2 WYC Forsothe he bigan to bilde in the secounde monethe, in the fourthe yeer of his rewme. BSB BSB: Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
3 WYC And these weren the foundementis, whiche Salomon settide, that he schulde bilde the hous of God; sixti cubitis of lengthe in the firste mesure, twenti cubitis of breede. 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 WYC Forsothe he bildide a porche bifor the frount, that was stretchid forth along bisidis the mesure of the breede of the hows, of twenti cubitis, sotheli the hiynesse was of an hundrid and twenti cubitis; and he ouergilde it with inne with clennest 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 WYC Also he hilide the gretter hows with tablis of beech, and he fastnede platis of gold of beste colour al aboute; and he grauyde therynne palmtrees, and as smale chaynes biclipynge hem silf togidere. BSB BSB: He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains.
6 WYC And he arayede the pawment of the temple with most preciouse marble, in myche fairenesse. BSB BSB: He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
7 WYC Forsothe the gold was moost preued, of whose platis he hilide the hows, and the beemys therof, and the postis, and the wallis, and the doris; and he grauyde cherubyns in the wallis. BSB BSB: He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 WYC Also he made an hows to the holi of holi thingis, in lengthe bi the breede of the hows, of twenti cubitis, and the breed also of twenti cubitis; and he hilide it with goldun platis, as with sixe hundrid talentis. 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 WYC But also he made goldun nailis, so that ech nail peiside fifti siclis; and he hilide the solers with gold. BSB BSB: The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
10 WYC Also he made in the hows of the hooli of hooli thingis twei cherubyns bi the werk of an ymage makere, and hilide hem with gold. BSB BSB: In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
11 WYC The wyngis of cherubyns weren holdun forth bi twenti cubitis, so that o wynge hadde fyue cubitis, and touchide the wal of the hows; and the tother wynge hadde fyue cubitis, and touchide the wynge of the tother 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 WYC In lijk maner the wynge of the tother cherub hadde fyue cubitis, and touchide the wal, and the tother wynge therof of fyue cubitis touchide the wynge of the tothir 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 WYC Therfor the wyngis of euer eithir cherub weren spred abrood, and weren holdun forth bi twenti cubitis; sotheli thilke cherubyns stoden on the feet reisid, and her faces weren turned to the outermere hows. BSB BSB: So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.
14 WYC Also he made a veil of iacynct and purpur, of reed seelk and bijs; and weuyde cherubyns therynne. BSB BSB: He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim woven into it.
15 WYC Also bifor the yate of the temple he made twei pilers, that hadden fyue and thretti cubitis of heiythe; forsothe the heedis of tho weren of fyue cubitis. 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 WYC Also he made and as litle chaynes in Goddis answeryng place, and puttide tho on the heedis of the pilers; also he made an hundrid pumgarnadis, whiche he settide bitwixe the litle chaynes. 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 WYC And he settide tho pilers in the porche of the temple, oon at the riytside, and the tother at the leftside; he clepide that that was at the riytside Jachym, and that that was at the leftside he clepide Booz. 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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