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Verse 1

And Solomon{H8010} was building{H1129} his own house{H1004} thirteen{H7969} years,{H8141} and he finished{H3615} all his house.{H1004}

Verse 2

For he built{H1129} the house{H1004} of the forest{H3293} of Lebanon;{H3844} the length{H753} thereof was a hundred{H3967} cubits,{H520} and the breadth{H7341} thereof fifty{H2572} cubits,{H520} and the height{H6967} thereof thirty{H7970} cubits,{H520} upon four{H702} rows{H2905} of cedar{H730} pillars,{H5982} with cedar{H730} beams{H3773} upon the pillars.{H5982}

Verse 3

And it was covered{H5603} with cedar{H730} above{H4605} over the forty{H705} and five{H2568} beams,{H6763} that were upon the pillars;{H5982} fifteen{H6240} in a row.{H2905}

Verse 4

And there were beams{H8261} in three{H7969} rows,{H2905} and window{H4237} was over against window{H4237} in three{H7969} ranks.{H6471}

Verse 5

And all the doors{H6607} and posts{H4201} were made square{H7251} with beams:{H8260} and window{H4237} was over against{H4136} window{H4237} in three{H7969} ranks.{H6471}

Verse 6

And he made{H6213} the porch{H197} of pillars;{H5982} the length{H753} thereof was fifty{H2572} cubits,{H520} and the breadth{H7341} thereof thirty{H7970} cubits;{H520} and a porch{H197} before{H6440} them; and pillars{H5982} and a threshold before{H6440} them.

Verse 7

And he made{H6213} the porch{H197} of the throne{H3678} where he was to judge,{H8199} even the porch{H197} of judgment:{H4941} and it was covered{H5603} with cedar{H730} from floor{H7172} to floor.{H7172}

Verse 8

And his house{H1004} where he was to dwell,{H3427} the other{H312} court{H2691} within{H1004} the porch,{H197} was of the like work.{H4639} He{H8010} made{H6213} also a house{H1004} for Pharaoh's{H6547} daughter{H1323} (whom Solomon had taken{H3947} to wife), like unto this porch.{H197}

Verse 9

All these were of costly{H3368} stones,{H68} even of hewn stone,{H1496} according to measure,{H4060} sawed{H1641} with saws,{H4050} within{H1004} and without,{H2351} even from the foundation{H4527} unto the coping,{H2947} and so on the outside{H2351} unto the great{H1419} court.{H2691}

Verse 10

And the foundation{H3245} was of costly{H3368} stones,{H68} even great{H1419} stones,{H68} stones{H68} of ten{H6235} cubits,{H520} and stones{H68} of eight{H8083} cubits.{H520}

Verse 11

And above{H4605} were costly{H3368} stones,{H68} even hewn stone,{H1496} according to measure,{H4060} and cedar-wood.{H730}

Verse 12

And the great{H1419} court{H2691} round about{H5439} had three{H7969} courses{H2905} of hewn stone,{H1496} and a course{H2905} of cedar{H730} beams;{H3773} like as the inner{H6442} court{H2691} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} and the porch{H197} of the house.{H1004}

Verse 13

And king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} sent{H7971} and fetched{H3947} Hiram{H2438} out of Tyre.{H6865}

Verse 14

He was the son{H1121} of a widow{H802} of the tribe{H4294} of Naphtali,{H5321} and his father{H1} was a man{H376} of Tyre,{H6876} a worker{H2790} in brass;{H5178} and he was filled{H4390} with wisdom{H2451} and understanding{H8394} and skill,{H1847} to work{H6213} all works{H6213} in brass.{H5178} And he came{H935} to king{H4428} Solomon,{H8010} and wrought{H6213} all his work.{H4399}

Verse 15

For he fashioned{H6696} the two{H8147} pillars{H5982} of brass,{H5178} eighteen{H8083} cubits{H520} high{H6967} apiece:{H5982} and a line{H2339} of twelve{H8147} cubits{H520} compassed{H5437} either{H8145} of them about.{H5437}

Verse 16

And he made{H6213} two{H8147} capitals{H3805} of molten{H3332} brass,{H5178} to set{H5414} upon the tops{H7218} of the pillars:{H5982} the height{H6967} of the one{H259} capital{H3805} was five{H2568} cubits,{H520} and the height{H6967} of the other{H8145} capital{H3805} was five{H2568} cubits.{H520}

Verse 17

There were nets{H7638} of checker-work,{H7639} {H4639} and wreaths{H1434} of chain-work,{H8333} {H4639} for the capitals{H3805} which were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars;{H5982} seven{H7651} for the one{H259} capital,{H3805} and seven{H7651} for the other{H8145} capital.{H3805}

Verse 18

So he made{H6213} the pillars;{H5982} and there were two{H8147} rows{H2905} round about{H5439} upon the one{H259} network,{H7639} to cover{H3680} the capitals{H3805} that were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars:{H7416} and so did{H6213} he for the other{H8145} capital.{H3805}

