1The place of the temple, and the time when the building was begun. 3The dimensions and ornaments of the house. 8The dimensions and ornaments of the most holy house; the cherubims that were therein. 14The vail. 15The two great pillars.
1THEN Solomon abegan to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem bin mount Moriah, 1where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of 2Ornan the Jebusite.
1Or, which was seen of David his father.
2Or, Araunah, 2Sa. 24.18. 1Ch. 21.18; 22.1.
a 1Ki. 6.1. b Ge. 22.2. 2Sa. 24.16. 1Ch. 21.15.
2And he began to build cin the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
c 1Ki. 6.1.
3¶Now these are the things wherein Solomon was 3instructed for the building of the house of God. dThe length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
3Heb. founded.
d 1Ki. 6.2.
4And the eporch that was in the front of the house , the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
e 1Ki. 6.3-22.
5And fthe greater house ghe *cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
*cieled-panelled, overlaid.
f 1Ki. 6.17. g 1Ki. 6.15,21,22.
6And he 4garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
4Heb. covered.
7He hoverlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
h 1Ki. 6.20-22,30. Eze. 7.20. 1Ch. 29.1; 22.5.
8And he imade the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
i 1Ki. 6.5,16,19,20.
9And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the jupper chambers with gold.
j 1Ch. 28.11.
10And kin the most holy house he made two cherubims 5of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
5Or, (as some think) of moveable work.
k 1Ki. 6.23-28.
11¶And the lwings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
l 1Ki. 6.23-28. Ex. 25.18; 37.7-9.
12And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also , joining to the wing of the other cherub.
13The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were 6inward.
6Or, toward the house, Ex. 25.20.
14¶And he made mthe *vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and 7wrought cherubims thereon.
*vail-curtain.
7Heb. caused to ascend.
m Ex. 26.31-35; 36.35,36. Mat. 27.51. 1Ki. 6.21.
15Also he made before the house ntwo pillars of thirty and five cubits 8high, and the *chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
8Heb. long.
*chapiter-ornamentation on the top of a column.
n 1Ki. 7.15-22. Je. 52.21-23. 2Ki. 25.13,17. ch. 4.12,13.
16And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an ohundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
o 1Ki. 7.20. Je. 52.22. 2Ki. 25.17.
17And he preared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand 9Jachin, and the name of that on the left 10Boaz.
9That is, He shall establish.
10That is, In it is strength.
p 1Ki. 7.21.