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Solomon ,
however,
took
thirteen years to
complete
the
construction
of
his entire
palace
.
Solomon was
building
his
own
house
thirteen years ,
and
he
finished
all
his house
.
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.
For
he built the house of the forest of Lebanon ;
the
length
of
it
was
one
hundred cubits, and
the
breadth
of
it
fifty cubits, and the
height
of
it
thirty cubits, on
four rows of cedar pillars ,
with
cedar beams on
the
pillars
.
The
house
was roofed
with cedar above the
beams
that
rested
on
the pillars—
forty-five beams, fifteen per
row.
It
was covered
with cedar above over
the forty-five beams, that
were
on
the
pillars;
fifteen in
a
row.
There were three rows of
high
windows
facing
one
another
in three tiers
.
There were beams
in
three rows ,
and
window
was
over
against
window
in three ranks
.
All the doorways
had
rectangular
frames,
with the
openings
facing
one
another
in three tiers
.
All the doors
and
posts
were
made
square
with beams:
and
window
was
over
against
window
in three ranks
.
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
.
He
made the
porch
of
pillars;
the
length
of
it
was
fifty cubits, and
the
breadth
of it thirty
cubits;
and a porch
before
them;
and
pillars and
a
threshold
before
them
.
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
.
He made
the porch
of the
throne
where he was to judge ,
even
the
porch
of
judgment:
and
it was covered
with cedar from floor to floor
.
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
.
His
house
where he
was
to
dwell
, the
other
court
within
the
porch
, was of the
like
work
. He made also
a house
for Pharaoh's
daughter (
whom Solomon
had taken
as
wife),
like
this
porch
.
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
.
All these were of
costly stones, even
of
hewn
stone,
according
to measure,
sawed
with saws ,
inside and outside,
even
from the foundation to the coping
, and so
on
the outside to the great court
.
The foundations
were
laid
with
large,
costly stones, some
ten cubits long
and some
eight cubits long
.
The foundation
was
of
costly stones, even
great
stones,
stones
of
ten cubits ,
and stones
of
eight cubits.
Above these
were high-grade
stones, cut
to size
, and cedar beams
.
Above were costly
stones, even
hewn
stone,
according
to measure
, and cedar -wood
.
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 great court
round
about
had
three courses
of hewn
stone ,
and a course
of cedar beams ;
like
as the inner court
of the house of Yahweh,
and
the porch
of
the
house
.
Now
King Solomon sent to
bring
Huram
from
Tyre.
King Solomon sent and
fetched
Hiram
out
of
Tyre.
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.
He was the son of a widow 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 skill,
to
work all
works
in
brass
. He came to king Solomon ,
and performed
all his work.
He cast
two pillars of bronze
, each
eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in
circumference
.
For
he fashioned
the
two pillars of brass
, eighteen cubits high apiece:
and a
line
of
twelve cubits compassed
either
of
them
about
.
He also
made two capitals of cast
bronze
to set on top
of the pillars, each
capital five cubits high
.
He made two capitals of molten
brass,
to set on the
tops
of the pillars :
the
height
of
the
one
capital
was
five
cubits
, and
the
height
of
the
other
capital was
five cubits.
For the capitals on top of the pillars he
made
a
network
of
lattice,
with
wreaths
of
chainwork
, seven for each
capital.
There
were
nets
of
checker-work,
and
wreaths
of
chain-work,
for the capitals which
were
on the
top of the pillars ;
seven
for
the
one
capital
, and
seven for the
other
capital.
Likewise,
he made the pillars with
two rows of
pomegranates
around
each
grating
to cover each
capital
atop
the pillars.
So
he made the pillars ;
and
there
were
two rows round
about
on
the
one
network,
to cover the capitals
that
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars :
and
so
did
he
for
the
other
capital
.
And
the capitals atop
the pillars in the portico
were shaped
like
lilies
, four cubits high
.
The capitals that
were
on
the top
of
the
pillars in the porch
were of
lily-work
, four cubits.
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.
There
were
capitals
above
also
on the two
pillars, close
by
the belly
which
was
beside
the network :
and
the pomegranates
were
two hundred ,
in rows round
about
on
the
other
capital.
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.
He set up the pillars at the porch
of the temple :
and
he
set
up
the right
pillar ,
and
called
the name
of
it
Jachin ;
and he
set
up
the left
pillar ,
and
called
the name
of
it
Boaz.
And
the tops
of the pillars were
shaped
like
lilies.
So the work of the pillars was
completed
.
On
the top
of the pillars was
lily-work:
so was
the work of the pillars finished
.
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
.
He made the molten
sea of ten cubits from brim
to brim
, round
in compass
, and the
height
of
it
was
five
cubits;
and
a
line
of
thirty cubits compassed
it
round
about
.
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
.
Under
the brim
of
it
round
about
there
were
buds which
did
compass
it, for
ten cubits,
compassing
the sea round
about:
the
buds
were
in two rows ,
cast
when
it
was
cast
.
