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1 AND <OBJ.> OWN HOUSE HIS HE BUILT SOLOMON THIR- TEEN YEAR[S] AND HE COMPLETED <OBJ.> ALL HOUSE HIS
Solomon’s Palace Complex
1 Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.
2 AND HE BUILT <OBJ.> [THE] HOUSE OF [THE] FOREST OF <THE> LEBANON [WAS] ONE HUNDRED CUBIT[S] LENGTH ITS AND [WAS] FIFTY CUBIT[S] BREADTH ITS AND [WAS] THIRTY CUBIT[S] HEIGHT ITS ON FOUR ROWS OF PILLARS OF CEDAR<S> AND BEAMS OF CEDAR<S> [WERE] ON THE PILLARS
2 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.
3 AND [IT WAS] PANELED WITH <THE> CEDAR FROM ABOVE ABOVE THE SIDE-CHAMBERS WHICH [WERE] ON THE PILLARS FORTY AND FIVE FIF- TEEN THE ROW
3 The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars— forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
4 AND WINDOW FRAMES THREE ROWS AND WINDOW [WAS] TO WINDOW THREE TIMES
4 There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers.
5 AND ALL THE OPENINGS AND THE DOORPOSTS [WERE] SQUARE FRAME-WORK AND [THE] FRONT WINDOW [WAS] TO WINDOW THREE TIMES
5 All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.
6 AND <OBJ.> [THE] PORCH OF THE PILLARS HE MADE [WAS] FIFTY CUBIT[S] LENGTH ITS AND [WAS] THIRTY CUBIT[S] BREADTH ITS AND A PORCH [WAS] ON FACE THEIR AND PILLARS AND A THRESHOLD [WERE] ON FACE THEIR
6 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.
7 AND [THE] PORCH OF THE THRONE WHERE HE GAVE JUDGMENT THERE [THE] PORCH OF <THE> JUDGMENT HE MADE AND [IT WAS] PANELED WITH <THE> CEDAR FROM THE FLOOR TO THE FLOOR
7 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.
8 AND OWN HOUSE HIS WHERE HE DWELT THERE [THE] COURT <THE> OTHER FROM INSIDE TO THE PORCH LIKE THE WORKMANSHIP <THE> THIS IT WAS AND A HOUSE HE MADE FOR [THE] DAUGHTER OF PHARAOH WHOM HE HAD TAKEN SOLOMON LIKE THE PORCH <THE> THIS
8 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.
9 ALL THESE [WERE] STONES COSTLY ACCORDING TO MEASUREMENTS OF HEWN [STONE] SAWN WITH <THE> SAW FROM INSIDE AND FROM OUTSIDE AND FROM [THE] FOUNDATION TO THE COPING STONE AND FROM [THE] OUTSIDE TO THE COURT <THE> GREAT
9 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.
10 AND [IT WAS] FOUNDED STONES COSTLY STONES LARGE STONES OF TEN CUBITS AND STONES OF EIGHT CUBITS
10 The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.
11 AND [WERE] FROM TO ABOVE <TOWARDS> STONES COSTLY ACCORDING TO MEASUREMENTS OF HEWN [STONE] AND CEDAR
11 Above these were costly stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.
12 AND [THE] COURT <THE> GREAT [WERE] ALL AROUND THREE ROWS HEWN [STONE] AND A ROW OF BEAMS OF CEDAR<S> AND TO [THE] COURT OF [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH <THE> INNER AND TO [THE] PORCH OF THE HOUSE
12 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.
13 AND HE SENT THE KING SOLOMON AND HE BROUGHT <OBJ.> HIRAM FROM TYRE
14 [WAS] A SON OF A WOMAN A WIDOW HE FROM [THE] TRIBE OF NAPHTALI AND FATHER HIS [WAS] A MAN TYRIAN A WORKER OF BRONZE AND HE WAS FILLED <OBJ.> THE WISDOM AND <OBJ.> THE SKILL AND <OBJ.> THE KNOWLEDGE TO DO ANY WORK WITH <THE> BRONZE AND HE CAME TO THE KING SOLOMON AND HE DID <OBJ.> ALL WORK HIS
14 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.
