1 Kings 6

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.	1 In the four hundred and eightieth year from the departure of the Israelites from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, the construction of the temple of the LORD was begun.
2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.	2 The temple which King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty wide, and twenty-five high.
3 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.	3 The porch in front of the temple was twenty cubits from side to side, along the width of the nave, and ten cubits deep in front of the temple.
4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.	4 Splayed windows with trellises were made for the temple,
5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:	5 and adjoining the wall of the temple, which enclosed the nave and the sanctuary, an annex of several stories was built.
6 The nethermost chamber 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 made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.	6 Its lowest story was five cubits wide, the middle one six cubits wide, the third seven cubits wide, because there were offsets along the outside of the temple so that the beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple.
7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.	7 (The temple was built of stone dressed at the quarry, so that no hammer, axe, or iron tool was to be heard in the temple during its construction.)
8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.	8 The entrance to the lowest floor of the annex was at the right side of the temple, and stairs with intermediate landings led up to the middle story and from the middle story to the third.
9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.	9 When the temple was built to its full height, it was roofed in with rafters and boards of cedar.
10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.	10 The annex, with its lowest story five cubits high, was built all along the outside of the temple, to which it was joined by cedar beams.
11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,	11 This word of the LORD came to Solomon:
12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:	12 "As to this temple you are building--if you observe my statutes, carry out my ordinances, keep and obey all my commands, I will fulfill toward you the promise I made to your father David.
13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.	13 I will dwell in the midst of the Israelites and will not forsake my people Israel."
14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.	14 When Solomon finished building the temple,
15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.	15 its walls were lined from floor to ceiling beams with cedar paneling, and its floor was laid with fir planking.
16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.	16 At the rear of the temple a space of twenty cubits was set off by cedar partitions from the floor to the rafters, enclosing the sanctuary, the holy of holies.
17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.	17 The nave, or part of the temple in front of the sanctuary, was forty cubits long.
18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.	18 The cedar in the interior of the temple was carved in the form of gourds and open flowers; all was of cedar, and no stone was to be seen.
19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.	19 In the innermost part of the temple was located the sanctuary to house the ark of the LORD'S covenant,
20 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 overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.	20 twenty cubits long, twenty wide, and twenty high.
21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.	21 Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold. He made in front of the sanctuary a cedar altar, overlaid it with gold, and looped it with golden chains.
22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.	22 The entire temple was overlaid with gold so that it was completely covered with it; the whole altar before the sanctuary was also overlaid with gold.
23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.	23 In the sanctuary were two cherubim, each ten cubits high, made of olive wood.
24 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.	24 Each wing of a cherub measured five cubits so that the space from wing tip to wing tip of each was ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.	25 The cherubim were identical in size and shape,
26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.	26 and each was exactly ten cubits high.
27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.	27 The cherubim were placed in the inmost part of the temple, with their wings spread wide, so that one wing of each cherub touched a side wall while the other wing, pointing toward the middle of the room, touched the corresponding wing of the second cherub.
28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.	28 The cherubim, too, were overlaid with gold.
29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.	29 The walls on all sides of both the inner and the outer rooms had carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.	30 The floor of both the inner and the outer rooms was overlaid with gold.
31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.	31 At the entrance of the sanctuary, doors of olive wood were made; the doorframes had beveled posts.
32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.	32 The two doors were of olive wood, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors were overlaid with gold, which was also molded to the cherubim and the palm trees.
33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.	33 The same was done at the entrance to the nave, where the doorposts of olive wood were rectangular.
34 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.	34 The two doors were of fir wood; each door was banded by a metal strap, front and back,
35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.	35 and had carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, over which gold was evenly applied.
36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.	36 The inner court was walled off by means of three courses of hewn stones and one course of cedar beams.
37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:	37 The foundations of the LORD'S temple were laid in the month of Ziv
38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.	38 in the fourth year, and it was completed in all particulars, exactly according to plan, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, in the eleventh year. Thus it took Solomon seven years to build it.