1 Kings 7
WEB·1 Kings 7
1Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
KJVBut SolomonH8010 was buildingH1129(H8804) his own houseH1004 thirteenH7969H6240 yearsH8141, and he finishedH3615(H8762) all his houseH1004.
2 For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.
KJVHe builtH1129(H8799) also the houseH1004 of the forestH3293 of LebanonH3844; the lengthH753 thereof was an hundredH3967 cubitsH520, and the breadthH7341 thereof fiftyH2572 cubitsH520, and the heightH6967 thereof thirtyH7970 cubitsH520, upon fourH702 rowsH2905 of cedarH730 pillarsH5982, with cedarH730 beamsH3773 upon the pillarsH5982.
3 It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row.
KJVAnd it was coveredH5603(H8803) with cedarH730 aboveH4605 upon the beamsH6763, that lay on fortyH705 fiveH2568 pillarsH5982, fifteenH6240 in a rowH2905.
4 There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks.
KJVAnd there were windowsH8261 in threeH7969 rowsH2905, and lightH4237 was against lightH4237 in threeH7969 ranksH6471.
5 All the doors and posts were made square with beams; and window was facing window in three ranks.
KJVAnd all the doorsH6607 and postsH4201 were squareH7251(H8803), with the windowsH8260: and lightH4237 was againstH4136 lightH4237 in threeH7969 ranksH6471.
6 He made the hall of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them.
KJVAnd he madeH6213(H8804) a porchH197 of pillarsH5982; the lengthH753 thereof was fiftyH2572 cubitsH520, and the breadthH7341 thereof thirtyH7970 cubitsH520: and the porchH197 was beforeH6440 them: and the other pillarsH5982 and the thick beamH5646 were before them.
7 He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.
KJVThen he madeH6213(H8804) a porchH197 for the throneH3678 where he might judgeH8199(H8799), even the porchH197 of judgmentH4941: and it was coveredH5603(H8803) with cedarH730 from one side of the floorH7172 to the otherH7172.
8 His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the same construction. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch.
KJVAnd his houseH1004 where he dweltH3427(H8799) had anotherH312 courtH2691 withinH1004 the porchH197, which was of the like workH4639. SolomonH8010 madeH6213(H8799) also an houseH1004 for Pharaoh'sH6547 daughterH1323, whom he had takenH3947(H8804) to wife, like unto this porchH197.
9 All these were of costly stones, even of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.
KJVAll these were of costlyH3368 stonesH68, according to the measuresH4060 of hewed stonesH1496, sawedH1641(H8775) with sawsH4050, withinH1004 and withoutH2351, even from the foundationH4527 unto the copingH2947, and so on the outsideH2351 toward the greatH1419 courtH2691.
10 The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.
KJVAnd the foundationH3245(H8794) was of costlyH3368 stonesH68, even greatH1419 stonesH68, stonesH68 of tenH6235 cubitsH520, and stonesH68 of eightH8083 cubitsH520.
11 Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood.
KJVAnd aboveH4605 were costlyH3368 stonesH68, after the measuresH4060 of hewed stonesH1496, and cedarsH730.
12 The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.
KJVAnd the greatH1419 courtH2691 round aboutH5439 was with threeH7969 rowsH2905 of hewed stonesH1496, and a rowH2905 of cedarH730 beamsH3773, both for the innerH6442 courtH2691 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and for the porchH197 of the houseH1004.
13 King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre.
KJVAnd kingH4428 SolomonH8010 sentH7971(H8799) and fetchedH3947(H8799) HiramH2438 out of TyreH6865.
14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill to work all works in bronze. He came to King Solomon and performed all his work.
KJVHe was a widow'sH802H490 sonH1121 of the tribeH4294 of NaphtaliH5321, and his fatherH1 was a manH376 of TyreH6876, a workerH2790(H8802) in brassH5178: and he was filledH4390(H8735) with wisdomH2451, and understandingH8394, and cunningH1847 to workH6213(H8800) all worksH4399 in brassH5178. And he cameH935(H8799) to kingH4428 SolomonH8010, and wroughtH6213(H8799) all his workH4399.
15 For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them.
KJVFor he castH6696(H8799) twoH8147 pillarsH5982 of brassH5178, of eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520 highH6967 apieceH5982H259: and a lineH2339 of twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 did compassH5437 eitherH8145 of them aboutH5437(H8799).
16 He made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
KJVAnd he madeH6213(H8804) twoH8147 chapitersH3805 of moltenH3332(H8716) brassH5178, to setH5414(H8800) upon the topsH7218 of the pillarsH5982: the heightH6967 of the oneH259 chapiterH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520, and the heightH6967 of the otherH8145 chapiterH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520:
17 There were nets of checker work and wreaths of chain work for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
KJVAnd netsH7638 of checkerH7639 workH4639, and wreathsH1434 of chainH8333 workH4639, for the chapitersH3805 which were upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982; sevenH7651 for the oneH259 chapiterH3805, and sevenH7651 for the otherH8145 chapiterH3805.
18 So he made the pillars; and there were two rows of pomegranates around the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital.
KJVAnd he madeH6213(H8799) the pillarsH5982, and twoH8147 rowsH2905 round aboutH5439 upon the oneH259 networkH7639, to coverH3680(H8763) the chapitersH3805 that were upon the topH7218, with pomegranatesH7416: and so didH6213(H8804) he for the otherH8145 chapiterH3805.
19 The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.
KJVAnd the chapitersH3805 that were upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 were of lilyH7799 workH4639 in the porchH197, fourH702 cubitsH520.
20 There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital.
KJVAnd the chapitersH3805 upon the twoH8147 pillarsH5982 had pomegranates also aboveH4605, over againstH5980 the bellyH990 which was byH5676 the networkH7639: and the pomegranatesH7416 were two hundredH3967 in rowsH2905 round aboutH5439 upon the otherH8145 chapiterH3805.
21 He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz.
KJVAnd he set upH6965(H8686) the pillarsH5982 in the porchH197 of the templeH1964: and he set upH6965(H8686) the rightH3233 pillarH5982, and calledH7121(H8799) the nameH8034 thereof JachinH3199: and he set upH6965(H8686) the leftH8042 pillarH5982, and calledH7121(H8799) the nameH8034 thereof BoazH1162.
22 On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So the work of the pillars was finished.
KJVAnd upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982 was lilyH7799 workH4639: so was the workH4399 of the pillarsH5982 finishedH8552(H8799).
23 He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it.
KJVAnd he madeH6213(H8799) a moltenH3332(H8716) seaH3220, tenH6235 cubitsH520 from the one brimH8193 to the otherH8193: it was roundH5696 all aboutH5439, and his heightH6967 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520: and a lineH6957(H8675)H6961 of thirtyH7970 cubitsH520 did compassH5437(H8799) it round aboutH5439.
24 Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast.
KJVAnd under the brimH8193 of it round aboutH5439 there were knopsH6497 compassingH5437(H8802) it, tenH6235 in a cubitH520, compassingH5362(H8688) the seaH3220 round aboutH5439: the knopsH6497 were castH3333 in twoH8147 rowsH2905, when it was castH3332(H8803).
25 It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.
KJVIt stoodH5975(H8802) upon twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241, threeH7969 lookingH6437(H8802) toward the northH6828, and threeH7969 lookingH6437(H8802) toward the westH3220, and threeH7969 lookingH6437(H8802) toward the southH5045, and threeH7969 lookingH6437(H8802) toward the eastH4217: and the seaH3220 was set aboveH4605 upon them, and all their hinder partsH268 were inwardH1004.
26 It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.
KJVAnd it was an hand breadthH2947 thickH5672, and the brimH8193 thereof was wroughtH4639 like the brimH8193 of a cupH3563, with flowersH6525 of liliesH7799: it containedH3557(H8686) two thousandH505 bathsH1324.
27 He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
KJVAnd he madeH6213(H8799) tenH6235 basesH4350 of brassH5178; fourH702 cubitsH520 was the lengthH753 of oneH259 baseH4350, and fourH702 cubitsH520 the breadthH7341 thereof, and threeH7969 cubitsH520 the heightH6967 of it.
28 The work of the bases was like this: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges;
KJVAnd the workH4639 of the basesH4350 was on this manner: they had bordersH4526, and the bordersH4526 were between the ledgesH7948:
29 and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
KJVAnd on the bordersH4526 that were between the ledgesH7948 were lionsH738, oxenH1241, and cherubimsH3742: and upon the ledgesH7948 there was a baseH3653 aboveH4605: and beneath the lionsH738 and oxenH1241 were certain additionsH3914 made of thinH4174 workH4639.
30 Every base had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and its four feet had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each.
KJVAnd everyH259 baseH4350 had fourH702 brasenH5178 wheelsH212, and platesH5633 of brassH5178: and the fourH702 cornersH6471 thereof had undersettersH3802: under the laverH3595 were undersettersH3802 moltenH3332(H8803), at the sideH5676 of everyH376 additionH3914.
31 Its opening within the capital and above was a cubit. Its opening was round like the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening were engravings, and their panels were square, not round.
KJVAnd the mouthH6310 of it withinH1004 the chapiterH3805 and aboveH4605 was a cubitH520: but the mouthH6310 thereof was roundH5696 after the workH4639 of the baseH3653, a cubitH520 and an halfH2677: and also upon the mouthH6310 of it were gravingsH4734 with their bordersH4526, foursquareH7251(H8794), not roundH5696.
32 The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
KJVAnd underH8478 the bordersH4526 were fourH702 wheelsH212; and the axletreesH3027 of the wheelsH212 were joined to the baseH4350: and the heightH6967 of aH259 wheelH212 was a cubitH520 and halfH2677 a cubitH520.
33 The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast metal.
KJVAnd the workH4639 of the wheelsH212 was like the workH4639 of a chariotH4818 wheelH212: their axletreesH3027, and their navesH1354, and their felloesH2839, and their spokesH2840, were all moltenH3332(H8716).
34 There were four supports at the four corners of each base. Its supports were of the base itself.
KJVAnd there were fourH702 undersettersH3802 to the fourH702 cornersH6438 of oneH259 baseH4350: and the undersettersH3802 were of the very baseH4350 itself.