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
.
It
stood on 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
on them above
, and
all their hinder
parts
were
inward
.
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.
It was a handbreadth thick :
and the
brim
of
it
was worked
like the brim of a cup, like the
flower
of
a lily :
it held
two thousand baths.
In
addition,
he made ten movable
stands
of bronze,
each
four cubits long
, four cubits wide
, and three cubits high
.
He made the
ten bases
of brass;
four cubits was
the
length
of
one
base
, and
four cubits the
breadth
of
it
, and three cubits the
height
of
it
.
This
was
the design
of the stands
: They had side
panels attached
to
uprights,
The work
of the bases
was
on
this
manner
: they had panels ;
and
there
were
panels
between
the
ledges;
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.
and on the panels that
were
between the ledges
were lions, oxen, and cherubim ;
and
on the ledges
there
was a pedestal above ;
and beneath
the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging
work.
Each
stand
had four bronze
wheels with
bronze
axles and a
basin
resting
on
four supports, with wreaths at each
side.
Every
base
had four brazen
wheels ,
and
axles of
brass;
and the
four feet
of
it
had
supports :
beneath
the
basin
were
the
supports
molten
, with wreaths at the
side of
each
.
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.
The mouth
of
it
within
the capital
and
above
was a cubit:
and
the
mouth
of
it
was
round after
the work
of a pedestal, a cubit and a half ;
and also
on
the
mouth
of
it
were engravings, and
their
panels were foursquare
, not round.
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
.
The
four wheels were
underneath
the panels ;
and the axles of the wheels were in
the base:
and
the
height
of
a
wheel was a cubit and half a
cubit
.
The wheels were
made
like chariot wheels;
their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs
were all of
cast
metal
.
The work
of
the
wheels was
like the
work
of
a
chariot wheel:
their axles, and
their
rims, and
their
spokes, and their
naves,
were all molten
.
Each
stand
had
four handles,
one
for
each corner,
projecting
from
the stand
.
There
were
four supports
at
the
four
corners
of
each base:
the supports
of
it
were
of
the
base
itself
.
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
.
In
the top of the
base
was there
a round
compass
half a cubit high ;
and
on
the top
of
the
base
the
stays
of
it
and the
panels of
it
were of the same
.
He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on
the surfaces
of the
supports
and
panels,
wherever
each had
space
, with wreaths all
around
.
On
the
plates
of
the
stays
of
it,
and
on
the
panels
of
it,
he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees ,
according
to
the space
of each, with wreaths round
about
.
In
this way
he made the ten stands,
each
with
the
same
casting, dimensions
, and shape
.
After
this manner
he made the ten bases:
all
of
them
had
one
casting, one
measure
, and one
form
.
He also
made ten bronze
basins ,
each
holding
forty baths and measuring
four cubits across,
one basin
for
each
of the ten stands
.
He made ten basins of
brass:
one
basin
contained
forty baths ;
and every
basin
was
four cubits ;
and
on
very
one of the ten bases
one
basin
.
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
.
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
.
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
:
Hiram
made the basins
, and
the
shovels, and the
basins
. So Hiram
made
an
end
of
doing
all the work that he worked
for king Solomon in the house of Yahweh
:
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;
the two pillars ,
and
the two bowls
of
the
capitals that
were
on
the top
of
the
pillars; and
the two networks
to
cover
the
two
bowls of the capitals that
were
on
the top
of
the
pillars;
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 )
;
and
the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks;
two rows of pomegranates for each network ,
to
cover
the two
bowls
of
the
capitals that
were
on
the pillars;
the ten stands;
the ten basins on the stands
;
and
the ten bases,
and
the ten basins on the bases
;
the Sea ;
the twelve oxen underneath
the Sea;
and
the one
sea ,
and
the twelve oxen under
the sea;
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
.
and the pots, and
the
shovels, and the basins:
even
all
these
vessels,
which
Hiram
made for king Solomon ,
in the house of Yahweh,
were of burnished brass
.
The
king
had
them
cast
in clay
molds
in
the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
In the plain of the Jordan did
the
king
cast
them,
in
the
clay
ground
between Succoth and Zarethan.
Solomon left all these
articles
unweighed, because there
were so
many .
The weight of the bronze
could not be determined
.
Solomon left all the
vessels
[
unweighed ]
, because they
were exceeding
many :
the weight of the brass
could not be found
out
.
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
;
Solomon made all the vessels
that
were
in
the house of Yahweh
: the golden altar ,
and
the table whereupon
the show
bread was,
of gold
;
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;
and
the lampstands, 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
;
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.
and
the cups
, and
the
snuffers
, and
the
basins
, and
the
spoons
, and the
fire
pans,
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
.
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
.
Thus
all the work that king Solomon worked
in
the house of Yahweh
was finished
. 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 Yahweh
.
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