Chapter 6

And it came to pass in the four hundred ⁸¹⁴¹ and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out² of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign² over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build⁴ the house of the LORD.

And the house which king Solomon built¹ for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits [was] the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits [was] the breadth thereof before the house.

And for the house he made⁴ windows of narrow⁵ lights.

And against the wall of the house he built⁴ chambers ³³²⁶ round about, [against] the walls of the house round about, [both] of the temple and of the oracle: and he made⁴ chambers round about:

The nethermost chamber ³³²⁶ [was] five cubits broad, and the middle [was] six cubits broad, and the third [was] seven cubits broad: for without [in the wall] of the house he made¹ narrowed rests round about, that [the beams] should not be fastened² in the walls of the house.

And the house, when it was in building,⁹ was built⁸ of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard⁸ in the house, while it was in building.⁹

The door for the middle chamber [was] in the right side of the house: and they went up⁴ with winding stairs into the middle [chamber], and out of the middle into the third.

So he built⁴ the house, and finished¹⁷ it; and covered⁴ the house with beams and boards of cedar.

And [then] he built⁴ chambers ³³²⁶ against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested⁴ on the house [with] timber of cedar.

And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,²

[Concerning] this house which thou art in building,⁶ if thou wilt walk⁴ in my statutes, and execute⁴ my judgments, and keep¹ all my commandments to walk² in them; then will I perform⁵² my word with thee, which I spake¹⁴ unto David thy father:

And I will dwell¹ among the children of Israel, and will not forsake⁴ my people Israel.

So Solomon built⁴ the house, and finished¹⁷ it.

And he built⁴ the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: [and] he covered¹⁴ [them] on the inside with wood, and covered¹⁷ the floor of the house with planks of fir.

And he built⁴ twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built⁴ [them] for it within, [even] for the oracle, [even] for the most holy [place].

And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].

And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open⁷ flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.⁸

And the oracle he prepared⁵² in the house within, to set² there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid¹⁷ it with pure⁷ gold; and [so] covered¹⁷ the altar [which was of] cedar.

So Solomon overlaid¹⁷ the house within with pure⁷ gold: and he made a partition¹⁷ by the chains ⁷⁵⁷² of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid¹⁷ it with gold.

And the whole house he overlaid¹⁴ with gold, until he had finished² all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by the oracle he overlaid¹⁴ with gold.

And within the oracle he made⁴ two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high.

And five cubits [was] the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other [were] ten cubits.

And the other cherub [was] ten cubits: both the cherubims [were] of one measure and one size.

The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so [was it] of the other cherub.

And he set⁴ the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth⁴ the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched⁴ the [one] wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched⁶ the other wall; and their wings touched⁶ one another in the midst of the house.

And he overlaid¹⁷ the cherubims with gold.

And he carved¹ all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open⁷ flowers, within and without.

And the floor of the house he overlaid¹⁴ with gold, within and without.

And for the entering of the oracle he made¹ doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall].

The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved¹ upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open⁷ flowers, and overlaid¹⁴ [them] with gold, and spread⁵⁵ gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

So also made¹ he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall].

And the two doors [were of] fir tree: the two leaves of the one door [were] folding, and the two leaves of the other door [were] folding.

And he carved¹ [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open⁷ flowers: and covered¹⁴ [them] with gold fitted³⁰ upon the carved work.³⁰

And he built⁴ the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid,²⁷ in the month Zif:

And in the eleventh ⁶²⁴⁰ year, in the month Bul, which [is] the eighth month, was the house finished¹ throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building⁴ it.