| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. | 1Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. |
| 2He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and thirty high, with four rows of cedar columns supporting trimmed cedar beams. | 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. |
| 3It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns--forty-five beams, fifteen to a row. | 3The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. |
| 4Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other. | 4There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers. |
| 5All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other. | 5All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers. |
| 6He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide. In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof. | 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. |
| 7He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling. | 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. |
| 8And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married. | 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. |
| 9All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and smoothed on their inner and outer faces. | 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. |
| 10The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight. | 10The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long. |
| 11Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. | 11Above these were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams. |
| 12The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the LORD with its portico. | 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. |
| 13King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram, | 13Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre. |
| 14whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him. | 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. |
| 15He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. | 15He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference. |
| 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits high. | 16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on top of the pillars, each capital five cubits high. |
| 17A network of interwoven chains adorned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital. | 17For the capitals on top of the pillars he made a network of lattice, with wreaths of chainwork, seven for each capital. |
| 18He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital. | 18Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars. |
| 19The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high. | 19And the capitals atop the pillars in the portico were shaped like lilies, four cubits high. |
| 20On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around. | 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. |
| 21He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz. | 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. |
| 22The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed. | 22And the tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work of the pillars was completed. |
| 23He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it. | 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. |
| 24Below the rim, gourds encircled it--ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea. | 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. |
| 25The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. | 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. |
| 26It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths. | 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. |
| 27He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high. | 27In addition, he made ten movable stands of bronze, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. |
| 28This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights. | 28This was the design of the stands: They had side panels attached to uprights, |
| 29On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim--and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work. | 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. |
| 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side. | 30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side. |
| 31On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round. | 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. |
| 32The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half. | 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. |
| 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal. | 33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal. |
| 34Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand. | 34Each stand had four handles, one for each corner, projecting from the stand. |
| 35At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubit deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of 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. |
| 36He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around. | 36He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around. |
| 37This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape. | 37In this way he made the ten stands, each with the same casting, dimensions, and shape. |
| 38He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands. | 38He also made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits across, one basin for each of the ten stands. |
| 39He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple. | 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. |
| 40He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the LORD: | 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: |
| 41the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; | 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; |
| 42the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the 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); |
| 43the ten stands with their ten basins; | 43the ten stands; the ten basins on the stands; |
| 44the Sea and the twelve bulls under it; | 44the Sea; the twelve oxen underneath the Sea; |
| 45the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. All these objects that Huram made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of burnished bronze. | 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. |
| 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan. | 46The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan. |
| 47Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined. | 47Solomon left all these articles unweighed, because there were so many. The weight of the bronze could not be determined. |
| 48Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the LORD's temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; | 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; |
| 49the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary); the gold floral work and lamps and tongs; | 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; |
| 50the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room, the Most Holy Place, and also for the doors of the main hall of the temple. | 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. |
| 51When all the work King Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated--the silver and gold and the furnishings--and he placed them in the treasuries of the LORD's 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. |
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