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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.

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Four hundred and eighty years after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's rule over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, Solomon started building The Temple of GOD.

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In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD.

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And it came to pass 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 of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.

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It was in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began the construction of the Temple of the LORD. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were delivered from their slavery in the land of Egypt.

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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.

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The Temple that King Solomon built to GOD was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.

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The temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high.

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Now the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

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The Temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

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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.

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There was a porch across the thirty-foot width of The Temple that extended out fifteen feet.

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The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple extended the width of the temple, that is twenty cubits, and projected ten cubits from the front of the temple.

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The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house.

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The foyer at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple.

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And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

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Within The Temple he made narrow, deep-silled windows.

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He made narrow clerestory windows in the temple.

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And he made for the house windows with beveled frames.

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Solomon also made narrow, recessed windows throughout the Temple.

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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:

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Against the outside walls he built a supporting structure in which there were smaller rooms:

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Against the walls of the main hall and inner sanctuary he built a structure around the building, in which there were side rooms.

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Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it.

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A complex of rooms was built against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.

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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.

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The lower floor was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet, and the third floor ten and a half feet. He had projecting ledges built into the outside Temple walls to support the buttressing beams.

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The lowest floor was five cubits wide, the middle floor six cubits and the third floor seven. He made offset ledges around the outside of the temple so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls.

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The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple.

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The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7 1/2 feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10 1/2 feet wide. The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves.

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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.

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The stone blocks for the building of The Temple were all dressed at the quarry so that the building site itself was reverently quiet--no noise from hammers and chisels and other iron tools.

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In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.

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And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.

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The stones used in the construction of the Temple were prefinished at the quarry, so the entire structure was built without the sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.

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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.

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The entrance to the ground floor was at the south end of The Temple; stairs led to the second floor and then to the third.

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The entrance to the lowest floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third.

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The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.

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The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.

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So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

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Solomon built and completed The Temple, finishing it off with roof beams and planks of cedar.

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So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar planks.

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So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar.

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After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of beams and planks of cedar.

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And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

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The supporting structure along the outside walls was attached to The Temple with cedar beams and the rooms in it were seven and a half feet tall.

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And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.

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And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.

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As already stated, there was a complex of rooms on three sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7 1/2 feet high.

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And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

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The word of GOD came to Solomon saying,

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The word of the LORD came to Solomon:

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Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

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Then the LORD gave this message to Solomon:

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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:

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"About this Temple you are building--what's important is that you live the way I've set out for you and do what I tell you, following my instructions carefully and obediently. Then I'll complete in you the promise I made to David your father.

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"As for this temple you are building, if you follow my decrees, carry out my regulations and keep all my commands and obey them, I will fulfill through you the promise I gave to David your father.

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"Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My word with you, which I spoke to your father David.

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"Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my laws and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.

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And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

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I'll personally take up my residence among the Israelites -I won't desert my people Israel."

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And I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel."

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And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel."

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I will live among the people of Israel and never forsake my people."

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So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

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Solomon built and completed The Temple.

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So Solomon built the temple and completed it.

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So Solomon built the temple and finished it.

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So Solomon finished building the Temple.

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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.

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He paneled the interior walls from floor to ceiling with cedar planks; for flooring he used cypress.

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He lined its interior walls with cedar boards, paneling them from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and covered the floor of the temple with planks of pine.

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And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress.

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The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used cypress for the floors.

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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.

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The thirty feet at the rear of The Temple he made into an Inner Sanctuary, cedar planks from floor to ceiling--the Holy of Holies.

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He partitioned off twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

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Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place.

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He partitioned off an inner sanctuary--the Most Holy Place--at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

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The Main Sanctuary area in front was sixty feet long.

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The main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.

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And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

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The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.

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And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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The entire interior of The Temple was cedar, with carvings of fruits and flowers. All cedar--none of the stone was exposed.

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The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with gourds and open flowers. Everything was cedar; no stone was to be seen.

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The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen.

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Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.

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And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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The Inner Sanctuary within The Temple was for housing the Chest of the Covenant of God.

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He prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

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And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

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Solomon prepared the inner sanctuary in the rear of the Temple, where the Ark of the LORD's covenant would be placed.

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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.

