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Solomon gave orders to begin construction on the house of worship in honor of GOD and a palace for himself.

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Solomon gave orders to build a temple for the Name of the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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Then Solomon determined to build a temple for the name of the LORD, and a royal house for himself.

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Solomon now decided that the time had come to build a Temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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Solomon assigned 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 to work the quarries in the mountains, and 3,600 foremen to manage the workforce.

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He conscripted seventy thousand men as carriers and eighty thousand as stonecutters in the hills and thirty-six hundred as foremen over them.

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Solomon selected seventy thousand men to bear burdens, eighty thousand to quarry stone in the mountains, and three thousand six hundred to oversee them.

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He enlisted a force of 70,000 common laborers, 80,000 stonecutters in the hill country, and 3,600 foremen.

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Then Solomon sent this message to King Hiram of Tyre: "Send me cedar logs, the same kind you sent David my father for building his palace.

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Solomon sent this message to Hiram king of Tyre: "Send me cedar logs as you did for my father David when you sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.

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Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: 4 As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

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Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: "Send me cedar logs like the ones that were supplied to my father, David, when he was building his palace.

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I'm about to build a house of worship in honor of GOD, a holy place for burning perfumed incense, for setting out holy bread, for making Whole-Burnt-Offerings at morning and evening worship, and for Sabbath, New Moon, and Holy Day services of worship--the acts of worship required of Israel.

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Now I am about to build a temple for the Name of the LORD my God and to dedicate it to him for burning fragrant incense before him, for setting out the consecrated bread regularly, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening and on Sabbaths and New Moons and at the appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is a lasting ordinance for Israel.

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Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

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I am about to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD my God. It will be a place set apart to burn incense and sweet spices before him, to display the special sacrificial bread, and to sacrifice burnt offerings each morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, at new moon celebrations, and at the other appointed festivals of the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do these things forever.

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"The house I am building has to be the best, for our God is the best, far better than competing gods.

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"The temple I am going to build will be great, because our God is greater than all other gods.

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And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

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"This will be a magnificent Temple because our God is an awesome God, greater than any other.

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But who is capable of building such a structure? Why, the skies--the entire cosmos!-can't begin to contain him. And me, who am I to think I can build a house adequate for God--burning incense to him is about all I'm good for!

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But who is able to build a temple for him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain him? Who then am I to build a temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before him?

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But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?

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But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?

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I need your help: Send me a master artisan in gold, silver, bronze, iron, textiles of purple, crimson, and violet, and who knows the craft of engraving; he will supervise the trained craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem that my father provided.

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"Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled craftsmen, whom my father David provided.

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Therefore send me at once a man skillful to work in gold and silver, in bronze and iron, in purple and crimson and blue, who has skill to engrave with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

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"So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron; someone who is expert at dyeing purple, scarlet, and blue cloth; and a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.

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Also send cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon; I know you have lumberjacks experienced in the Lebanon forests. I'll send workers to join your crews

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"Send me also cedar, pine and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are skilled in cutting timber there. My men will work with yours

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Also send me cedar and cypress and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and indeed my servants will be with your servants,

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Also send me cedar, cypress, and almug logs from Lebanon, for I know that your men are without equal at cutting timber. I will send my men to help them.

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to cut plenty of timber--I'm going to need a lot, for this house I'm building is going to be absolutely stunning--a showcase temple!

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to provide me with plenty of lumber, because the temple I build must be large and magnificent.

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to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the temple which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

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An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent.

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I'll provide all the food necessary for your crew of lumberjacks and loggers: 130,000 bushels of wheat, 120,000 gallons of wine, and 120,000 gallons of olive oil."

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I will give your servants, the woodsmen who cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths of olive oil."

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And indeed I will give to your servants, the woodsmen who cut timber, twenty thousand kors of ground wheat, twenty thousand kors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

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I will pay your men 100,000 bushels of crushed wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 110,000 gallons of wine, and 110,000 gallons of olive oil. "

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Hiram king of Tyre wrote Solomon in reply: "It's plain that GOD loves his people--he made you king over them!"

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Hiram king of Tyre replied by letter to Solomon: "Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you their king."

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Then Hiram king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon: 4 Because the LORD loves His people, He has made you king over them.

