2Chr.3.1
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
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.
2Chr.3.1
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.
2Chr.3.1
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.
2Chr.3.1
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.
2Chr.3.2
And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
2Chr.3.2
He broke ground on the second day in the second month of the fourth year of his rule.
2Chr.3.2
He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
2Chr.3.2
And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
2Chr.3.2
The construction began in midspring, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign.
2Chr.3.3
Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
2Chr.3.3
These are the dimensions that Solomon set for the construction of the house of God: ninety feet long and thirty feet wide.
2Chr.3.3
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).
2Chr.3.3
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.
2Chr.3.3
The foundation for the Temple of God was ninety feet long and thirty feet wide.
2Chr.3.4
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
2Chr.3.4
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.
2Chr.3.4
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.
2Chr.3.4
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.
2Chr.3.4
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.
2Chr.3.5
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
2Chr.3.5
He paneled the main hall with cypress and veneered it with fine gold engraved with palm tree and chain designs.
2Chr.3.5
He paneled the main hall with pine and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree and chain designs.
2Chr.3.5
The larger room he paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it.
2Chr.3.5
The main room of the Temple was paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with pure gold, and decorated with carvings of palm trees and chains.
2Chr.3.6
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
2Chr.3.6
He decorated the building with precious stones and gold from Parvaim.
2Chr.3.6
He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim.
2Chr.3.6
And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
2Chr.3.6
The walls of the Temple were decorated with beautiful jewels and with pure gold from the land of Parvaim.
2Chr.3.7
He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
2Chr.3.7
Everything was coated with gold veneer: rafters, doorframes, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls.
2Chr.3.7
He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
2Chr.3.7
He also overlaid the house--the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors--with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
2Chr.3.7
All the walls, beams, doors, and thresholds throughout the Temple were overlaid with gold, and figures of cherubim were carved on the walls.
2Chr.3.8
And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
2Chr.3.8
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.
2Chr.3.8
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.
2Chr.3.8
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.
2Chr.3.8
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.
2Chr.3.9
And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
2Chr.3.9
The gold nails weighed fifty shekels (a little over a pound). The upper rooms were also veneered in gold.
2Chr.3.9
The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.
2Chr.3.9
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper area with gold.
2Chr.3.9
They used gold nails that weighed about twenty ounces each. The walls of the upper rooms were also overlaid with pure gold.
2Chr.3.10
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
2Chr.3.10
He made two sculptures of cherubim, gigantic angel-like figures, for the Holy of Holies, both veneered with gold.
2Chr.3.10
In the Most Holy Place he made a pair of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold.
2Chr.3.10
In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold.
2Chr.3.10
Solomon made two figures shaped like cherubim and overlaid them with gold. These were placed in the Most Holy Place.
2Chr.3.11
And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
2Chr.3.11
The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) stretched from wall to wall, thirty feet.
2Chr.3.11
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.
2Chr.3.11
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;
2Chr.3.11
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.
2Chr.3.12
And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
2Chr.3.12
2Chr.3.12
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.
2Chr.3.12
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.
2Chr.3.12
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.
2Chr.3.13
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
2Chr.3.13
They stood erect facing the main hall.
2Chr.3.13
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.
2Chr.3.13
The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward.
2Chr.3.13
So the wingspan of both cherubim together was 30 feet. They both stood and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.
2Chr.3.14
And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
2Chr.3.14
He fashioned the curtain of violet, purple, and crimson fabric and worked a cherub design into it.
2Chr.3.14
He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
2Chr.3.14
And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.
2Chr.3.14
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.
2Chr.3.15
Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
2Chr.3.15
He made two huge free-standing pillars, each fifty-two feet tall, their capitals extending another seven and a half feet.
2Chr.3.15
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.
2Chr.3.15
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.
2Chr.3.15
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.
2Chr.3.16
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
2Chr.3.16
The top of each pillar was set off with an elaborate filigree of chains, like necklaces, from which hung a hundred pomegranates.
2Chr.3.16
He made interwoven chains and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates and attached them to the chains.
2Chr.3.16
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.
2Chr.3.16
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.
2Chr.3.17
And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
2Chr.3.17
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).
2Chr.3.17
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.
2Chr.3.17
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.
2Chr.3.17
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.