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This Inner Sanctuary was a cube, thirty feet each way, all plated with gold. The Altar of cedar was also gold-plated.

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The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.

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The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar.

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This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. Solomon overlaid its walls and ceiling with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar.

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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.

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Everywhere you looked there was pure gold: gold chains strung in front of the gold-plated Inner Sanctuary

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Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

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So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

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Then he overlaid the rest of the Temple's interior with pure gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place.

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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.

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-gold everywhere--walls, ceiling, floor, and Altar. Dazzling!

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So he overlaid the whole interior with gold. He also overlaid with gold the altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.

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The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.

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So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place.

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And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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Then he made two cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, from olivewood. Each was fifteen feet tall.

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In the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

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Within the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two cherubim made of olive wood, each 15 feet tall.

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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.

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The outstretched wings of the cherubim (they were identical in size and shape) measured another fifteen feet. He placed the two cherubim, their wings spread, in the Inner Sanctuary. The combined wingspread stretched the width of the room, the wing of one cherub touched one wall, the wing of the other the other wall, and the wings touched in the middle.

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One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits-ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip.

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One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

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The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1/2 feet long.

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And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.

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The cherubim were gold plated.

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The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim were identical in size and shape.

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And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape.

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The two cherubim were identical in shape and size;

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The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

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He then carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and flower blossoms on all the walls of both the Inner and the Main Sanctuary.

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The height of each cherub was ten cubits.

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The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.

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each was 15 feet tall.

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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.

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And all the floors of both inner and outer rooms were gold plated.

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He placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple, with their wings spread out. The wing of one cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the other touched the other wall, and their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

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Then he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.

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Solomon placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room.

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And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

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He constructed doors of olivewood for the entrance to the Inner Sanctuary; the lintel and doorposts were five-sided.

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He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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He overlaid the two cherubim with gold.

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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.

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The doors were also carved with cherubim, palm trees, and flowers, and then covered with gold leaf.

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On the walls all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers.

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Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

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All the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

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And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

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Similarly, he built the entrance to the Main Sanctuary using olivewood for the doorposts but these doorposts were four-sided.

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He also covered the floors of both the inner and outer rooms of the temple with gold.

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And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

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The floor in both rooms was overlaid with gold.

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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.

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The doors were of cypress, split into two panels, each panel swinging separately.

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For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood with five-sided jambs.

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For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.

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For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon made double doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

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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.

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These also were carved with cherubim, palm trees, and flowers, and plated with finely hammered gold leaf.

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And on the two olive wood doors he carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with beaten gold.

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The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

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These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and the doors were overlaid with gold.

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So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.

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He built the inner court with three courses of dressed stones topped with a course of planed cedar timbers.

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In the same way he made four-sided jambs of olive wood for the entrance to the main hall.

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So for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one-fourth of the wall.

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Then he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the entrance to the Temple.

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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.

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The foundation for GOD's Temple was laid in the fourth year in the month of Ziv.

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He also made two pine doors, each having two leaves that turned in sockets.

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And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.

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There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself.

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And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

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It was completed in the eleventh year in the month of Bul (the eighth month) down to the last detail, just as planned. It took Solomon seven years to build it. [JC]

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He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.

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Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.

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These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and the doors were overlaid with gold.

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And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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And he built the inner courtyard of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams.

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And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.

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The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams after every three layers of hewn stone.

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In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

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The foundation of the temple of the LORD was laid in the fourth year, in the month of Ziv.

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In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv.

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The foundation of the LORD's Temple was laid in midspring of the fourth year of Solomon's reign.

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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.

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In the eleventh year in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in all its details according to its specifications. He had spent seven years building it.

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And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.

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The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn of the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.

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But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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It took Solomon another thirteen years to finish building his own palace complex.

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It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace.

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But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.

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Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.

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He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

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He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.

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He 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.

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He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.

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One of Solomon's buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. The great cedar ceiling beams rested on four rows of cedar pillars.

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And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

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There were four rows of cedar columns supporting forty-five cedar beams, fifteen in each row, and then roofed with cedar.

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It was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the columns-forty-five beams, fifteen to a row.

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And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.

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It had a cedar roof supported by forty-five rafters that rested on three rows of pillars, fifteen in each row.

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And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

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Windows in groupings of three were set high in the walls on either side.