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King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: "It is because the LORD loves his people that he has made you their king!

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He wrote on, "Blessed be the GOD of Israel, who made heaven and earth, and who gave King David a son so wise, so knowledgeable and shrewd, to build a temple for GOD and a palace for himself.

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And Hiram added: "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, endowed with intelligence and discernment, who will build a temple for the LORD and a palace for himself.

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Hiram also said: 4 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, for He has given King David a wise son, endowed with prudence and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal house for himself!

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Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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I've sent you Huram-Abi--he's already on his way--he knows the construction business inside and out.

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"I am sending you Huram-Abi, a man of great skill,

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And now I have sent a skillful man, endowed with understanding, Huram my master craftsman

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"I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi. He is a brilliant man,

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His mother is from Dan and his father from Tyre. He knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, in purple, violet, linen, and crimson textiles; he is also an expert engraver and competent to work out designs with your artists and architects, and those of my master David, your father.

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whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my Lord, David your father.

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(the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

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the son of a woman from Dan in Israel; his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron. He also knows all about stonework, carpentry, and weaving. He is an expert in dyeing purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and in working with linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.

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"Go ahead and send the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine you promised for my work crews.

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"Now let my Lord send his servants the wheat and barley and the olive oil and wine he promised,

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Now therefore, the wheat, the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants.

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"Send along the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine that you mentioned.

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We'll log the trees you need from the Lebanon forests and raft them down to Joppa. You'll have to get the timber up to Jerusalem yourself."

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and we will cut all the logs from Lebanon that you need and will float them in rafts by sea down to Joppa. You can then take them up to Jerusalem."

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And we will cut wood from Lebanon, as much as you need; we will bring it to you in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem.

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We will cut whatever timber you need from the Lebanon mountains and will float the logs in rafts down the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Joppa. From there you can transport the logs up to Jerusalem."

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Solomon then took a census of all the foreigners living in Israel, using the same census-taking method employed by his father. They numbered 153,600.

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Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in Israel, after the census his father David had taken; and they were found to be 153,600.

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Then Solomon numbered all the aliens who were in the land of Israel, after the census in which David his father had numbered them; and there were found to be one hundred and fifty-three thousand six hundred.

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Solomon took a census of all foreigners in the land of Israel, like the census his father had taken, and he counted 153,600.

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He assigned 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 to work the quarries in the mountains, and 3,600 as foremen to manage the work crews.

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He assigned 70,000 of them to be carriers and 80,000 to be stonecutters in the hills, with 3,600 foremen over them to keep the people working.

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And he made seventy thousand of them bearers of burdens, eighty thousand stonecutters in the mountain, and three thousand six hundred overseers to make the people work.

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He enlisted 70,000 of them as common laborers, 80,000 as stonecutters in the hill country, and 3,600 as foremen.

2Chr.3.1

So Solomon broke ground, launched construction of the house of GOD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, the place where GOD had appeared to his father David. The precise site, the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, had been designated by David.

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Then Solomon began to build the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the place provided by David.

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Now Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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So Solomon began to build the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to Solomon's father, King David. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, the site that David had selected.

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He broke ground on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule.

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He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

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And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

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The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign.

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These are the dimensions that Solomon set for the construction of the house of God: ninety feet long and thirty feet wide.

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The foundation Solomon laid for building the temple of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide (using the cubit of the old standard).

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This is the foundation which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length was sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits.

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The foundation for the Temple of God was ninety feet long and thirty feet wide.

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The porch in front stretched the width of the building, that is, thirty feet; and it was thirty feet high. The interior was gold-plated.

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The portico at the front of the temple was twenty cubits long across the width of the building and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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And the vestibule that was in front of the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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The foyer at the front of the Temple was thirty feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. The inner walls of the foyer and the ceiling were overlaid with pure gold. The roof of the foyer was thirty feet high.

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He paneled the main hall with cypress and veneered it with fine gold engraved with palm tree and chain designs.

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He paneled the main hall with pine and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree and chain designs.

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The larger room he paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it.

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The main room of the Temple was paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with pure gold, and decorated with carvings of palm trees and chains.

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He decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvaim.

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He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim.