Verse 19

And the capitals{H3805} that were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars{H5982} in the porch{H197} were of lily-work,{H7799} {H4639} four{H702} cubits.{H520}

Verse 20

And there were capitals{H3805} above{H4605} also upon the two{H8147} pillars,{H5982} close by{H5676} the belly{H990} which was beside{H5676} the network:{H7639} and the pomegranates{H7416} were two hundred,{H3967} in rows{H2905} round about{H5439} upon the other{H8145} capital.{H3805}

Verse 21

And he set up{H6965} the pillars{H5982} at the porch{H197} of the temple:{H1964} and he set up{H6965} the right{H3233} pillar,{H5982} and called{H7121} the name{H8034} thereof Jachin;{H3199} and he set up{H6965} the left{H8042} pillar,{H5982} and called{H7121} the name{H8034} thereof Boaz.{H1162}

Verse 22

And upon the top{H7218} of the pillars{H5982} was lily-work:{H7799} {H4639} so was the work{H4639} of the pillars{H5982} finished.{H8552}

Verse 23

And he made{H6213} the molten{H3332} sea{H3220} of ten{H6235} cubits{H520} from brim{H8193} to brim,{H8193} round{H5696} in compass,{H5439} and the height{H6967} thereof was five{H2568} cubits;{H520} and a line{H6957} of thirty{H7970} cubits{H520} compassed{H5437} it round about.{H5439}

Verse 24

And under the brim{H8193} of it round about{H5439} there were knops{H6497} which did compass{H5437} it, for ten{H6235} cubits,{H520} compassing{H5362} the sea{H3220} round about:{H5439} the knops{H6497} were in two{H8147} rows,{H2905} cast{H3333} when it was cast.{H3332}

Verse 25

It stood{H5975} upon twelve{H8147} oxen,{H1241} three{H7969} looking{H6437} toward the north,{H6828} and three{H7969} looking{H6437} toward the west,{H3220} and three{H7969} looking{H6437} toward the south,{H5045} and three{H7969} looking{H6437} toward the east;{H4217} and the sea{H3220} was set upon them above,{H4605} and all their hinder parts{H268} were inward.{H1004}

Verse 26

And it was a handbreadth{H2947} thick:{H5672} and the brim{H8193} thereof was wrought{H4639} like the brim{H8193} of a cup,{H3563} like the flower{H6525} of a lily:{H7799} it held{H3557} two thousand{H505} baths.{H1324}

Verse 27

And he made{H6213} the ten{H6235} bases{H4350} of brass;{H5178} four{H702} cubits{H520} was the length{H753} of one{H259} base,{H4350} and four{H702} cubits{H520} the breadth{H7341} thereof, and three{H7969} cubits{H520} the height{H6967} of it.

Verse 28

And the work{H4639} of the bases{H4350} was on this manner: they had panels;{H4526} and there were panels{H4526} between the ledges;{H7948}

Verse 29

and on the panels{H4526} that were between the ledges{H7948} were lions,{H738} oxen,{H1241} and cherubim;{H3742} and upon the ledges{H7948} there was a pedestal{H3653} above;{H4605} and beneath the lions{H738} and oxen{H1241} were wreaths{H3914} of hanging{H4174} work.{H4639}

Verse 30

And every{H259} base{H4350} had four{H702} brazen{H5178} wheels,{H212} and axles{H5633} of brass;{H5178} and the four{H702} feet{H6471} thereof had undersetters:{H3802} beneath the laver{H3595} were the undersetters{H3802} molten,{H3332} with wreaths{H3914} at the side{H5676} of each.{H376}

Verse 31

And the mouth{H6310} of it within{H1004} the capital{H3805} and above{H4605} was a cubit:{H520} and the mouth{H6310} thereof was round{H5696} after the work{H4639} of a pedestal,{H3653} a cubit{H520} and a half;{H2677} and also upon the mouth{H6310} of it were gravings,{H4734} and their panels{H4526} were foursquare,{H7251} not round.{H5696}

Verse 32

And the four{H702} wheels{H212} were underneath{H8478} the panels;{H4526} and the axletrees{H3027} of the wheels{H212} were in the base:{H4350} and the height{H6967} of a{H259} wheel{H212} was a cubit{H520} and half{H2677} a cubit.{H520}

Verse 33

And the work{H4639} of the wheels{H212} was like the work{H4639} of a chariot{H4818} wheel:{H212} their axletrees,{H3027} and their felloes,{H2839} and their spokes,{H2840} and their naves,{H1354} were all molten.{H3332}

Verse 34

And there were four{H702} undersetters{H3802} at the four{H702} corners{H6438} of each{H259} base:{H4350} the undersetters{H3802} thereof were of the base{H4350} itself.

