Solomon’s Palace Complex 1 ULT And Solomon built his house 13 years, and he finished all of his house. BSB BSB: Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2 ULT And he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. 100 cubits{ was} its length and 50 cubits{ was} its width and 30 cubits{ was} its height, upon four rows of pillars of cedar and beams of cedar upon the pillars. BSB BSB: He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.
3 ULT And it was covered with cedar from above, upon the beams that were on 45 pillars, 15 the row. BSB BSB: The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4 ULT And the{ window} frames{ were} three rows, and window{ was} opposite window{ in} three tiers. BSB BSB: There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5 ULT And all of the entrances and doorposts{ were} square{ in} frame, and window{ was} directly opposite to window{ in} three tiers. BSB BSB: All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
6 ULT And he made the Porch of Pillars. 50 cubits{ was} its length and 30 cubits{ was} its width. And a porch{ was} on their face, and pillars and a roof{ were} on their face. BSB BSB: Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
7 ULT And he made the Porch of the Throne where he would judge there, the Porch of Judgment. And it was covered with cedar from the floor to the floor. BSB BSB: In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
8 ULT And his house where he would dwell there,{ in} the other courtyard from the house of the porch, was like this work. And he made a house for the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Solomon had taken, like this porch. BSB BSB: And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
9 ULT All of these{ were} valuable stones, according to the measurements of hewn stone, sawn with the saw on the inside and on the outside, and from the foundation to the eaves and from outside to the great courtyard. BSB BSB: All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, and from the outside to the great courtyard.
10 ULT And it was founded with valuable stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. BSB BSB: The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
11 ULT And from above{ were} valuable stones, according to the measurements of hewn stone, and cedar. BSB BSB: Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12 ULT And a great courtyard{ was} all around, three rows{ of} hewn stone and a row of beams of cedar, and for the inner courtyard of the house of Yahweh and for the porch of the house. BSB BSB: The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of dressed stone and a row of trimmed cedar beams, as were the inner courtyard and portico of the house of the LORD.
The Pillars and Capitals (2 Chronicles 3:14–17)
13 ULT And King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre. BSB BSB: Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
14 ULT He{ was} the son of a woman, a widow, from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a crafter of bronze. And he was filled with wisdom and understanding and knowledge to do all work in bronze. And he came to King Solomon, and he did all of his work. BSB BSB: He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
15 ULT And he fashioned two bronze pillars. 18 cubits{ was} the height of the one pillar, and a cord of 12 cubits surrounded the second pillar. BSB BSB: He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16 ULT And he made two capitals to put on the heads of the pillars, casting of bronze. Five cubits{ was} the height of one capital, and five cubits{ was} the height of the second capital. BSB BSB: He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17 ULT Networks, a work of netting, strands, a work of chains,{ were} to the capitals that{ were} on the head of the pillars. Seven were to one capital, and seven were to the second capital. BSB BSB: For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
18 ULT And he made pillars, and two rows all around on one network, to cover the capitals that were on the head of the pomegranates, and thus he did for the second capital. BSB BSB: Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19 ULT And the capitals that{ were} on the head of the pillars{ were} the work of a lily, on the porch, four cubits. BSB BSB: And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20 ULT And the capitals on the two pillars also from above, from near the belly that was on the other side of the network, and the pomegranates{ were} 200,{ in} rows all around on the second capital. BSB BSB: On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital.
21 ULT And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. And he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin. And he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz. BSB BSB: Thus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.
22 ULT And on the head of the pillars{ was} the work of a lily. And the work of the pillars was finished. BSB BSB: And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
The Molten Sea (2 Chronicles 4:1–5)
23 ULT And he made a cast sea, ten by the cubit from its lip to its lip, circular around. And five by the cubit was its height, and a cord of thirty by the cubit surrounded it around. BSB BSB: He also made the Sea of cast metal. It was circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim, five cubits in height, and thirty cubits in circumference.
24 ULT And gourds{ were} from underneath to its lip all around, surrounding it, ten in a cubit, encircling the sea all around{ in} two rows. The gourds were cast when it was cast. BSB BSB: Below the rim, ornamental buds encircled it, ten per cubit all the way around the Sea, cast in two rows as a part of the Sea.
25 ULT { It was} standing upon 12 cattle, three facing northward and three facing westward and three facing southward and three facing eastward, and the sea{ was} upon them from above. And all of their hindquarters{ were} inward. BSB BSB: The Sea stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.
