1 And
Solomon determined to
build an
house for the
name of the
LORD, and an
house for his
kingdom.
1 Then
Solomon began to
build the
house of the
LORD at
Jerusalem in
mount Moriah, where the LORD
appeared unto
David his
father, in the
place that
David had
prepared in the
threshingfloor of
Ornan the
Jebusite.
2 And he
began to
build in the
second day of the
second month, in the
fourth year of his
reign.
2 And
Solomon told
out threescore and
ten thousand men to bear
burdens, and
fourscore thousand #H376to
hew in the
mountain, and
three thousand and
six hundred to
oversee them.
3 And
Solomon sent to
Huram the
king of
Tyre,
saying, As thou didst
deal with
David my
father, and didst
send him
cedars to
build him an
house to
dwell therein, even so deal with me.
3 Now these are the things wherein
Solomon was
instructed for the
building of the
house of
God. The
length by
cubits after the
first measure was
threescore cubits, and the
breadth twenty cubits.
4 And the
porch that was in the
front of the house, the
length of it was according to the
breadth of the
house,
twenty cubits, and the
height was an
hundred and
twenty: and he
overlaid it
within with
pure gold.
4 Behold, I
build an
house to the
name of the
LORD my
God, to
dedicate it to him, and to
burn before him
sweet incense, and for the
continual shewbread, and for the burnt
offerings morning and
evening, on the
sabbaths, and on the new
moons, and on the solemn
feasts of the
LORD our
God. This is an ordinance for
ever to
Israel.
5 And the
greater house he
cieled with
fir tree, which he
overlaid with
fine gold, and
set thereon palm
trees and
chains.
5 And the
house which I
build is
great: for
great is our
God above all
gods.
6 And he
garnished the
house with
precious stones for
beauty: and the
gold was
gold of
Parvaim.
6 But who is
able #
to
build him an
house, seeing the
heaven and
heaven of
heavens cannot
contain him? who am I then, that I should
build him an
house, save
only to burn
sacrifice before him?
7 He
overlaid also the
house, the
beams, the
posts, and the
walls thereof, and the
doors thereof, with
gold; and
graved cherubims on the
walls.
7 Send me now therefore a
man cunning to
work in
gold, and in
silver, and in
brass, and in
iron, and in
purple, and
crimson, and
blue, and that can
skill to
grave with the cunning
men that are with me in
Judah and in
Jerusalem, whom
David my
father did
provide.
8 And he
made the
most holy house, the
length whereof was according
to the
breadth of the
house,
twenty cubits, and the
breadth thereof
twenty cubits: and he
overlaid it with
fine gold, amounting to
six hundred talents.
8 Send me also
cedar trees, fir
trees, and algum
trees, out of
Lebanon: for I
know that thy
servants can
skill to
cut timber in
Lebanon; and, behold, my
servants shall be with thy
servants,
9 And the
weight of the
nails was
fifty shekels of
gold. And he
overlaid the upper
chambers with
gold.
9 Even to
prepare me
timber in
abundance: for the
house which I am about to
build shall be
wonderful great.
10 And, behold, I will
give to thy
servants, the
hewers that
cut timber,
twenty thousand measures of
beaten wheat, and
twenty thousand measures of
barley, and
twenty thousand baths of
wine, and
twenty thousand baths of
oil.
10 And in the
most holy house he
made two cherubims of
image work, and
overlaid them with
gold.
11 And the
wings of the
cherubims 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.
11 Then
Huram the
king of
Tyre answered in
writing, which he
sent to
Solomon, Because the
LORD hath
loved his
people, he hath
made thee
king over them.
12 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.
12 Huram said moreover,
Blessed be the
LORD God of
Israel, that
made heaven and
earth, who hath
given to
David the
king a
wise son,
endued with
prudence and
understanding, that might
build an
house for the
LORD, and an
house for his
kingdom.
13 And now I have
sent a
cunning man,
endued with
understanding, of
Huram my
fathers,
13 The
wings of these
cherubims spread themselves
forth twenty cubits: and they
stood on their
feet, and their
faces were
inward.
14 And he
made the
vail of
blue, and
purple, and
crimson, and fine
linen, and
wrought cherubims thereon.
14 The
son of a
woman of the
daughters of
Dan, and his
father was a
man of
Tyre,
skilful to
work in
gold, and in
silver, in
brass, in
iron, in
stone, and in
timber, in
purple, in
blue, and in fine
linen, and in
crimson; also to
grave any manner of
graving, and to find
out every
device which shall be
put to him, with thy cunning
men, and with the cunning
men of my
lord David thy
father.
15 Also he
made before the
house two pillars of
thirty and
five cubits high, and the
chapiter that was on the
top of each of them was
five cubits.
15 Now therefore the
wheat, and the
barley, the
oil, and the
wine, which my
lord hath
spoken of, let him
send unto his
servants:
16 And he
made chains, as in the
oracle, and
put them on the
heads of the
pillars; and
made an
hundred pomegranates, and
put them on the
chains.
16 And we will
cut wood out of
Lebanon, as much as thou shalt
need: and we will
bring it to thee in
floats by
sea to
Joppa; and thou shalt carry it
up to
Jerusalem.
17 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 that on the right
hand y@
Jachin, and the
name of that on the
left Boaz.
17 And
Solomon numbered all the
strangers #H1616that were in the
land of
Israel,
after the
numbering wherewith
David his
father had
numbered them; and they were
found an
hundred and
fifty thousand and
three thousand and
six hundred.
18 And he
set threescore and
ten thousand of them to be bearers of
burdens, and
fourscore thousand to be
hewers in the
mountain, and
three thousand and
six hundred overseers to
setthe
people a
work.