15 AND HE FASHIONED <OBJ.> [THE] TWO THE PILLARS BRONZE [WAS] EIGHT- TEEN CUBIT[S] [THE] HEIGHT OF THE PILLAR <THE> ONE AND A LINE OF TWO [PLUS] TEN CUBIT[S] IT WENT ROUND <OBJ.> THE PILLAR <THE> SECOND
15 He cast two pillars of bronze each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
16 AND TWO CAPITALS HE MADE TO PUT ON [THE] TOPS OF THE PILLARS CASTING OF BRONZE [WAS] FIVE CUBITS [THE] HEIGHT OF THE CAPITAL <THE> ONE AND [WAS] FIVE CUBITS [THE] HEIGHT OF THE CAPITAL <THE> SECOND
16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high.
17 NETWORKS WORK OF A NETWORK FESTOONS WORK OF CHAINS [BELONGED] TO THE CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE PILLARS SEVEN FOR THE CAPITAL <THE> ONE AND SEVEN FOR THE CAPITAL <THE> SECOND
17 For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital.
18 AND HE MADE <OBJ.> THE PILLARS AND TWO ROWS [WERE] ALL AROUND ON THE NETWORK <THE> ONE TO COVER <OBJ.> THE CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE POMEGRANATES AND THUS HE DID FOR THE CAPITAL <THE> SECOND
18 Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
19 AND [THE] CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE PILLARS [WERE] A WORK OF LILI[ES] IN THE PORCH FOUR CUBITS
19 And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high.
20 AND [THE] CAPITALS [WERE] ON [THE] TWO THE PILLARS ALSO FROM ABOVE FROM TO NEAR THE BULGE WHICH [WAS] TO [THE] SIDE OF THE NETWORK AND THE POMEGRANATES TWO HUNDRED ROWS [WERE] ALL AROUND ON THE CAPITAL <THE> SECOND
20 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.
21 AND HE SET UP <OBJ.> THE PILLARS OF [THE] PORCH OF THE TEMPLE AND HE SET UP <OBJ.> THE PILLAR <THE> SOUTH AND HE CALLED <OBJ.> NAME ITS JAKIN AND HE SET UP <OBJ.> THE PILLAR <THE> NORTH AND HE CALLED <OBJ.> NAME ITS BOAZ
21 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.
22 AND [WAS] ON [THE] TOP OF THE PILLARS A WORK OF LILI[ES] AND IT WAS COMPLETE [THE] WORK OF THE PILLARS
22 And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed.
23 AND HE MADE <OBJ.> THE SEA CAST [METAL] [WAS] TEN BY THE CUBIT FROM LIP ITS TO LIP ITS ROUND ALL AROUND AND [WAS] FIVE BY THE CUBIT HEIGHT ITS AND A MEASURING-LINE THIRTY BY THE CUBIT IT WENT ROUND <OBJ.> IT ALL AROUND
The Molten Sea
(2 Chronicles 4:1–5 )
23 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.
24 AND GOURDS [WERE] FROM UNDER TO LIP ITS ALL AROUND [THEY WERE] SURROUNDING <OBJ.> IT TEN BY THE CUBIT [THEY WERE] SURROUNDING <OBJ.> THE SEA ALL AROUND [WERE] TWO ROWS THE GOURDS [THEY WERE] CAST IN CASTING ITS
24 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.
25 [IT WAS] STANDING ON TWO [PLUS] TEN OX[EN] THREE [WERE] TURNING NORTH -WARD AND THREE [WERE] TURNING WEST -WARD AND THREE [WERE] TURNING [THE] SOUTH TOWARDS AND THREE [WERE] TURNING EAST -WARD AND THE SEA [WAS] ON THEM FROM TO ABOVE <TOWARDS> AND ALL HINDQUARTERS THEIR [WERE] INSIDE TOWARDS
25 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.
