| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace. | 1Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction. |
| 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. | 2One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars. |
| 3The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row. | 3The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms, arranged in three tiers of fifteen each. |
| 4There were three rows of windows arranged in sets of three. | 4On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other. |
| 5All of the entrances were rectangular in shape and they were arranged in sets of three. | 5All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other. |
| 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. | 6Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars. |
| 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. | 7Solomon also built the throne room, known as the Hall of Justice, where he sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling. |
| 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. | 8Solomon’s living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married. |
| 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. | 9From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides. |
| 10The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. | 10Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long. |
| 11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar. | 11The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used. |
| 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. | 12The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the LORD’s Temple with its entry room. Furnishings for the Temple |
| 13King Solomon sent for Hiram of Tyre. | 13King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre. |
| 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. | 14He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon. |
| 15He fashioned two bronze pillars; each pillar was 27 feet high and 18 feet in circumference. | 15Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference. |
| 16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high. | 16For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7 1/2 feet tall. |
| 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. | 17Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains. |
| 18When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar. | 18He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars. |
| 19The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high. | 19The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feet tall. |
| 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. | 20The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework. |
| 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. | 21Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz. |
| 22The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed. | 22The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished. |
| 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. | 23Then Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference. |
| 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." | 24It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of decorative gourds. There were about six gourds per foot all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin. |
| 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. | 25The Sea was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them. |
| 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. | 26The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 11,000 gallons of water. |
| 27He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high. | 27Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet tall. |
| 28The stands were constructed with frames between the joints. | 28They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars. |
| 29On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths. | 29Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations. |
| 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and four supports. Under the basin the supports were fashioned on each side with wreaths. | 30Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths. |
| 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. | 31The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1 1/2 feet above the cart’s top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1/4 feet across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round. |
| 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. | 32Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2 1/4 feet in diameter |
| 33The wheels were constructed like chariot wheels; their crossbars, rims, spokes, and hubs were made of cast metal. | 33and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze. |
| 34Each stand had four supports, one per side projecting out from the stand. | 34There were handles at each of the four corners of the carts, and these, too, were cast as one unit with the cart. |
| 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. | 35Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide. The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart. |
| 36He engraved ornamental cherubs, lions, and palm trees on the plates of the supports and frames wherever there was room, with wreaths all around. | 36Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around. |
| 37He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape. | 37All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold. |
| 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. | 38Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons of water. |
| 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. | 39He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple. |
| 40Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He finished all the work on the LORD's temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. | 40He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls. So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the LORD: |
| 41He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped tops of the pillars, the latticework for the bowl-shaped tops of the two pillars, | 41the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals; |
| 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), | 42the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars); |
| 43the ten movable stands with their ten basins, | 43the ten water carts holding the ten basins; |
| 44the big bronze basin called "The Sea" with its twelve bulls underneath, | 44the Sea and the twelve oxen under it; |
| 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. | 45the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls. Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed. |
| 46The king had them cast in earth foundries in the region of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. | 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan. |
| 47Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze. | 47Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured. |
| 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, | 48Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the LORD: the gold altar; the gold table for the Bread of the Presence; |
| 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, | 49the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place; the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs—all of gold; |
| 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. | 50the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners—all of solid gold; the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold. |
| 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. | 51So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the various articles—and he stored them in the treasuries of the LORD’s Temple. |
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