Now aSolomon built his own house over the course of thirteen years, and he finished all of his house.1 Kin 3:1; 9:10; 2 Chr 8:1 2 aHe built the house of the timber from Lebanon; its length was 1a hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars.About 150 ft. long, 75 wide, and 45 high or 46 m long, 23 wide, and 14 high1 Kin 10:17, 21; 2 Chr 9:16 3 And it was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. 4 There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window at three 1intervals.Lit paces 5 And all the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window at three 1intervals.Lit paces
6 Then he made athe hall of pillars; its length was 1fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a bthreshold in front of them.About 75 ft. long and 45 ft. wide or 23 m long and 7 m wide1 Kin 7:12Ezek 41:25, 26
7 And he made the hall of the athrone where he was to judge, the hall of judgment, and bit was paneled with cedar from floor to floor.Ps 122:5; Prov 20:81 Kin 6:15, 16
8 And his house where he was to live, the other courtyard inward from the hall, was of this same workmanship. aHe also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, bwhom Solomon had married.1 Kin 9:24; 2 Chr 8:111 Kin 3:1
9 All of these were made of valuable stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the 1coping, and from the outside to the large courtyard.I.e., top sloping course of stone
10 And the foundation was of valuable stones, large stones, stones of 1ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.About 15 and 12 ft. or 4.5 and 3.7 m 11 And above were valuable stones, cut according to measure, and cedar. 12 So athe large courtyard all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams as well as the inner courtyard of the house of the LORD, and bthe porch of the house.1 Kin 6:361 Kin 7:6
13 Now aKing Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre.2 Chr 2:13, 14; 4:11 14 aHe was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and bhe was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and cperformed all his work.2 Chr 2:14Ex 28:3; 31:3-5; 35:31; 36:12 Chr 4:11-16
15 He fashioned athe two pillars of bronze; 1beighteen cubits was the height of 2each pillar, and a line of 3twelve cubits 4measured the circumference of both.About 27 ft. or 8 mLit the oneAbout 18 ft. or 5.5 mLit went around the other pillar2 Kin 25:17; 2 Chr 3:15; 4:12; Jer 52:211 Kin 7:41 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was 1five cubits and the height of the other capital was 2five cubits.About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m 17 There were lattices of latticework and wreaths of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. 18 So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one lattice to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. 19 The capitals which were on the tops of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. 20 So there were capitals on the two pillars, also above and close to the 1rounded projection which was beside the lattice; and athe pomegranates totaled two hundred in rows around 2both capitals.Lit bellyLit on the other capital1 Kin 7:42; 2 Chr 3:16; 4:13; Jer 52:23 21 aAnd he set up the pillars at the bporch of the 1main room: he set up the right pillar and named it 2Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it 3Boaz.Lit sanctuaryI.e., he shall establishI.e., in it is strength2 Chr 3:171 Kin 6:3 22 On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.
23 aHe also made the 1Sea of bcast metal 2ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and 3it was 4thirty cubits in circumference.I.e., large basinAbout 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m highLit a line of 30 cubits went around it all aroundAbout 45 ft. or 14 m2 Chr 4:22 Kin 16:17; 25:13 24 Under its brim agourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, bcompletely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast 1with the rest.Lit in its casting1 Kin 6:182 Chr 4:3 25 aIt was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward.2 Chr 4:4, 5; Jer 52:20 26 And it was a 1hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold 2two thousand baths.About 3 in. or 7.6 cmAbout 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters
27 Then ahe made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was 1four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits.About 6 ft. long and wide and 4.5 ft. high or 1.8 m and 1.4 m1 Kin 7:38; 2 Kin 25:13; 2 Chr 4:14 28 This was the design of the stands: they had borders, that is, borders between the crossbars, 29 and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30 Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. 31 And its opening inside the crown at the top was a 1cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and on its opening also there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round.About 18 in. or 45 cm 32 The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. 34 Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. 35 And on the top of the stand there was a circular form 1half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its 2stays and its borders were part of it.About 9 in. or 23 cmLit hands 36 And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around. 37 aHe made the ten stands like this: all of them had the 1same casting, 2same measure, and 3same form.Lit one2 Chr 4:14
38 aAnd he made ten basins of bronze, 1each holding 2forty baths; each basin was 3four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin.Lit the one basin heldAbout 240 gallons or 908 litersAbout 6 ft. or 1.8 mEx 30:18; 2 Chr 4:6 39 Then he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the 1Sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.I.e., large basin
40 Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: 41 the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the atwo pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;1 Kin 7:17, 18 42 and the afour hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars;1 Kin 7:20 43 and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; 44 and athe one 1Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea;I.e., large basin1 Kin 7:23, 25 45 and athe buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.Ex 27:3; 2 Chr 4:16 46 aThe king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between bSuccoth and cZarethan.2 Chr 4:17Gen 33:17; Josh 13:27Josh 3:16 47 However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; athe weight of the bronze could not be determined.1 Chr 22:3, 14
48 Solomon also made all the furniture that was in the house of the LORD: athe golden altar and the golden table on which was set the bbread of the Presence;Ex 30:1-3; 37:10-29; 2 Chr 4:8Ex 25:30 49 and the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary; and athe flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;Ex 25:31-38 50 also the cups, the 1shears, the bowls, the ladles, and the afirepans, 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, that is, for the main room, of gold.I.e., a tool to trim wicksEx 27:3; 2 Kin 25:15
51 aSo all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished. And bSolomon brought in the offerings vowed by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.2 Chr 5:12 Sam 8:11; 1 Chr 18:11; 2 Chr 5:1