationH3245 was of costlyH3368 stonesH68, even largeH1419 stonesH68, stonesH68 of tenH6235 cubitsH520 and stonesH68 of eightH8083 cubitsH520. 11And aboveH4480H4605 were costlyH3368 stonesH68, stoneH1496 cutH1496 according to measureH4060, and cedarH730. 12So 10the greatH1419 courtH2691 allH5439 aroundH5439 had threeH7969 rowsH2905 of cutH1496 stoneH1496 and a rowH2905 of cedarH730 beamsH3772 even as the innerH6442 courtH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, and 11the porchH197 of the houseH1004.

Hiram’s Work in the Temple

13Now 12KingH4428 SolomonH8010 sentH7971 and broughtH3947 HiramH2438 from TyreH6865. 1413He was a widow’sH490 sonH1121 from the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, and his fatherH1 was a manH376 of TyreH6876, a workerH2790 in bronzeH5178; and 14he was filledH4390 with wisdomH2451 and understandingH8394 and skillH1847 for doingH6213 anyH3605 workH4399 in bronzeH5178. So he cameH935 to KingH4428 SolomonH8010 and 15performedH6213 allH3605 his workH4399.

15He fashionedH6696 16the twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of bronzeH5178; 17eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 was the heightH6967 of oneH259 pillarH5982, and a lineH2339 of twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 18measuredH5437 the circumferenceH5437 of bothH8147. 16He also madeH6213 twoH8147 capitalsH3805 of moltenH3332 bronzeH5178 to setH5414 on the topsH7218 of the pillarsH5982; the heightH6967 of the oneH259 capitalH3805 was fiveH2568 19cubitsH520 and the heightH6967 of the otherH8145 capitalH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520. 17There were netsH7639 of networkH7639 and twistedH1434 threadsH1434 of chainworkH4639H8333 for the capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982; sevenH7651 for the oneH259 capitalH3805 and sevenH7651 for the otherH8145 capitalH3805. 18So he madeH6213 the pillarsH5982, and twoH8147 rowsH2905 aroundH5439 on the oneH259 networkH7639 to coverH3680 the capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topH7218 of the pomegranatesH7416; and soH3651 he didH6213 for the otherH8145 capitalH3805. 19The capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 in the porchH197 were of lilyH7799 designH4639, fourH702 cubitsH520. 20There were capitalsH3805 on the twoH8147 pillarsH5982, evenH1571 aboveH4480H4605 and closeH4480H5980 to the 20roundedH990 projectionH990 whichH834 was besideH5676 the networkH7639; and 21the pomegranatesH7416 numbered two hundredH3967 in rowsH2905 aroundH5439 22bothH8145 capitalsH3805. 2123Thus he setH6965 up the pillarsH5982 at the 24porchH197 of the naveH1964; and he setH6965 up the rightH3233 pillarH5982 and namedH7121H8034 it 25JachinH3199, and he setH6965 up the leftH8042 pillarH5982 and namedH7121H8034 it 26BoazH1162. 22On the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 was lilyH7799 designH4639. So the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 was finishedH8552.

2327Now he madeH6213 the seaH3220 of 28castH3332 metal tenH6235 cubitsH520 from brimH8193 to brimH8193, circularH5696 in formH5439, and its heightH6967 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520, and 29thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 in circumferenceH6961H5437H5439. 24UnderH8478 its brimH8193 30gourdsH6497 went aroundH5439 encirclingH5437 it tenH6235 to a cubitH520, 31completelyH5439 surroundingH5362 the seaH3220; the gourdsH6497 were in twoH8147 rowsH2905, castH3332 32with the restH3333. 2533It stoodH5975 on twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241, threeH7969 facingH6437 northH6828, threeH7969 facingH6437 westH3220, threeH7969 facingH6437 southH5045, and threeH7969 facingH6437 eastH4217; and the seaH3220 was set on topH4605 of them, and allH3605 their rearH268 partsH268 turned inwardH1004. 26It was a handbreadthH2947 thickH5672, and its brimH8193 was madeH4639 like the brimH8193 of a cupH3563, as a lilyH7799 blossomH6525; it could holdH3557 two thousandH505 bathsH1324.

