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[1] In the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had 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, he began to build Yahweh’s house.
[2] The house which King Solomon built for Yahweh had a length of sixty cubits, and its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.
[3] The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its width in front of the house.
[4] He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.
[5] Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.
[6] The lowest floor was five cubits wide, and the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for on the outside he made offsets in the wall of the house all around, that the beams should not be inserted into the walls of the house.
[7] The house, when it was under construction, was built of stone prepared at the quarry; and no hammer or ax or any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was under construction.
[8] The door for the middle side rooms was in the right side of the house. They went up by winding stairs into the middle floor, and out of the middle into the third.
[9] So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.
[10] He built the floors all along the house, each five cubits high; and they rested on the house with timbers of cedar.
[11] Yahweh’s word came to Solomon, saying,
[12] “Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in my statutes, and execute my ordinances, and keep all my commandments to walk in them, then I will establish my word with you, which I spoke to David your father.
[13] I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”
[14] So Solomon built the house and finished it.
[15] He built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar; from the floor of the house to the walls of the ceiling, he covered them on the inside with wood. He covered the floor of the house with cypress boards.
[16] He built twenty cubits of the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built this within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.
[17] In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.
[18] There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.
[19] He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.
[20] Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.
[21] So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.
[22] He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.
[23] In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
[24] Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.
[25] The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
[26] One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.
[27] He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.
[28] He overlaid the cherubim with gold.
[29] He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
[30] He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.
[31] For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
[32] So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
[33] He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,
[34] and two doors of cypress wood. The two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
[35] He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
[36] He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.
[37] The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.
[38] In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.

1 Kings 6:2 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
1 Kings 6:23 “Cherubim” is plural of “cherub”, an angelic being.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Kings 6 (KJVS)

[1] 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 .
[2] 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 .
[3] 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 .
[4] And for the house he made () windows of narrow () lights .
[5] 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 :
[6] 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 .
[7] 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 ().
[8] 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 .
[9] So he built () the house , and finished () it; and covered () the house with beams and boards of cedar .
[10] And [then] he built () chambers () against all the house , five cubits high : and they rested () on the house [with] timber of cedar .
[11] And the word of the LORD came to Solomon , saying (),
[12] [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 :
[13] And I will dwell () among the children of Israel , and will not forsake () my people Israel .
[14] So Solomon built () the house , and finished () it.
[15] And he built () the walls of the house within with boards of cedar , both the floor of the house , and the walls of the cieling : [and] he covered () [them] on the inside with wood , and covered () the floor of the house with planks of fir .
[16] 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].
[17] And the house , that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].
[18] And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with knops and open () flowers : all [was] cedar ; there was no stone seen ().
[19] And the oracle he prepared () in the house within , to set () there the ark of the covenant of the LORD .
[20] 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 .
[21] 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 .
[22] 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 .
[23] And within the oracle he made () two cherubims [of] olive tree , [each] ten cubits high .
[24] 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 .
[25] And the other cherub [was] ten cubits : both the cherubims [were] of one measure and one size .
[26] The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits , and so [was it] of the other cherub .
[27] And he set () the cherubims within the inner house : and they stretched forth () the wings of the cherubims , 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 .
[28] And he overlaid () the cherubims with gold .
[29] And he carved () all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open () flowers , within and without .
[30] And the floor of the house he overlaid () with gold , within and without .
[31] 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].
[32] The two doors also [were of] olive tree ; and he carved () upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open () flowers , and overlaid () [them] with gold , and spread () gold upon the cherubims , and upon the palm trees .
[33] So also made () he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree , a fourth part [of the wall].
[34] 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 .
[35] And he carved () [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and open () flowers : and covered () [them] with gold fitted () upon the carved work ().
[36] And he built () the inner court with three rows of hewed stone , and a row of cedar beams .
[37] In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid (), in the month Zif :
[38] 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.

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Kings 6 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in the fourth year-in the month of Zif, it is the second month-of the reigning of Solomon over Israel, that he buildeth the house for Jehovah.
[2] As to the house that king Solomon hath built for Jehovah, sixty cubits is its length, and twenty its breadth, and thirty cubits its height.
[3] As to the porch on the front of the temple of the house, twenty cubits is its length on the front of the breadth of the house; ten by the cubit is its breadth on the front of the house;
[4] and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.
[5] And he buildeth against the wall of the house a couch round about, even the walls of the house round about, of the temple and of the oracle, and maketh sides round about.
[6] The lowest couch, five by the cubit is its breadth; and the middle, six by the cubit is its breadth; and the third, seven by the cubit is its breadth, for withdrawings he hath put to the house round about, without-not to lay hold on the walls of the house.
[7] And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought thither hath been built, and hammer, and the axe-any instrument of iron-was not heard in the house, in its being built.
[8] The opening of the middle side is at the right shoulder of the house, and with windings they go up on the middle one, and from the middle one unto the third.
[9] And he buildeth the house, and completeth it, and covereth the house with beams and rows of cedars.
[10] And he buildeth the couch against all the house, five cubits is its height, and it taketh hold of the house by cedar-wood.
[11] And the word of Jehovah is unto Solomon, saying,
[12] ‘This house that thou art building-if thou dost walk in My statutes, and My judgments dost do, yea, hast done all My commands, to walk in them, then I have established My word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father,
[13] and have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and do not forsake My people Israel.’
[14] And Solomon buildeth the house and completeth it;
[15] and he buildeth the walls of the house within with beams of cedar, from the floor of the house unto the walls of the ceiling; he hath overlaid with wood the inside, and covereth the floor of the house with ribs of fir.
[16] And he buildeth the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor unto the walls; and he buildeth for it within, for the oracle, for the holy of holies.
[17] And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it.
[18] And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.
[19] And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
[20] And before the oracle is twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits is its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.
[21] And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth it to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.
[22] And the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.
[23] And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;
[24] and five cubits is the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;
[25] and ten by the cubit is the second cherub, one measure and one form are to the two cherubs,
[26] the height of the one cherub is ten by the cubit, and so is the second cherub;
[27] and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings are unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;
[28] and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,
[29] and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.
[30] And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without;
[31] as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.
[32] And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.
[33] And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.
[34] And the two doors are of fir-tree, the two sides of the one door are revolving, and the two hangings of the second door are revolving.
[35] And he hath carved cherubs, and palms, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with straightened gold the graved work.
[36] And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.
[37] In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,
[38] and in the eleventh year, in the month Bul-that is the eighth month-hath the house been finished in all its matters, and in all its ordinances, and he buildeth it seven years.