| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. | 1Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace. |
| 2He 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. | 2He named it "The Palace of the Lebanon Forest"; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars. |
| 3The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. | 3The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row. |
| 4There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers. | 4There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three. |
| 5All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers. | 5All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three. |
| 6Solomon 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. | 6He made a colonnade 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch. |
| 7In 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. | 7He also made a throne room, called "The Hall of Judgment," where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters. |
| 8And 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. | 8The palace where he lived was constructed in a similar way. He also constructed a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married. |
| 9All 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. | 9All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard. |
| 10The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long. | 10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. |
| 11Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. | 11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar. |
| 12The 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. | 12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD's temple and the hall of the palace. |
| 13Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. | 13King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre. |
| 14He 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. | 14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. He had the skill and knowledge to make all kinds of works of bronze. He reported to King Solomon and did all the work he was assigned. |
| 15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. | 15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. |
| 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. | 16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high. |
| 17For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. | 17The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments. |
| 18Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. | 18When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar. |
| 19And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high. | 19The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. |
| 20On the capitals of both pillars, just above the rounded projection next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows encircling each capital. | 20On the top of each pillar, right above the bulge beside the latticework, there were two hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments arranged in rows all the way around. |
| 21Thus 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. | 21He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz. |
| 22And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed. | 22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed. |
| 23He 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. | 23He also made the large bronze basin called "The Sea." It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet. |
| 24Below 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. | 24Under the rim all the way around it were round ornaments arranged in settings 15 feet long. The ornaments were in two rows and had been cast with "The Sea." |
| 25The 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. | 25"The Sea" stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. "The Sea" was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward. |
| 26It 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. | 26It was four fingers thick and its rim was like that of a cup shaped like a lily blossom. It could hold about 12,000 gallons. |
| 27In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. | 27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high. |
| 28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, | 28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. |
| 29and 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. | 29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. |
| 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side. | 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. |
| 31The 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. | 31Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames. |
| 32There 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. | 32The four wheels were under the frames and the crossbars of the axles were connected to the stand. Each wheel was two and one-quarter feet high. |
| 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal. | 33The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. |
| 34Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand. | 34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand. |
| 35At 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. | 35On top of each stand was a round opening three-quarters of a foot deep; there were also supports and frames on top of the stands. |
| 36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around. | 36He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around. |
| 37In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape. | 37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape. |
| 38He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. | 38He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand. |
| 39He 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. | 39He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put "The Sea" on the south side, in the southeast corner. |
| 40Additionally, 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: | 40Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. |
| 41the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars; | 41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars, |
| 42the 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); | 42the four hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments for the latticework of the two pillars (each latticework had two rows of these ornaments at the bowl-shaped top of the pillar), |
| 43the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands; | 43the ten movable stands with their ten basins, |
| 44the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; | 44the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath, |
| 45and 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. | 45and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the LORD's temple were made from polished bronze. |
| 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. | 46The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. |
| 47Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. | 47Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze. |
| 48Solomon 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; | 48Solomon also made all these items for the LORD's temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, |
| 49the 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; | 49the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs, |
| 50the 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. | 50the pure gold bowls, trimming shears, basins, pans, and censers, and the gold door sockets for the inner sanctuary (the most holy place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple. |
| 51So 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. | 51When King Solomon finished constructing the LORD's temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the LORD's temple. |
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