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And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

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The walls of the Temple were decorated with beautiful jewels and with pure gold from the land of Parvaim.

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Everything was coated with gold veneer: rafters, doorframes, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls.

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He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

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He also overlaid the house--the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors--with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.

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All the walls, beams, doors, and thresholds throughout the Temple were overlaid with gold, and figures of cherubim were carved on the walls.

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He made the Holy of Holies a cube, thirty feet wide, long, and high. It was veneered with 600 talents (something over twenty-two tons) of gold.

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He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple-twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.

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And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.

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The Most Holy Place was thirty feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and it was also thirty feet deep. Its interior was overlaid with about twenty-three tons of pure gold.

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The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold.

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The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.

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The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold.

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They used gold nails that weighed about twenty ounces each. The walls of the upper rooms were also overlaid with pure gold.

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He made two sculptures of cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, for the Holy of Holies, both veneered with gold.

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In the Most Holy Place he made a pair of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold.

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In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold.

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Solomon made two figures shaped like cherubim and overlaid them with gold. These were placed in the Most Holy Place.

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The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) stretched from wall to wall, thirty feet.

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The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub.

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The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits in overall length: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub;

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The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7 1/2 feet long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7 1/2 feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure.

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Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub.

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one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing also was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub.

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In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 1/2 feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 1/2 feet long, touched the wing of the first figure.

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They stood erect facing the main hall.

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The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.

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The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.

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So the wingspan of both cherubim together was 30 feet. They both stood and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.

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He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it.

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He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.

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And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.

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Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place, Solomon hung a curtain made of fine linen and blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with figures of cherubim embroidered on it.

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He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet.

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In the front of the temple he made two pillars, which together were thirty-five cubits long, each with a capital on top measuring five cubits.

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Also he made in front of the temple two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

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For the front of the Temple, Solomon made two pillars that were 27 feet tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 1/2 feet.

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The top of each pillar was set off with an elaborate filigree of chains, like necklaces, from which hung a hundred pomegranates.

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He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

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He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork.

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He made a network of interwoven chains and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made one hundred decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains.

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He placed the pillars in front of The Temple, one on the right, and the other on the left. The right pillar he named Jakin (Security) and the left pillar he named Boaz (Stability).

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He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin and the one to the north Boaz.

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Then he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand Jachin, and the name of the one on the left Boaz.

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Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.

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He made the Bronze Altar thirty feet long, thirty feet wide, and ten feet high.

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He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.

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Moreover he made a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height.

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Solomon also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.

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He made a Sea--an immense round basin of cast metal fifteen feet in diameter, seven and a half feet high, and forty-five feet in circumference.

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He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it.

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Then he made the Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference.

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Then he cast a large round tank, 15 feet across from rim to rim; it was called the Sea. It was 7 1/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.

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Just under the rim, there were two parallel bands of something like bulls, ten to each foot and a half. The figures were cast in one piece with the Sea.

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Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it-ten to a cubit. The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

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And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

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The Sea was encircled just below its rim by two rows of figures that resembled oxen. There were about six oxen per foot all the way around, and they had been cast as part of the tank.

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

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The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.

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It stood on twelve oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward.

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The Sea rested on a base of twelve bronze oxen, all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east.

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The Sea was three inches thick and flared at the rim like a cup, or a lily. It held about 18,000 gallons.

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It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.

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It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained three thousand baths.

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The walls of the Sea were about three inches thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a lily blossom. It could hold about 16,500 gallons of water.

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He made ten Washbasins, five set on the right and five on the left, for rinsing the things used for the Whole-Burnt-Offerings. The priests washed themselves in the Sea.

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He then made ten basins for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.

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He also made ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.

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He also made ten basins for water to wash the offerings, five to the south of the Sea and five to the north. The priests used the Sea itself, and not the basins, for their own washing.

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He made ten gold Lampstands, following the specified pattern, and placed five on the right and five on the left.

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He made ten gold lampstands according to the specifications for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

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And he made ten lampstands of gold according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left.

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Solomon then cast ten gold lampstands according to the specifications that had been given and put them in the Temple. Five were placed against the south wall, and five were placed against the north wall.

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He made ten tables and set five on the right and five on the left. He also made a hundred gold bowls.

