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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.

1 Kings 6:4 Or, windows broad within and narrow without, or, skewed and closed
1 Kings 6:5a Or, upon, or joining to
1 Kings 6:5b Heb. floors
1 Kings 6:5c Heb. ribs
1 Kings 6:8 Heb. shoulder
1 Kings 6:9 Or, the vault beams and the ceilings with Cedar
1 Kings 6:18a Or, gourds
1 Kings 6:18b Heb. openings of flowers
1 Kings 6:20 Heb. shut up
1 Kings 6:23 Or, oily. Heb. trees of oil
1 Kings 6:27 Or, the Cherubims stretched forth their wings
1 Kings 6:29 Heb. openings of flowers
1 Kings 6:31 Or, five square
1 Kings 6:32a Or, leaves of the doors
1 Kings 6:32b Heb. openings of flowers
1 Kings 6:33 Or, four square
1 Kings 6:38 Or, with all the appurtenances thereof, and with all the ordinances thereof

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Kings 6 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη εν τω τεσσαρακοστω και τετρακοσιοστω ετει της εξοδου υιων ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου τω ετει τω τεταρτω εν μηνι τω δευτερω βασιλευοντος του βασιλεως σαλωμων επι ισραηλ (6:1Α) και ενετειλατο ο βασιλευς και αιρουσιν λιθους μεγαλους τιμιους εις τον θεμελιον του οικου και λιθους απελεκητους (6:1Β) και επελεκησαν οι υιοι σαλωμων και οι υιοι χιραμ και εβαλαν αυτους (6:1Χ) εν τω ετει τω τεταρτω εθεμελιωσεν τον οικον κυριου εν μηνι νισω τω δευτερω μηνι (6:1Δ) εν ενδεκατω ενιαυτω εν μηνι βααλ ουτος ο μην ο ογδοος συνετελεσθη ο οικος εις παντα λογον αυτου και εις πασαν διαταξιν αυτου
[2] και ο οικος ον ωκοδομησεν ο βασιλευς σαλωμων τω κυριω τεσσαρακοντα πηχεων μηκος αυτου και εικοσι εν πηχει πλατος αυτου και πεντε και εικοσι εν πηχει το υψος αυτου
[3] και το αιλαμ κατα προσωπον του ναου εικοσι εν πηχει μηκος αυτου εις το πλατος του οικου και δεκα εν πηχει το πλατος αυτου κατα προσωπον του οικου και ωκοδομησεν τον οικον και συνετελεσεν αυτον
[4] και εποιησεν τω οικω θυριδας παρακυπτομενας κρυπτας
[5] και εδωκεν επι τον τοιχον του οικου μελαθρα κυκλοθεν τω ναω και τω δαβιρ και εποιησεν πλευρας κυκλοθεν
[6] η πλευρα η υποκατω πεντε πηχεων το πλατος αυτης και το μεσον εξ και η τριτη επτα εν πηχει το πλατος αυτης οτι διαστημα εδωκεν τω οικω κυκλοθεν εξωθεν του οικου οπως μη επιλαμβανωνται των τοιχων του οικου
[7] και ο οικος εν τω οικοδομεισθαι αυτον λιθοις ακροτομοις αργοις ωκοδομηθη και σφυρα και πελεκυς και παν σκευος σιδηρουν ουκ ηκουσθη εν τω οικω εν τω οικοδομεισθαι αυτον
[8] και ο πυλων της πλευρας της υποκατωθεν υπο την ωμιαν του οικου την δεξιαν και ελικτη αναβασις εις το μεσον και εκ της μεσης επι τα τριωροφα
[9] και ωκοδομησεν τον οικον και συνετελεσεν αυτον και εκοιλοσταθμησεν τον οικον κεδροις