35 In the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were the same.
KJVAnd in the topH7218 of the baseH4350 was there a roundH5696 compassH5439 of halfH2677 a cubitH520 highH6967: and on the topH7218 of the baseH4350 the ledgesH3027 thereof and the bordersH4526 thereof were of the same.
36 On the plates of its supports and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around.
KJVFor on the platesH3871 of the ledgesH3027 thereof, and on the bordersH4526 thereof, he gravedH6605(H8762) cherubimsH3742, lionsH738, and palm treesH8561, according to the proportionH4626 of every oneH376, and additionsH3914 round aboutH5439.
37 He made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.
KJVAfter this manner he madeH6213(H8804) the tenH6235 basesH4350: all of them had oneH259 castingH4165, oneH259 measureH4060, and oneH259 sizeH7095.
38 He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths. Every basin measured four cubits. One basin was on every one of the ten bases.
KJVThen madeH6213(H8799) he tenH6235 laversH3595 of brassH5178: oneH259 laverH3595 containedH3557(H8686) fortyH705 bathsH1324: and everyH259 laverH3595 was fourH702 cubitsH520: and upon every oneH259 of the tenH6235 basesH4350 oneH259 laverH3595.
39 He set the bases, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south.
KJVAnd he putH5414(H8799) fiveH2568 basesH4350 on the rightH3225 sideH3802 of the houseH1004, and fiveH2568 on the leftH8040 sideH3802 of the houseH1004: and he setH5414(H8804) the seaH3220 on the rightH3233 sideH3802 of the houseH1004 eastwardH6924 over againstH4136 the southH5045.
40 Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for King Solomon in Yahweh’s house:
KJVAnd HiramH2438 madeH6213(H8799) the laversH3595, and the shovelsH3257, and the basonsH4219. So HiramH2438 madeH3615(H8762) an end of doingH6213(H8800) all the workH4399 that he madeH6213(H8804) kingH4428 SolomonH8010 for the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068:
41 the two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;
KJVThe twoH8147 pillarsH5982, and the two bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 that were on the topH7218 of the twoH8147 pillarsH5982; and the twoH8147 networksH7639, to coverH3680(H8763) the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 which were upon the topH7218 of the pillarsH5982;
42 the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars;
KJVAnd fourH702 hundredH3967 pomegranatesH7416 for the twoH8147 networksH7639, even twoH8147 rowsH2905 of pomegranatesH7416 for oneH259 networkH7639, to coverH3680(H8763) the twoH8147 bowlsH1543 of the chapitersH3805 that were uponH6440 the pillarsH5982;
43 the ten bases; the ten basins on the bases;
KJVAnd the tenH6235 basesH4350, and tenH6235 laversH3595 on the basesH4350;
44 the one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea;
KJVAnd oneH259 seaH3220, and twelveH8147H6240 oxenH1241 under the seaH3220;
45 the pots; the shovels; and the basins. All of these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon for Yahweh’s house, were of burnished bronze.
KJVAnd the potsH5518, and the shovelsH3257, and the basonsH4219: and all these vesselsH3627, which HiramH2438 madeH6213(H8804) to kingH4428 SolomonH8010 for the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, were of brightH4178(H8794) brassH5178.
46 The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan.
KJVIn the plainH3603 of JordanH3383 did the kingH4428 castH3332(H8804) them, in the clayH4568 groundH127 between SuccothH5523 and ZarthanH6891.
47 Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.
KJVAnd SolomonH8010 leftH3240(H8686) all the vesselsH3627 unweighed, because they were exceedingH3966H3966 manyH7230: neither was the weightH4948 of the brassH5178 found outH2713(H8738).
48 Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;
KJVAnd SolomonH8010 madeH6213(H8799) all the vesselsH3627 that pertained unto the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068: the altarH4196 of goldH2091, and the tableH7979 of goldH2091, whereupon the shewbreadH3899H6440 was,
49 and the lamp stands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
KJVAnd the candlesticksH4501 of pureH5462(H8803) goldH2091, fiveH2568 on the rightH3225 side, and fiveH2568 on the leftH8040, beforeH6440 the oracleH1687, with the flowersH6525, and the lampsH5216, and the tongsH4457 of goldH2091,
50 the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.
KJVAnd the bowlsH5592, and the snuffersH4212, and the basonsH4219, and the spoonsH3709, and the censersH4289 of pureH5462(H8803) goldH2091; and the hingesH6596 of goldH2091, both for the doorsH1817 of the innerH6442 houseH1004, the mostH6944 holyH6944 place, and for the doorsH1817 of the houseH1004, to wit, of the templeH1964.
51 Thus all the work that King Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.
KJVSo was endedH7999(H8799) all the workH4399 that kingH4428 SolomonH8010 madeH6213(H8804) for the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068. And SolomonH8010 brought inH935(H8686) the things which DavidH1732 his fatherH1 had dedicatedH6944; even the silverH3701, and the goldH2091, and the vesselsH3627, did he putH5414(H8804) among the treasuresH214 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068.
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