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He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.

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He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred bowls of gold.

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He also built ten tables and placed them in the Temple, five along the south wall and five along the north wall. Then he molded one hundred gold basins.

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He built a Courtyard especially for the priests and then the great court and doors for the court. The doors were covered with bronze.

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He made the courtyard of the priests, and the large court and the doors for the court, and overlaid the doors with bronze.

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Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze.

2Chr.4.9

Solomon also built a courtyard for the priests and the large outer courtyard. He made doors for the courtyard entrances and overlaid them with bronze.

2Chr.4.10

He placed the Sea on the right side of The Temple at the southeast corner.

2Chr.4.10

He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.

2Chr.4.10

He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast.

2Chr.4.10

The Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple.

2Chr.4.11

He also made ash buckets, shovels, and bowls. And that about wrapped it up: Huram completed the work he had contracted to do for King Solomon:

2Chr.4.11

He also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:

2Chr.4.11

Then Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God:

2Chr.4.11

Huram-abi also made the necessary pots, shovels, and basins. So at last Huram-abi completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of God:

2Chr.4.12

two pillars; two bowl-shaped capitals for the tops of the pillars; two decorative filigrees for the capitals;

2Chr.4.12

the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars; the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;

2Chr.4.12

the two pillars and the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars;

2Chr.4.12

two pillars, two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars, two networks of chains that decorated the capitals,

2Chr.4.13

four hundred pomegranates for the filigrees (a double row of pomegranates for each filigree);

2Chr.4.13

the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);

2Chr.4.13

four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars);

2Chr.4.13

four hundred pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that were hung around the capitals on top of the pillars),

2Chr.4.14

ten washstands with their basins;

2Chr.4.14

the stands with their basins;

2Chr.4.14

he also made carts and the lavers on the carts;

2Chr.4.14

the water carts holding the basins,

2Chr.4.15

one Sea and the twelve bulls under it;

2Chr.4.15

the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;

2Chr.4.15

one Sea and twelve oxen under it;

2Chr.4.15

the Sea and the twelve oxen under it,

2Chr.4.16

miscellaneous buckets, forks, shovels, and bowls. All these artifacts that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for The Temple of GOD were made of burnished bronze.

2Chr.4.16

the pots, shovels, meat forks and all related articles. All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of polished bronze.

2Chr.4.16

also the pots, the shovels, the forks--and all their articles Huram his master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the LORD.

2Chr.4.16

the pots, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related utensils. Huram-abi made all these things out of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had requested.

2Chr.4.17

The king had them cast in clay in a foundry on the Jordan plain between Succoth and Zarethan.

2Chr.4.17

The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

2Chr.4.17

In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zeredah.

2Chr.4.17

The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.

2Chr.4.18

These artifacts were never weighed--there were far too many! Nobody has any idea how much bronze was used.

2Chr.4.18

All these things that Solomon made amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

2Chr.4.18

And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

2Chr.4.18

Such great quantities of bronze were used that its weight could not be determined.

2Chr.4.19

Solomon was also responsible for the furniture and accessories in The Temple of God: the gold Altar; the tables that held the Bread of the Presence;

2Chr.4.19

Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in God's temple: the golden altar; the tables on which was the bread of the Presence;

2Chr.4.19

Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was the showbread;

2Chr.4.19

So Solomon made all the furnishings for the Temple of God: the gold altar; the tables for the Bread of the Presence;

2Chr.4.20

the Lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to be lighted before the Inner Sanctuary, the Holy of Holies;

2Chr.4.20

the lampstands of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;

2Chr.4.20

the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary,

2Chr.4.20

the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn in front of the Most Holy Place as prescribed;

2Chr.4.21

the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs (all solid gold);

2Chr.4.21

the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);

2Chr.4.21

with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold;

2Chr.4.21

the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs, all of pure gold;

2Chr.4.22

the gold wick trimmers, bowls, ladles, and censers; the gold doors of The Temple, doors to the Holy of Holies, and the doors to the main sanctuary.

2Chr.4.22

the pure gold wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and censers; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the main hall.

2Chr.4.22

the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold.

2Chr.4.22

the lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and firepans, all of pure gold; the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, overlaid with gold.

2Chr.5.1

That completed the work King Solomon did on The Temple of GOD. He then brought in the holy offerings of his father David, the silver and the gold and the artifacts. He placed them all in the treasury of God's Temple.

2Chr.5.1

When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the LORD was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated-the silver and gold and all the furnishings-and he placed them in the treasuries of God's temple.

2Chr.5.1

So all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the LORD was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God.

2Chr.5.1

When Solomon had finished all the work related to building the Temple of the LORD, he brought in the gifts dedicated by his father, King David, including all the silver and gold and all the utensils. These were stored in the treasuries of the Temple of God.

1Cor.9.19

Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all in order to reach a wide range of people:

1Cor.9.19

Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

1Cor.9.19

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;

1Cor.9.19

This means I am not bound to obey people just because they pay me, yet I have become a servant of everyone so that I can bring them to Christ.

1Cor.9.20

religious, nonreligious,

1Cor.9.20

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.

1Cor.9.20

and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law;

1Cor.9.20

When I am with the Jews, I become one of them so that I can bring them to Christ. When I am with those who follow the Jewish laws, I do the same, even though I am not subject to the law, so that I can bring them to Christ.

1Cor.9.21

meticulous moralists, loose-living immoralists,

1Cor.9.21

To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law.

1Cor.9.21

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;

1Cor.9.21

When I am with the Gentiles who do not have the Jewish law, I fit in with them as much as I can. In this way, I gain their confidence and bring them to Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.

1Cor.9.22

the defeated, the demoralized--whoever. I didn't take on their way of life. I kept my bearings in Christ--but I entered their world and tried to experience things from their point of view. I've become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life.

1Cor.9.22

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.

1Cor.9.22

to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

1Cor.9.22

When I am with those who are oppressed, I share their oppression so that I might bring them to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone so that I might bring them to Christ.

1Cor.9.23

I did all this because of the Message. I didn't just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!

1Cor.9.23

I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

1Cor.9.23

Now this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

1Cor.9.23

I do all this to spread the Good News, and in doing so I enjoy its blessings.

1Cor.9.24

You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win.

1Cor.9.24

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.

1Cor.9.24

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

1Cor.9.24

Remember that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. You also must run in such a way that you will win.

1Cor.9.25

All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold eternally.

1Cor.9.25

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

1Cor.9.25

And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

1Cor.9.25

All athletes practice strict self-control. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.

1Cor.9.26

I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me!

1Cor.9.26

Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.

1Cor.9.26

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

1Cor.9.26

So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step. I am not like a boxer who misses his punches.

1Cor.9.27

I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself. [JC]

1Cor.9.27

No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

1Cor.9.27

But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

1Cor.9.27

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

1Cor.10.1

Remember our history, friends, and be warned. All our ancestors were led by the providential Cloud and taken miraculously through the Sea.

1Cor.10.1

For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.

1Cor.10.1

Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

1Cor.10.1

I don't want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, what happened to our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. God guided all of them by sending a cloud that moved along ahead of them, and he brought them all safely through the waters of the sea on dry ground.

1Cor.10.2

They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life.

1Cor.10.2

They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

1Cor.10.2

all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,

1Cor.10.2

As followers of Moses, they were all baptized in the cloud and the sea.

1Cor.10.3

They all ate

1Cor.10.3

They all ate the same spiritual food

1Cor.10.3

all ate the same spiritual food,

1Cor.10.3

And all of them ate the same miraculous food,

1Cor.10.4

and drank identical food and drink, meals provided daily by God. They drank from the Rock, God's fountain for them that stayed with them wherever they were. And the Rock was Christ.

1Cor.10.4

and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

1Cor.10.4

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

1Cor.10.4

and all of them drank the same miraculous water. For they all drank from the miraculous rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ.

1Cor.10.5

But just experiencing God's wonder and grace didn't seem to mean much--most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.

1Cor.10.5

Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.

1Cor.10.5

But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

1Cor.10.5

Yet after all this, God was not pleased with most of them, and he destroyed them in the wilderness.

1Cor.10.6

The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did.

1Cor.10.6

Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.

1Cor.10.6

Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.

1Cor.10.6

These events happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did

1Cor.10.7

And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did--"First the people partied, then they threw a dance."

