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I Kings
Chapter 6
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And it came to pass
in
the four hundred and eightieth year {480th}
after
the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt,
in
the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel,
in
the month Zif, which is the second month,
that
he began to build the house of Jehovah/God.
2
And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah/God,
the
length thereof was threescore cubits,
and
the breadth thereof twenty cubits,
and
the height thereof thirty cubits.
3
And the porch before the temple of the house,
twenty
cubits was the length thereof,
according
to the breadth of the house;
and
ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
4
And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
5
And against the wall of the house
he
built chambers round about,
against
the walls of the house round about,
both
of the temple and of the oracle
and
he made chambers round about.
6
The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad,
and
the middle was six cubits broad,
and
the third was seven cubits broad . . .
for
without in the wall of the house
he
made narrowed rests round about,
that
the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
7
And the house, when it was in building,
was
built of stone made ready
before
it was brought thither
so
that there was neither hammer
nor
axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house,
while
it was in building.
8
The door for the middle chamber
was
in the right side of the house
and
they went up with winding stairs
into
the middle chamber,
and
out of the middle into the third.
9
So he built the house, and finished it;
and
covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
10
And then he built chambers against all the house,
five
cubits high
and
they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
11
And the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God came to Solomon, saying, 12
Concerning
this house which you are in building,
if
you will Walk in My statutes,
and
execute My judgments,
and
keep all my commandments to Walk in them;
then
will I perform My word with you,
which
I spoke unto David your father:
13
And I will dwell among the children of Israel,
and
will not forsake My people Israel.
14
So 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.
16
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house,
both
the floor and the walls with boards of cedar.
He
even built them for it within,
even
for the oracle,
even
for the Most Holy Place.
17
And the house, that is, the temple before it,
was
forty cubits long.
18
And the cedar of the house within
was
carved with knops and open flowers . . .
all
was cedar; there was no stone seen.
19
And the oracle he prepared in the house within,
to
set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah/God.
20
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length,
and
twenty cubits in breadth,
and
twenty cubits in the height thereof
and
he overlaid it with pure gold;
and
so covered the altar which was of cedar.
21
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold
and
he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle;
and
he overlaid it with gold.
22
And the whole house he overlaid with gold,
until
he had finished all the house
also
the whole altar that was by the oracle
he
overlaid with gold.
23
And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree,
each
ten cubits high.
24
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub,
and
five cubits the other wing of the cherub . . .
from
the uttermost part of the one wing
unto
the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
25
And the other cherub was ten cubits . . .
both
the cherubim were of one measure and one size.
26
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits,
and
so was it of the other cherub.
27
And he set the cherubim within the inner house
and
they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim,
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.
28
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29
And he carved all the walls of the house round about
with
carved figures of cherubim
and
palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
30
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold,
within
and without.
31
And for the entering of the oracle
he
made doors of olive tree . . .
the
lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
32
The two doors also were of olive tree;
and
he carved upon them carvings of cherubim
and
palm trees and open flowers,
and
overlaid them with gold,
and
spread gold upon the cherubim,
and
upon the palm trees.
33
So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree,
a
fourth part of the wall.
34
And the two doors were of fir tree . . .
the
two leaves of the one door were folding,
and
the two leaves of the other door were folding.
35
And he carved thereon cherubim
and
palm trees and open flowers
and
covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
36
And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone,
and
a row of cedar beams.
37
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah/God laid,
in
the month Zif.
38
And in the eleventh year,
in
the month Bul, which is the eighth month,
was
the house finished throughout all the parts thereof,
and
according to all the fashion of it.
So
was he seven years in building it.
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