Solomon’s Palace Complex 1 RV And Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. BSB BSB: Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2 RV For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams 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 RV And it was covered with cedar above over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row. BSB BSB: The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4 RV And there were prospects in three rows, and light was over against light in three ranks. BSB BSB: There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5 RV And all the doors and posts were square in prospect: and light was over against light in three ranks. BSB BSB: All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
6 RV And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and thick beams before them. 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 RV And he made the porch of the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from floor to 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 RV And his house where he might dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also an house for Pharaoh’s daughter, (whom Solomon had taken to wife,) like unto 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 RV All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court. 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 RV And the foundation was of costly stones, even 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 RV And above were costly stones, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar wood. BSB BSB: Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12 RV And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and 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 RV And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. BSB BSB: Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.
14 RV He was the son of a widow woman of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and cunning, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all 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 RV For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. BSB BSB: He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16 RV And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits. BSB BSB: He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17 RV There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 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 RV So he made the pillars; and there were two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other chapiter. BSB BSB: Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19 RV And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits. BSB BSB: And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20 RV And there were chapiters above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 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 RV And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof 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 RV And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars 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 RV And he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. 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 RV And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, 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 RV It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts 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 RV And it was an handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand 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 RV And he made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. BSB BSB: In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28 RV And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders; and there were borders between the ledges: BSB BSB: This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
29 RV and on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above: and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 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 RV And every base had four brasen wheels, and axles of brass: and the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each. BSB BSB: Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31 RV And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their borders were foursquare, not round. 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 RV And the four wheels were underneath the borders; and the axletrees of the wheels were in the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half 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 RV And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their felloes, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten. BSB BSB: The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34 RV And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself. BSB BSB: Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35 RV And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. 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 RV And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm tress, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about. 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 RV After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form. 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 RV And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. 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 RV And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side 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 RV And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the LORD: 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 RV the two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top 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 RV and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon 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 RV and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases; BSB BSB: the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands;
44 RV and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; BSB BSB: the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45 RV and the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of the LORD, were of burnished brass. 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 RV In the Plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. BSB BSB: The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47 RV And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed , because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found 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 RV And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the shewbread was, of 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 RV and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of 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 RV and the cups, and the snuffers, and basons, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit , of the temple, of 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 RV Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of the LORD was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. 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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