26 AND THICKNESS ITS [WAS] A HAND BREADTH AND LIP ITS [WAS] LIKE [THE] WORK OF [THE] LIP OF A CUP [THE] BLOSSOM OF LILI[ES] TWO THOUSAND BATH[S] IT CONTAINED
26 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.
27 AND HE MADE <OBJ.> THE STANDS TEN BRONZE [WAS] FOUR BY THE CUBIT [THE] LENGTH OF THE STAND <THE> ONE AND [WAS] FOUR BY THE CUBIT BREADTH ITS AND [WAS] THREE BY THE CUBIT HEIGHT ITS
The Ten Bronze Stands
27 In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.
28 AND THIS [WAS] [THE] WORK OF THE STAND RIMS [BELONGED] TO <THE> THEM AND RIMS [WERE] BETWEEN THE CROSS BARS
28 This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights,
29 AND [WERE] ON THE RIMS WHICH [WERE] BETWEEN THE CROSS BARS LIONS OX[EN] AND CHERUBIM AND [WAS] ON THE CROSS BARS A BASE FROM ABOVE AND [WERE] FROM UNDER TO [THE] LIONS AND TO THE OX[EN] GARLANDS [THE] WORK OF HANGING
29 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.
30 AND FOUR WHEELS OF BRONZE [BELONGED] TO THE STAND <THE> ONE AND AXLES OF BRONZE AND FOUR FEET ITS SUPPORTS [BELONGED] TO <THE> THEM FROM UNDER TO THE LAVER THE SUPPORTS [WERE] CAST [WERE] FROM [THE] SIDE OF EACH GARLANDS
30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
31 AND OPENING ITS [WAS] FROM INSIDE TO THE CAPITAL AND UP -WARDS BY THE CUBIT AND OPENING ITS [WAS] ROUND [THE] WORK OF A BASE A CUBIT AND [THE] HALF OF <THE> CUBIT AND ALSO [WERE] ON OPENING ITS CARVINGS AND RIMS THEIR [WERE] SQUARE NOT ROUND
31 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.
32 AND [THE] FOUR THE WHEELS [WERE] TO FROM UNDER TO THE RIMS AND [THE] HANDS OF THE WHEELS [WERE] ON THE STAND AND [THE] HEIGHT OF THE WHEEL <THE> ONE [WAS] A CUBIT AND [THE] HALF OF <THE> CUBIT
32 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.
33 AND [THE] WORK OF THE WHEELS [WAS] LIKE [THE] WORK OF <THE> WHEEL OF <THE> CHARIOT HANDS THEIR AND RIMS THEIR AND SPOKES THEIR AND HUBS THEIR <THE> EVERYTHING [WAS] CAST
33 The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.
34 AND FOUR SUPPORTS [WERE] TO [THE] FOUR [THE] CORNERS OF THE STAND <THE> ONE [WERE] FROM THE STAND SUPPORTS ITS
34 Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand.
35 AND AT [THE] TOP OF THE STAND <THE> HALF OF <THE> CUBIT HEIGHT ROUND ALL AROUND AND [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE STAND HANDS ITS AND RIMS ITS [WERE] FROM IT
35 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.
36 AND HE ENGRAVED ON THE PLATES OF HANDS ITS AND ON RIMS ITS CHERUBIM LIONS AND PALM TREES ACCORDING TO [THE] CLEAR SPACE OF EACH AND GARLANDS [WERE] ALL AROUND
36 He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
37 LIKE THIS HE MADE <OBJ.> [THE] TEN THE STANDS A CASTING ONE A MEASUREMENT ONE A SHAPE ONE FOR ALL OF THEM
37 In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape.
38 AND HE MADE TEN LAVERS BRONZE FORTY BATH[S] IT CONTAINED THE LAVER <THE> ONE [WAS] FOUR BY THE CUBIT THE LAVER <THE> ONE A LAVER ONE [WAS] ON THE STAND <THE> ONE FOR [THE] TEN THE STANDS
The Ten Bronze Basins
(2 Chronicles 4:6–8 )
38 He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands
39 AND HE PUT <OBJ.> THE STANDS FIVE ON [THE] SIDE OF THE HOUSE FROM [THE] SOUTH AND FIVE ON [THE] SIDE OF THE HOUSE FROM LEFT ITS AND <OBJ.> THE SEA HE PUT FROM [THE] SIDE OF THE HOUSE <THE> SOUTH EAST -WARD FROM IN FRONT OF [THE] SOUTH
39 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.