Verse 35

And in the top{H7218} of the base{H4350} was there a round{H5696} compass{H5439} half{H2677} a cubit{H520} high;{H6967} and on the top{H7218} of the base{H4350} the stays{H3027} thereof and the panels{H4526} thereof were of the same.

Verse 36

And on the plates{H3871} of the stays{H3027} thereof, and on the panels{H4526} thereof, he graved{H6605} cherubim,{H3742} lions,{H738} and palm-trees,{H8561} according to the space{H4626} of each,{H376} with wreaths{H3914} round about.{H5439}

Verse 37

After this manner he made{H6213} the ten{H6235} bases:{H4350} all of them had one{H259} casting,{H4165} one{H259} measure,{H4060} and one{H259} form.{H7095}

Verse 38

And he made{H6213} ten{H6235} lavers{H3595} of brass:{H5178} one{H259} laver{H3595} contained{H3557} forty{H705} baths;{H1324} and every{H259} laver{H3595} was four{H702} cubits;{H520} and upon very one{H259} of the ten{H6235} bases{H4350} one{H259} laver.{H3595}

Verse 39

And he set{H5414} the bases,{H4350} five{H2568} on the right{H3225} side{H3802} of the house,{H1004} and five{H2568} on the left{H8040} side{H3802} of the house:{H1004} and he set{H5414} the sea{H3220} on the right{H3233} side{H3802} of the house{H1004} eastward,{H6924} toward{H4136} the south.{H5045}

Verse 40

And Hiram{H2438} made{H6213} the lavers,{H3595} and the shovels,{H3257} and the basins.{H4219} So Hiram{H2438} made{H3615} an end of doing{H6213} all the work{H4399} that he wrought{H6213} for king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah:{H3068}

Verse 41

the two{H8147} pillars,{H5982} and the two bowls{H1543} of the capitals{H3805} that were on the top{H7218} of the{H8147} pillars;{H5982} and the two{H8147} networks{H7639} to cover{H3680} the two{H8147} bowls{H1543} of the capitals{H3805} that were on the top{H7218} of the pillars;{H5982}

Verse 42

and the four{H702} hundred{H3967} pomegranates{H7416} for the two{H8147} networks;{H7639} two{H8147} rows{H2905} of pomegranates{H7416} for each{H259} network,{H7639} to cover{H3680} the two{H8147} bowls{H1543} of the capitals{H3805} that were upon{H6440} the pillars;{H5982}

Verse 43

and the ten{H6235} bases,{H4350} and the ten{H6235} lavers{H3595} on the bases;{H4350}

Verse 44

and the one{H259} sea,{H3220} and the twelve{H8147} oxen{H1241} under the sea;{H3220}

Verse 45

and the pots,{H5518} and the shovels,{H3257} and the basins:{H4219} even all these vessels,{H3627} which Hiram{H2438} made{H6213} for king{H4428} Solomon,{H8010} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah,{H3068} were of burnished{H4178} brass.{H5178}

Verse 46

In the plain{H3603} of the Jordan{H3383} did the king{H4428} cast{H3332} them, in the clay{H4568} ground{H127} between Succoth{H5523} and Zarethan.{H6891}

Verse 47

And Solomon{H8010} left{H3240} all the vessels{H3627} [unweighed], because they were exceeding{H3966} many:{H7230} the weight{H4948} of the brass{H5178} could not be found out.{H2713}

Verse 48

And Solomon{H8010} made{H6213} all the vessels{H3627} that were in the house{H1004} of Jehovah:{H3068} the golden{H2091} altar,{H4196} and the table{H7979} whereupon the showbread{H3899} was, of gold;{H2091}

Verse 49

and the candlesticks,{H4501} five{H2568} on the right{H3225} side, and five{H2568} on the left,{H8040} before{H6440} the oracle,{H1687} of pure{H5462} gold;{H2091} and the flowers,{H6525} and the lamps,{H5216} and the tongs,{H4457} of gold;{H2091}

Verse 50

and the cups,{H5592} and the snuffers,{H4212} and the basins,{H4219} and the spoons,{H3709} and the firepans,{H4289} of pure{H5462} gold;{H2091} and the hinges,{H6596} both for the doors{H1817} of the inner{H6442} house,{H1004} the most{H6944} holy{H6944} place, and for the doors{H1817} of the house,{H1004} [to wit], of the temple,{H1964} of gold.{H2091}

Verse 51

Thus all the work{H4399} that king{H4428} Solomon{H8010} wrought{H6213} in the house{H1004} of Jehovah{H3068} was finished.{H7999} And Solomon{H8010} brought in{H935} the things which David{H1732} his father{H1} had dedicated,{H6944} [even] the silver,{H3701} and the gold,{H2091} and the vessels,{H3627} and put{H5414} them in the treasuries{H214} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah.{H3068}

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