Temple Construction Begins (1 Kings 6:1–4)
2 UEB He began to build on the second day 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 UEB Now these are the dimensions of the foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God. Using the old style cubit, the length was sixty cubits, and the width was 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 UEB The length of the portico at the front of the house was twenty cubits, matching the building's width. Its height was also twenty cubits, and Solomon overlaid its interior 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 UEB He fashioned the ceiling of the main hall with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold, and which he carved with 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 UEB He decorated the house with precious stones; the gold was gold from Parvaim. BSB BSB: He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
7 UEB He also overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold; he carved cherubs on its walls. BSB BSB: He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 UEB He built the most holy place. Its length matched the house's width, twenty cubits, and its width was also twenty cubits. He overlaid 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 UEB The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid its high surfaces 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 UEB He made two images of cherubs for the most holy place; craftsmen 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 UEB The wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits long all together; the wing of one cherub was five cubits long, reaching to the wall of the room; the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to 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 UEB The wing of the other cherub was also five cubits, reaching to the wall of the room; its other wing was also five cubits, touching the wing of the first 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 UEB The wings of these cherubs spread a total of twenty cubits. The cherubs stood on their feet, with their faces toward the main hall. 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 UEB He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson wool and fine linen, and he fashioned cherubs on it. BSB BSB: He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
15 UEB Solomon also made two pillars, each thirty-five cubits high, for in front of the house; the capitals that were on the top of them were five cubits high. 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 UEB He made chains for the pillars and put them on top of them; he also made one hundred pomegranates and joined them to 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 UEB He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; he named the pillar on the right Jakin, and the pillar 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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