2 GLT And he began to build in the second month on the second, 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 GLT And these were the founding of Solomon to build the house of God, the length in cubits by the former measure, 60 cubits, and the width 20 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 GLT And the porch which is at the front, the length on the front of the width of the house, 20 cubits, and the height, 120. And he overlaid it from 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.
5 GLT and the great house he overlaid with cypress wood, and he overlaid it with pure gold, and he brought up 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 GLT 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 GLT And he overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, and its walls, and its doors with gold; and he 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 GLT And he made the house of the holy of holies; its length at the front of the width of the house, 20 cubits, and its width 20 cubits. And he overlaid it with pure gold, to 600 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 GLT And the weight of the nails was 50 shekels of gold and the upper rooms he overlaid with gold. BSB BSB: The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
10 GLT And he made in the house of the holy of holies two cherubim, a work of casting; and he 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 GLT And the wings of the cherubim, their length was 20 cubits, one wing was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, and another wing five cubits, reaching to a 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 GLT And the wing of the other cherub five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing five cubits, clinging to 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 GLT The wings of these cherubim spread out 20 cubits. And they were standing on their feet, and their faces toward the house. BSB BSB: So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
14 GLT And he made the curtain of violet, and purple, and crimson and fine linen, and he brought up on it cherubim. BSB BSB: He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
15 GLT And he made before the house two pillars, 35 cubits in length; and the capital which was on its head, 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 GLT And he made chains in the inner sanctuary, and he placed on the head of the pillars; and he made 100 pomegranates and he placed 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 GLT And he set up the pillars on the face of the temple, one on the right hand, and one on the left. And he called the name of the right, Jakin, and the name of 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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