40 AND HE MADE HIRAM <OBJ.> THE LAVERS AND <OBJ.> THE SHOVELS AND <OBJ.> THE BOWLS AND HE FINISHED HIRAM TO DO <OBJ.> ALL THE WORK WHICH HE DID FOR THE KING SOLOMON [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH
Completion of the Bronze Works
(2 Chronicles 4:11–18 )
40 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:
41 PILLARS TWO AND [THE] BOWLS OF THE CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE PILLARS TWO AND THE NETWORKS TWO TO COVER <OBJ.> [THE] TWO [THE] BOWLS OF THE CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] TOP OF THE PILLARS
41 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;
42 AND <OBJ.> THE POMEGRANATES FOUR HUNDRED<S> FOR [THE] TWO THE NETWORKS TWO ROWS POMEGRANATES [BELONGED] TO THE NETWORK <THE> ONE TO COVER <OBJ.> [THE] TWO [THE] BOWLS OF THE CAPITALS WHICH [WERE] ON [THE] FACE OF THE PILLARS
42 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);
43 AND <OBJ.> THE STANDS TEN AND <OBJ.> THE LAVERS TEN ON THE STANDS
43 the ten stands;
the ten basins on the stands;
44 AND <OBJ.> THE SEA <THE> ONE AND <OBJ.> THE OX[EN] TWO [PLUS] TEN UNDER THE SEA
44 the Sea;
the twelve oxen underneath the Sea;
45 AND <OBJ.> THE POTS AND <OBJ.> THE SHOVELS AND <OBJ.> THE BOWLS AND <OBJ.> ALL THE UTENSILS THE THESE WHICH HE MADE HIRAM FOR THE KING SOLOMON [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH BRONZE POLISHED
45 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.
46 IN [THE] VALLEY OF THE JORDAN HE CAST THEM THE KING IN [THE] MOLD OF THE GROUND BETWEEN SUCCOTH AND BETWEEN ZARETHAN
46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.
47 AND HE LEFT SOLOMON <OBJ.> ALL THE UTENSILS FROM ABUNDANCE VERY VERY NOT IT WAS ASCERTAINED [THE] WEIGHT OF THE BRONZE
47 Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
48 AND HE MADE SOLOMON <OBJ.> ALL THE UTENSILS WHICH [WERE] [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH <OBJ.> [THE] ALTAR OF <THE> GOLD AND <OBJ.> THE TABLE WHICH [WAS] ON IT [THE] BREAD OF THE PRESENCE GOLD
Completion of the Gold Furnishings
(2 Chronicles 4:19–22 )
48 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;
49 AND <OBJ.> THE LAMPSTANDS FIVE FROM [THE] RIGHT AND FIVE FROM [THE] LEFT <TO> BEFORE THE INNERMOST ROOM GOLD PURE GOLD AND THE BLOSSOM AND THE LAMPS AND THE TONGS GOLD
49 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;
50 AND THE BASINS AND THE SNUFFERS AND THE BOWLS AND THE PANS AND THE FIRE-PANS GOLD PURE GOLD AND THE SOCKETS FOR [THE] DOORS OF THE HOUSE <THE> INNER TO [THE] HOLY PLACE OF THE HOLY PLACES FOR [THE] DOORS OF THE HOUSE OF THE TEMPLE GOLD
50 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.
51 AND IT WAS COMPLETE ALL THE WORK WHICH HE DID THE KING SOLOMON [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH AND HE BROUGHT SOLOMON <OBJ.> [THE] HOLY THINGS OF DAVID FATHER HIS <OBJ.> THE SILVER AND <OBJ.> THE GOLD AND <OBJ.> THE UTENSILS HE PUT [THEM] IN [THE] TREASURIES OF [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH
51 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.
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