Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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
.
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 Ziv
, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of Jehovah
.
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.
And the house which king Solomon built for Jehovah
, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty `
cubits '
, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
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.
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.
And for the house he made windows of narrow
lights
.
And for the house he made windows of fixed
lattice-work
.
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 :
And against the wall of the house he built stories
round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle ;
and he made side-
chambers round about .
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.
The nethermost story
was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad ;
for on
the
outside
he
made
offsets
`
in the wall '
of the house round about, that `
the beams '
should not have
hold
in the walls of the house.
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.
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at
the
quarry;
and
there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
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.
The door for the middle side-chambers
was in the right side of the house: and they went up by
winding stairs into the middle `story'
, and out of the middle into the third.
So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards
of cedar.
So he built the house, and finished it; and he
covered the house with beams and planks
of cedar.
And then
he built chambers
against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
And he built the
stories
against all the house, each
five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
And the word of the
LORD
came to Solomon, saying,
And the word of Jehovah
came to Solomon, saying,
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 :
Concerning this house which thou art building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute mine
ordinances
, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I establish
my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father .
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar ,
both
the floor of the house ,
and
the walls of the ceiling :
and
he covered them on the inside with wood ,
and covered the floor of the house with planks
of fir.
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar :
from
the floor of the house unto
the walls of the ceiling ,
he covered them on the inside with wood ;
and he
covered the floor of the house with boards
of fir.
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.
And he built twenty cubits on the hinder
part
of the house with
boards
of
cedar
from
the floor unto
the walls `
of the
ceiling'
: he built `
them '
for it within, for an
oracle, even for the most holy place.
And the house, that is, the temple before it
, was forty cubits long.
And the house, that is, the temple before `the
oracle'
, was forty cubits `
long '
.
And the
cedar of
the house within was
carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
And there
was
cedar on
the house within ,
carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
And the
oracle
he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the
LORD
.
And he prepared an
oracle
in the midst
of
the
house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
.
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.
And within
the oracle was `a
space
of'
twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof ;
and he overlaid it with pure gold :
and he
covered the altar with
cedar.
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.
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew
chains of gold across
before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
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.
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was
finished
: also the whole altar that belonged
to
the oracle he overlaid with gold.
And within
the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree
, each ten cubits high.
And in
the oracle he made two cherubim of olive -wood
, each ten cubits high.
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.
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.
And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size
.
And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form
.
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
And he set the cherubim within the inner house :
and they
stretched
forth
the wings of the cherubim, 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.
And he set the cherubim within the inner house ;
and the wings of the cherubim were
stretched
forth
, 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.
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm -
trees and open flowers, within and without.
And the floors
of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
And the floor
of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
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.
And for the entrance
of the oracle he made doors of olive -wood
: the lintel `
and '
door-
posts were a fifth part `
of the wall '
.
The
two doors also
were
of olive tree
; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold ,
and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.
So
`he
made'
two doors of olive -wood
; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm -
trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold ;
and he
spread the
gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm -
trees.
So also made he for the door
of the temple posts of olive tree
, a fourth part of the wall .
So also made he for the entrance
of the temple door-
posts of olive -wood
, out
of
a fourth part `
of the wall ';
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.
and two doors of fir -wood
: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers :
and covered
them with gold fitted upon the carved
work.
And he carved `
thereon '
cherubim and palm -
trees and open flowers ;
and he
overlaid
them with gold fitted upon the graven
work.
And he built the inner court with three rows
of hewed
stone, and a row
of cedar beams.
And he built the inner court with three courses
of hewn
stone, and a course
of cedar beams.
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the
LORD
laid, in the month Zif:
In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah
laid, in the month Ziv.
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.
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.
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