26 ULT And its thickness{ was} a handbreadth, and its lip{ was} like the work of the lip of a cup, the blossom of a lily. It contained 2, 000 baths. BSB BSB: It was a handbreadth thick, and its rim was fashioned like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold two thousand baths.
The Ten Bronze Stands 27 ULT And he made ten bronze stands. Four by the cubit{ was} the length of one stand, and four by the cubit{ was} its width, and three by the cubit{ was} its height. BSB BSB: In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28 ULT And this{ was} the work of the stand. Panels{ were} to them, and the panels{ were} between the frames. BSB BSB: This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
29 ULT And on the panels that{ were} between the frames{ were} lions, cattle, and cherubs. And on the frames{ was} a pedestal from above, and from below to the lions and to the cattle{ were} wreaths, the work of descent. BSB BSB: and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
30 ULT And four wheels of bronze{ were} to one stand, and axles of bronze. And its four corners, shoulders{ were} to them, from below to the basin. The shoulders were cast on the side of each{ with} wreaths. BSB BSB: Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31 ULT And its mouth from the inside of the capital and upward{ was} by a cubit. And its mouth{ was} circular, the work of a pedestal, a cubit and half of a cubit, and also on its mouth{ were} carvings. But their panels were square, not circular. BSB BSB: The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
32 ULT And the four of the wheels{ were} beneath the panels, and the hands of the wheels{ were} in the stand. And the height of one wheel{ was} a cubit and half of a cubit. BSB BSB: There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a cubit and a half in diameter.
33 ULT And the work of the wheels{ was} like the work of the wheel of a chariot. Their hands and their rims and their spokes and their hubs, the whole was cast. BSB BSB: The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34 ULT And four shoulders{ were} to the four corners of one stand, from the stand{ were} its shoulders. BSB BSB: Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35 ULT And on the head of the stand, half of a cubit{ was} the height, circular all around. And on the head of the stand, its hands and its panels{ were} from it. BSB BSB: At the top of each stand was a circular band half a cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.
36 ULT And he engraved cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of its hands and on its panels, according to the bare space of each, and wreaths all around. BSB BSB: He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
37 ULT Like this he made the ten stands. One casting, one size, one shape{ was} to all of them. BSB BSB: In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
The Ten Bronze Basins (2 Chronicles 4:6–8)
38 ULT And he made ten bronze basins. One basin contained 40 baths. One basin{ was} four by the cubit. One basin{ was} on one stand, for the ten stands. BSB BSB: He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands.
39 ULT And he put the stands, five on the shoulder of the house from the right and five on the shoulder of the house from its left. And he put the sea from the right shoulder of the house, eastward toward the south. BSB BSB: He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.
Completion of the Bronze Works (2 Chronicles 4:11–18)
40 ULT And Hiram made basins and shovels and bowls. And Hiram finished doing all of the work that he did for King Solomon{ for} the house of Yahweh: BSB BSB: Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:
41 ULT the two pillars, and the bowls of the capitals that{ were} on the head of the two pillars, and the two networks for covering the two bowls of the capitals that{ were} on the head of the pillars, BSB BSB: the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
42 ULT and the 400 pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the faces of the pillars, BSB BSB: the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
43 ULT and the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands, BSB BSB: the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands;
44 ULT and the one sea, and the 12 cattle under the sea, BSB BSB: the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45 ULT and the pots and the shovels and the bowls. And all of these vessels that Hiram made for King Solomon{ for} the house of Yahweh{ were} polished bronze. BSB BSB: and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
46 ULT In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay of the ground between Succoth and between Zarethan. BSB BSB: The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47 ULT And Solomon let all of the vessels rest, from great, great abundance. The weight of the bronze was not sought out. BSB BSB: Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
Completion of the Gold Furnishings (2 Chronicles 4:19–22)
48 ULT And Solomon made all of the vessels that{ were} in the house of Yahweh: the altar of gold, and the table that on it{ was} the bread of the face, gold, BSB BSB: Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;
49 ULT and the five lampstands on the right and five on the left to the face of the inner sanctuary, pure gold, and the blossom and the lamps and the tongs, gold, BSB BSB: the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs;
50 ULT and the basins and the trimmers and the sprinkling bowls and the palms and the firepans, pure gold, and the sockets of the doors of the inner house, for the Holy of Holies, for the doors of the house, for the temple, gold. BSB BSB: the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
51 ULT And all of the work that King Solomon did{ for} the house of Yahweh was complete. And Solomon brought in the holy things of David, his father. The silver and the gold and the vessels, he put in the storerooms of the house of Yahweh. BSB BSB: So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
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