27Then 34he madeH6213 the tenH6235 standsH4350 of bronzeH5178; the lengthH753 of eachH259 standH4350 was fourH702 cubitsH520 and its widthH7341 fourH702 cubitsH520 and its heightH6967 threeH7969 cubitsH520. 28ThisH2088 was the designH4639 of the standsH4350: they had bordersH4526, even bordersH4526 betweenH996 the 35framesH7948, 29and on the bordersH4526 whichH834 were betweenH996 the 36framesH7948 were lionsH738, oxenH1241 and cherubimH3742; and on the 37framesH7948 there was a pedestalH3653 aboveH4480H4605, and beneathH4480H8478 the lionsH738 and oxenH1241 were wreathsH3914 of hangingH4174 workH4639. 30Now eachH259 standH4350 had fourH702 bronzeH5178 wheelsH212 with bronzeH5178 axlesH5633, and its fourH702 feetH6471 had supportsH3802; beneathH4480H8478 the basinH3595 were castH3332 supportsH3802 with wreathsH3914 at eachH376 sideH5676. 31Its openingH6310 insideH4480H1004 the crownH3805 at the topH4605 was a cubitH520, and its openingH6310 was roundH5696 like the designH4639 of a pedestalH3653, a cubitH520 and a halfH2677; and alsoH1571 on its openingH6310 there were engravingsH4734, and their bordersH4526 were squareH7251, not roundH5696. 32The fourH702 wheelsH212 were underneathH8478 the bordersH4526, and the axlesH3027 of the wheelsH212 were on the standH4350. And the heightH6967 of a wheelH212 was a cubitH520 and a halfH2677. 33The workmanshipH4639 of the wheelsH212 was like the workmanshipH4639 of a chariotH4818 wheelH212. Their axlesH3027, their rimsH1354, their spokesH2839, and their hubsH2840 were allH3605 castH3332. 34Now there were fourH702 supportsH3802 at the fourH702 cornersH6438 of eachH259 standH4350; its supportsH3802 were part of the standH4350 itself. 35On the topH7218 of the standH4350 there was a circularH5696 formH5439 halfH2677 a 38cubitH520 highH6967, and on the topH7218 of the standH4350 its 39staysH3027 and its bordersH4526 were partH4480 of it. 36He engravedH6605 on the platesH3871 of its staysH3027 and on its bordersH4526, cherubimH3742, lionsH738 and palmH8561 treesH8561, according to the clearH4626 spaceH4626 on eachH376, with wreathsH3914 all aroundH5439. 3740He madeH6213 the tenH6235 standsH4350 like thisH2088: allH3605 of them had oneH259 castingH4165, oneH259 measureH4060 and oneH259 formH7095.

3841He madeH6213 tenH6235 basinsH3595 of bronzeH5178, oneH259 basinH3595 heldH3557 fortyH705 bathsH1324; eachH259 basinH3595 was fourH702 cubitsH520, and on eachH259 of the tenH6235 standsH4350 was oneH259 basinH3595. 39Then he setH5414 the standsH4350, fiveH2568 on the rightH3225 sideH3802 of the houseH1004 and fiveH2568 on the leftH8040 sideH3802 of the houseH1004; and he setH5414 the seaH3220 of cast metal on the rightH3233 sideH3802 of the houseH1004 eastwardH6924 towardH4480H4136 the southH5045.

40Now HiramH2438 madeH6213 the basinsH3595 and the shovelsH3257 and the bowlsH4219. So HiramH2438 finishedH3615 doingH6213 allH3605 the workH4399 whichH834 he performedH6213 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068: 41the twoH8147 pillarsH5982 and the two bowlsH1543 of the capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topH7218 of the 42twoH8147 pillarsH5982, and the twoH8147 networksH7639 to coverH3680 the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982; 42and the 43fourH702 hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 for the twoH8147 networksH7639, twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 for eachH259 networkH7639 to coverH3680 the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the capitalsH3805 whichH834 were on the topsH6440 of the pillarsH5982; 43and the tenH6235 standsH4350 with the tenH6235 basinsH3595 on the standsH4350; 44and 44the oneH259 seaH3220 and the twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241 underH8478 the seaH3220; 45and 45the pailsH5518 and the shovelsH3257 and the bowlsH4219; even allH3605 theseH428 utensilsH3627 whichH834 HiramH2438 madeH6213 for KingH4428 SolomonH8010 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 were of polishedH4803 bronzeH5178. 4646In the plainH3603 of the JordanH3383 the kingH4428 castH3332 them, in the clayH4568 groundH127 betweenH996 47SuccothH5523 and 48ZarethanH6891. 47SolomonH8010 leftH5117 allH3605 the utensilsH3627 unweighed, becauseH4480 they were tooH3966 manyH7230; 49the weightH4948 of the bronzeH5178 could not be ascertainedH2713.

48SolomonH8010 madeH6213 allH3605 the furnitureH3627 whichH834 was in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068: 50the goldenH2091 altarH4196 and the goldenH2091 tableH7979 on whichH834 was the 51breadH3899 of the PresenceH6440; 49and the lampstandsH4501, fiveH2568 on the rightH3225 sideH3225 and fiveH2568 on the leftH8040, in frontH6440 of the innerH1687 sanctuaryH1687, of pureH5462 goldH2091; and 52the flowersH6525 and the lampsH5216 and the tongsH4457, of goldH2091; 50and the cupsH5592 and the snuffersH4212 and the bowlsH4219 and the spoonsH3709 and the 53firepansH4289, of pureH5462 goldH2091; and the hingesH6596 both for the doorsH1817 of the innerH6442 houseH1004, the mostH6944 holyH6944 placeH6944, and for the doorsH1817 of the houseH1004, that is, of the naveH1964, of goldH2091.

5154Thus allH3605 the workH4399 that KingH4428 SolomonH8010 performedH6213 in the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 was finishedH7999. And 55SolomonH8010 broughtH935 in the thingsH6944 dedicatedH6944 by his fatherH1 DavidH1732, the silverH3701 and the goldH2091 and the utensilsH3627, and he putH5414 them in the treasuriesH214 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.