1Cor.10.7

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."

1Cor.10.7

And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."

1Cor.10.7

or worship idols as some of them did. For the Scriptures say, "The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged themselves in pagan revelry."

1Cor.10.8

We must not be sexually promiscuous--they paid for that, remember, with twenty-three thousand deaths in one day!

1Cor.10.8

We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

1Cor.10.8

Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;

1Cor.10.8

And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.

1Cor.10.9

We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes.

1Cor.10.9

We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes.

1Cor.10.9

nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;

1Cor.10.9

Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.

1Cor.10.10

We must be careful not to stir up discontent; discontent destroyed them.

1Cor.10.10

And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.

1Cor.10.10

nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

1Cor.10.10

And don't grumble as some of them did, for that is why God sent his angel of death to destroy them.

1Cor.10.11

These are all warning markers--DANGER!-in our history books, written down so that we don't repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel--they at the beginning, we at the end--and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were.

1Cor.10.11

These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

1Cor.10.11

Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

1Cor.10.11

All these events happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us, who live at the time when this age is drawing to a close.

1Cor.10.12

Don't be so naive and self-confident. You're not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

1Cor.10.12

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!

1Cor.10.12

Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

1Cor.10.12

If you think you are standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may fall into the same sin.

1Cor.10.13

No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.

1Cor.10.13

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

1Cor.10.13

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

1Cor.10.13

But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.

Ps.97.1

GOD rules: there's something to shout over! On the double, mainlands and islands--celebrate!

Ps.97.1

The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

Ps.97.1

The LORD reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!

Ps.97.1

The LORD is king! Let the earth rejoice! Let the farthest islands be glad.

Ps.97.2

Bright clouds and storm clouds circle 'round him; Right and justice anchor his rule.

Ps.97.2

Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Ps.97.2

Clouds and darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Ps.97.2

Clouds and darkness surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

Ps.97.3

Fire blazes out before him, Flaming high up the craggy mountains.

Ps.97.3

Fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side.

Ps.97.3

A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about.

Ps.97.3

Fire goes forth before him and burns up all his foes.

Ps.97.4

His lightnings light up the world; Earth, wide-eyed, trembles in fear.

Ps.97.4

His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.

Ps.97.4

His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.

Ps.97.4

His lightning flashes out across the world. The earth sees and trembles.

Ps.97.5

The mountains take one look at GOD And melt, melt like wax before earth's Lord.

Ps.97.5

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

Ps.97.5

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Ps.97.5

The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

Ps.97.6

The heavens announce that he'll set everything right, And everyone will see it happen--glorious!

Ps.97.6

The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

Ps.97.6

The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.

Ps.97.6

The heavens declare his righteousness; every nation sees his glory.

Ps.97.7

All who serve handcrafted gods will be sorry--And they were so proud of their ragamuffin gods! On your knees, all you gods--worship him!

Ps.97.7

All who worship images are put to shame, those who boast in idols- worship him, all you gods!

Ps.97.7

Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, Who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.

Ps.97.7

Those who worship idols are disgraced--all who brag about their worthless gods--for every god must bow to him.

Ps.97.8

And Zion, you listen and take heart! Daughters of Zion, sing your hearts out: GOD has done it all, has set everything right.

Ps.97.8

Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, O LORD.

Ps.97.8

Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O LORD.

Ps.97.8

Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced, and all the cities of Judah are glad because of your justice, LORD!

Ps.97.9

You, GOD, are High God of the cosmos, Far, far higher than any of the gods.

Ps.97.9

For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

Ps.97.9

For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

Ps.97.9

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

Ps.97.10

GOD loves all who hate evil, And those who love him he keeps safe, Snatches them from the grip of the wicked.

Ps.97.10

Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Ps.97.10

You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Ps.97.10

You who love the LORD, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Ps.97.11

Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God's people, Joy-seeds are planted in good heart-soil.

Ps.97.11

Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

Ps.97.11

Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

Ps.97.11

Light shines on the godly, and joy on those who do right.

Ps.97.12

So, God's people, shout praise to GOD, Give thanks to our Holy God!

Ps.97.12

Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.

Ps.97.12

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

Ps.97.12

May all who are godly be happy in the LORD and praise his holy name!