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Its windows were placed high in sets of three, facing each other.

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There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers.

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On each of the side walls there were three rows of windows facing each other.

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And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

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All the doors were rectangular and arranged symmetrically.

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All the doorways had rectangular frames; they were in the front part in sets of three, facing each other.

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And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.

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All the doorways were rectangular in frame; they were in sets of three, facing each other.

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And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

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He built a colonnaded courtyard seventy-five feet long and forty-five wide. It had a roofed porch at the front with ample eaves.

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He 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.

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He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.

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He also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch at its front, covered by a canopy that was supported by pillars.

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Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

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He built a court room, the Hall of Justice, where he would decide judicial matters, and paneled it with cedar.

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He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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There was also the Hall of the Throne, also known as the Hall of Judgment, where Solomon sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

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And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

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He built his personal residence behind the Hall on a similar plan. Solomon also built another one just like it for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.

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And 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.

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And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken as wife.

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Solomon's living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall; they were built the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh's daughter, one of his wives.

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All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

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No expense was spared--everything here, inside and out, from foundation to roof was constructed using high-quality stone, accurately cut and shaped and polished.

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All 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 trimmed with a saw on their inner and outer faces.

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All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.

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All these buildings were built entirely from huge, costly blocks of stone, cut and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.

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And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

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The foundation stones were huge, ranging in size from twelve to fifteen feet, and of the very best quality.

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The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.

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The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.

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Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long.

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And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

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The finest stone was used above the foundation, shaped to size and trimmed with cedar.

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Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.

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And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.

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The costly blocks of stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.

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And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

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The courtyard was enclosed with a wall made of three layers of stone and topped with cedar timbers, just like the one in the porch of The Temple of GOD. [JC]

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The 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.

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The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the LORD and the vestibule of the temple.

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The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams after every three layers of hewn stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the LORD's Temple with its entrance foyer.

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And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

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King Solomon sent to Tyre and asked Hiram (not the king; another Hiram) to come.

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King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,

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Now King Solomon sent and brought Huram from Tyre.

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King Solomon then asked for a man named Huram to come from Tyre,

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He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

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Hiram's mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father was a Tyrian and a master worker in bronze. Hiram was a real artist--he could do anything with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all the bronze work.

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whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was a man of Tyre and a craftsman in bronze. Huram was highly skilled and experienced in all kinds of bronze work. He came to King Solomon and did all the work assigned to him.

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He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.

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for he was a craftsman skilled in bronze work. He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a foundry worker from Tyre. So he came to work for King Solomon.

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For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

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First he cast two pillars in bronze, each twenty-seven feet tall and eighteen feet in circumference.

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He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits around, by line.

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And he cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.

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Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.

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And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

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He then cast two capitals in bronze to set on the pillars; each capital was seven and a half feet high

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He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubits high.

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Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

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For the tops of the pillars he made capitals of molded bronze, each 7 1/2 feet tall.

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And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

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and flared at the top in the shape of a lily. Each capital was dressed with an elaborate filigree of seven braided chains and a double row of two hundred pomegranates, setting the pillars off magnificently.

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A network of interwoven chains festooned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.

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He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital.

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Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains.

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And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

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He set the pillars up in the entrance porch to The Temple; the pillar to the south he named Security (Jachin) and the pillar to the north Stability (Boaz).

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He made pomegranates in two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars. He did the same for each capital.

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So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.

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He also made two rows of pomegranates that encircled the latticework to decorate the capitals over the pillars.

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And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

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The capitals were in the shape of lilies. When the pillars were finished,

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The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubits high.

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The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits.

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The capitals on the columns inside the foyer were shaped like lilies, and they were 6 feet tall.

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And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

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Hiram's next project was to make the Sea--an immense round basin of cast metal fifteen feet in diameter, seven and a half feet tall, and forty-five feet in circumference.

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On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around.

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The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around.

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Each capital on the two pillars had two hundred pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework.

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And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

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Just under the rim there were two bands of decorative gourds, ten gourds to each foot and a half. The gourds were cast in one piece with the Sea.

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He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

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Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name Boaz.

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Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.

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And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

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The Sea was set on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; the bulls faced outward supporting the Sea on their hindquarters.

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The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.

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The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.

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The capitals on the pillars were shaped like lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished.