Temple Construction Begins (1 Kings 6:1–4)
2 DBY And he began to build on the second of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. BSB BSB: Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
3 DBY And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. BSB BSB: The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.
4 DBY And the porch which was in front was twenty cubits in length, in front of the house broadways, and the height was a hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold. BSB BSB: The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
The Temple’s Interior (1 Kings 6:14–22)
5 DBY And the greater house he boarded with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it palm-trees and chains. BSB BSB: He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
6 DBY And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim. BSB BSB: He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
7 DBY And he covered the house, the beams, the threshold, and its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls. BSB BSB: He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 DBY And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. BSB BSB: Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
9 DBY And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he covered the upper chambers with gold. BSB BSB: The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
The Cherubim (1 Kings 6:23–30)
10 DBY And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold. BSB BSB: In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
11 DBY And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the other cherub. BSB BSB: The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
12 DBY And the wing of the other cherub of five cubits touched the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits joining the wing of the other cherub. BSB BSB: The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub.
13 DBY The wings of these cherubim spread forth were twenty cubits; and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. BSB BSB: So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
The Veil and Pillars (1 Kings 7:13–22)
14 DBY And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and byssus, and made cherubim upon it. BSB BSB: He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
15 DBY And before the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits long; and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. BSB BSB: In front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits high, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.
16 DBY And he made chains as in the oracle, and he put them on the top of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. BSB BSB: He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He made a hundred pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork.
17 DBY And he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; and he called the name of that on the right Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. BSB BSB: Then he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.
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