1 Kings 6
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1 Kings 6
1¶ And it came to pass in the year four hundred and eighty after the sons of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the beginning of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
2And the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and thirty cubits high.
3And the porch before the temple of the house was twenty cubits long, according to the width of the house; and its width was ten cubits before the house.
4And for the house he made windows broad within and narrow without.
5And against the wall of the house, he built wings round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle; and he made chambers round about.
6The lower wing was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide, for without in the wall of the house, he had made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
7And the house, when it was built, was put together of perfect stones made ready before they were brought there; so that there was no hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was being built.
8The door for the middle wing was in the right side of the house; and they went up with winding stairs into the middle wing and out of the middle into the third.
9So he built the house and finished it and covered the house with work of cedar placed in order.
10And then he built the wing against all the house, five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11¶ And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying,
12 Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes and execute my rights and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will perform my word with thee, which I spoke unto David thy father;
13and I will dwell among the sons of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel.
14So Solomon built the house and finished it.
15¶ And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house and the walls of the ceiling; and he covered them on the inside with wood and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
16And he built twenty cubits on the end of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar; and he built an oracle in the house, which is the holy of holies.
17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
18And the cedar of the house within was carved with wild gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone was seen.
19And he prepared the oracle in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits wide and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold and likewise covered the altar which was of cedar.
21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and he closed the door of the oracle with chains of gold, and he overlaid it with gold.
22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house; also the whole altar that was in front of the oracle he overlaid with gold.
23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
24And one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits; from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25Likewise, the other cherub was ten cubits, for both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
26The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.
27And he set the cherubims within the inner house, and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
29And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
31And at the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and side posts had five sides.
32The two doors were of olive wood, and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers and overlaid them with gold and covered the cherubims and the palm trees with gold.
33In the same manner he made posts of olive wood at the entrance of the temple with four sides.
34The two doors were of fir; the two sides of the one door were rounded, and the two leaves of the other door were rounded.
35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36And he built the inner court with three orders of hewed stone and an order of cedar beams.
37In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month Zif.
38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and with everything necessary. So he was seven years in building it.
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Melaḵim Aleph (1 Kings) 6
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1And it came to be, in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Yisra’ĕl had come out of the land of Mitsrayim, in the fourth year of the reign of Shelomoh over Yisra’ĕl, in the new moon of Ziw, which is the second new moon, that he began to build the House of יהוה.
2And the house which Sovereign Shelomoh built for יהוה was sixty cubits long, and twenty wide, and thirty cubits high.
3And the porch at the front of the Hĕḵal of the House was twenty cubits long, according to the breadth of the House, and its width ten cubits, from the front of the House.
4And he made for the House windows with narrowed frames.
5And against the wall of the House he built rooms all around, against the walls of the House, all around the Hĕḵal and the Speaking Place. Thus he made side rooms all around.
6The lowest side room was five cubits wide, and the middle one was six cubits wide, and the third one was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the House, so as not to lay hold on the walls of the House.
7And the House, when it was being built, was built with finished stone made ready beforehand, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the House while it was being built.
8The doorway for the middle side room was on the right side of the House. And they went up by stairs to the middle side rooms, and from the middle to the third.
9So he built the House and completed it, and he panelled the House with beams and boards of cedar.
10And he built the side rooms of the structure against all the House, each five cubits high, and they were fastened to the House with cedar beams.
11And the word of יהוה came to Shelomoh, saying,
12“This House which you are building – if you walk in My laws, and do My right-rulings, and shall guard all My commands and walk in them, then I shall confirm My word with you, which I spoke to your father Dawiḏ,
13and shall dwell in the midst of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and not forsake My people Yisra’ĕl.”
14So Shelomoh built the House and completed it.
15And he built the walls of the House inside with cedar boards, from the floor of the House to the ceiling he panelled them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the House with planks of cypress.
16And he built twenty cubits at the rear of the House, from floor to the walls, with cedar boards. And he built it inside as the Speaking Place, as the Most Set-apart Place.
17And the House was forty cubits, it is the Hĕḵal before it.
18And the cedar for the House inside was carved with ornaments and open flowers; all was cedar, not a stone was seen.
19And he prepared the Speaking Place in the midst of the House, to place the ark of the covenant of יהוה there.
20And the front of the Speaking Place was twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. And he overlaid it with refined gold, and overlaid the slaughter-place of cedar.
21And Shelomoh overlaid the inside of the House with refined gold, and made gold chains pass over the front of the Speaking Place, and overlaid it with gold.
22Thus he overlaid the entire House with gold, until the entire House was completed. And the entire slaughter-place that was by the Speaking Place he overlaid with gold.
23And inside the Speaking Place he made two keruḇim of olive wood, ten cubits high.
24And one wing of the keruḇ was five cubits, and the other wing of the keruḇ five cubits – ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.
25And the other keruḇ was ten cubits. Both keruḇim were of the same size and shape.
26The height of one keruḇ was ten cubits, and so was the other keruḇ.
27And he placed the keruḇim in the midst of the inner house. And they stretched out the wings of the keruḇim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other keruḇ touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.
28And he overlaid the keruḇim with gold.
29And he carved all the walls of the House all around, both inside and outside, with carved figures of keruḇim, and palm trees, and open flowers.
30And he overlaid the floor of the House with gold, inside and outside.
31And for the entrance of the Speaking Place he made doors of olive wood: the lintel, doorposts, a fifth.
32And the two doors were of olive wood. And he carved on them figures of keruḇim, and palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. And he spread the gold on the keruḇim and on the palm trees.
33And so he made doorposts for the door of the Hĕḵal of olive wood – a fourth part.
34And the two doors were of cypress wood, the two leaves of the one folded, and two leaves of the other door folded.
35And he carved keruḇim, and palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold laid smoothly on the carved work.
36And he built the inner courtyard with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.
37In the fourth year the foundation of the House of יהוה was laid, in the month Ziw.
38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, the eighth new moon, the house was completed in all its matters and according to all its plans. Thus he built it for seven years.
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