And it came to pass in the four hundred
and eightieth
year
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 the LORD
.
And the house which king
Solomon
built
for the LORD
, the length
thereof was threescore
cubits
, and the breadth
thereof twenty
cubits , and the height
thereof thirty
cubits
.
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
.
And for the house he made
windows
of narrow
lights
.
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
:
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
.
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
.
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
.
So he built the house
, and finished
it; and covered
the house
with beams
and boards
of cedar
.
And then he built chambers
against all the house
, five
cubits
high
: and they rested
on the house
with timber
of cedar
.
And the word of the LORD
came to Solomon
, saying
,
Concerning this house which thou art in building
, if thou wilt walk
in my statutes
, and execute
my judgments
, and keep
all my commandments
to walk
in them; then will I perform
my word
with thee, which I spake
unto David
thy father
:
And I will dwell among
the children
of Israel
, and will not forsake
my people
Israel
.
So Solomon built
the house
, and finished
it.
And he built the walls
of the house
within
with boards
of cedar
, both the floor
of the house
, and the walls
of the cieling
: and he covered
them on the inside
with wood
, and covered
the floor
of the house
with planks
of fir
.
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 .
And the house, that is , the temple
before
it, was forty
cubits
long .
And the cedar of the house
within
was carved
with knops
and open
flowers
: all was cedar
; there was no stone
seen
.
And the oracle he prepared
in
the house
within
, to set
there the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And within the oracle he made
two
cherubims
of olive
tree
, each ten
cubits
high
.
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
.
And the other cherub
was ten
cubits
: both
the cherubims
were of one
measure
and one
size
.
The height of the one
cherub
was ten
cubits
, and so was it of the other
cherub
.
And 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
.
And he overlaid the cherubims
with gold
.
And he carved all the walls
of the house
round about
with carved
figures
of cherubims
and palm trees
and open
flowers
, within
and without
.
And the floor of the house
he overlaid
with gold
, within
and without
.
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 .
The two doors
also were of olive
tree
; and he carved
upon them carvings
of cherubims
and palm trees
and open
flowers
, and overlaid
them with gold
, and spread
gold
upon the cherubims
, and upon the palm trees
.
So also made he for the door
of the temple
posts
of olive
tree
, a fourth part
of the wall .
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
.
And he carved thereon cherubims
and palm trees
and open
flowers
: and covered
them with gold
fitted
upon the carved work
.
And he built the inner
court
with three
rows
of hewed stone
, and a row
of cedar
beams
.
In the fourth year
was the foundation
of the house
of the LORD
laid
, in the month
Zif
:
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.