[10] και ωκοδομησεν τους ενδεσμους δι ολου του οικου πεντε εν πηχει το υψος αυτου και συνεσχεν τον ενδεσμον εν ξυλοις κεδρινοις …
[15] και ωκοδομησεν τους τοιχους του οικου δια ξυλων κεδρινων απο του εδαφους του οικου και εως των δοκων και εως των τοιχων εκοιλοσταθμησεν συνεχομενα ξυλοις εσωθεν και περιεσχεν το εσω του οικου εν πλευραις πευκιναις
[16] και ωκοδομησεν τους εικοσι πηχεις απ ακρου του οικου το πλευρον το εν απο του εδαφους εως των δοκων και εποιησεν εκ του δαβιρ εις το αγιον των αγιων
[17] και τεσσαρακοντα πηχων ην ο ναος κατα προσωπον …
[19] του δαβιρ εν μεσω του οικου εσωθεν δουναι εκει την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου
[20] εικοσι πηχεις μηκος και εικοσι πηχεις πλατος και εικοσι πηχεις το υψος αυτου και περιεσχεν αυτον χρυσιω συγκεκλεισμενω και εποιησεν θυσιαστηριον
[21] κατα προσωπον του δαβιρ και περιεσχεν αυτο χρυσιω
[22] και ολον τον οικον περιεσχεν χρυσιω εως συντελειας παντος του οικου
[23] και εποιησεν εν τω δαβιρ δυο χερουβιν δεκα πηχεων μεγεθος εσταθμωμενον
[24] και πεντε πηχεων πτερυγιον του χερουβ του ενος και πεντε πηχεων πτερυγιον αυτου το δευτερον εν πηχει δεκα απο μερους πτερυγιου αυτου εις μερος πτερυγιου αυτου
[25] ουτως τω χερουβ τω δευτερω εν μετρω ενι συντελεια μια αμφοτεροις
[26] και το υψος του χερουβ του ενος δεκα εν πηχει και ουτως το χερουβ το δευτερον
[27] και αμφοτερα τα χερουβιν εν μεσω του οικου του εσωτατου και διεπετασεν τας πτερυγας αυτων και ηπτετο πτερυξ μια του τοιχου και πτερυξ ηπτετο του τοιχου του δευτερου και αι πτερυγες αυτων αι εν μεσω του οικου ηπτοντο πτερυξ πτερυγος
[28] και περιεσχεν τα χερουβιν χρυσιω
[29] και παντας τους τοιχους του οικου κυκλω εγκολαπτα εγραψεν γραφιδι χερουβιν και φοινικες τω εσωτερω και τω εξωτερω
[30] και το εδαφος του οικου περιεσχεν χρυσιω του εσωτατου και του εξωτατου
[31] και τω θυρωματι του δαβιρ εποιησεν θυρας ξυλων αρκευθινων και φλιας πενταπλας
[32] και δυο θυρας ξυλων πευκινων και εγκολαπτα επ αυτων εγκεκολαμμενα χερουβιν και φοινικας και πεταλα διαπεπετασμενα και περιεσχεν χρυσιω και κατεβαινεν επι τα χερουβιν και επι τους φοινικας το χρυσιον
[33] και ουτως εποιησεν τω πυλωνι του ναου φλιαι ξυλων αρκευθινων στοαι τετραπλως
[34] και εν αμφοτεραις ταις θυραις ξυλα πευκινα δυο πτυχαι η θυρα η μια και στροφεις αυτων και δυο πτυχαι η θυρα η δευτερα στρεφομενα
[35] εγκεκολαμμενα χερουβιν και φοινικες και διαπεπετασμενα πεταλα και περιεχομενα χρυσιω καταγομενω επι την εκτυπωσιν
[36] και ωκοδομησεν την αυλην την εσωτατην τρεις στιχους απελεκητων και στιχος κατειργασμενης κεδρου κυκλοθεν (6:36Α) και ωκοδομησε καταπετασμα της αυλης του αιλαμ του οικου του κατα προσωπον του ναου

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