Starting the Building of the Temple for the Lord God |
1 Kings 6:1-38 1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks] |
It [happened] in the 480th year after the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [came] out of the land of Egypt, in the 4th year Solomon [ruled] over Israel, in the month [of] Zif, which is the 2nd month, that [king Solomon] began to build the house [a.k.a. temple] of the Lord. |
The length [of] the house [that] king Solomon built for the Lord, was 60 cubits, & the [width] [was] 20 cubits, & [its] height [was] 30 cubits. The porch [in the front of] the temple of the [Lord’s] house, was 20 cubits [long,] according to the [width] of the [Lord's] house, & [the porches'] width [in front of] the [Lord's] house was 10 cubits. |
He made narrow windows [for light,] for. He built [side] [rooms all around the [Lord’s] house, & against the walls of both the temple & the oracle, [a.k.a. inner sanctuary.] And he made [rooms all around it.] The [lowest room] was 5 cubits [wide.] The middle [room] was 6 cubits [wide,] & the 3rd was 7 cubits [wide.] |
For [on the outside of] the wall of the [Lord’s] house, he made [narrow ledges all around it, so its] beams [wouldn’t] be fastened [to] the walls of the house. The [Lord’s] house was built of stone [that was] [prepared] before it was brought [there,] so there [wasn’t a:] hammer, ax, nor any iron tool heard in the [Lord’s] house, while it was [being built.] |
The door for the middle [floor’s] [room] was [on] the right side of the [Lord’s] house, & they went up with winding stairs into the middle [floor’s] [room,] & out [from] the middle [floor's room,] & into the 3rd [floor.] |
[Solomon] built the [Lord’s] house, & finished it; & covered, [a.k.a. roofed,] the house with cedar beams & boards. Then, he built [the side] [rooms] all against the [side of the Lord’s] house, 5 cubits high. And they rested, [a.k.a. attached,] [the rooms against] the house with cedar [lumber.] |
And the Word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, [About] this house, [a.k.a. temple,] you [are] building, if you [will] walk, [a.k.a. follow,] in My [mandates, & carry out] My judgments, & keep all My commandments, to [follow] in them, then I will [accomplish] My Word with you, [that] I [spoke] to David, your father. |
[*2 Samuel 7:12-13 And when your days are fulfilled, & you sleep with your [forefathers,] I will set up your seed after you, [that you fathered,] & I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My Name, & I will [establish] the throne of his kingdom forever.] |
And I will dwell, [a.k.a. live,] among the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, & will not [abandon] My people, Israel. So, Solomon built the [Lord’s] house, & finished it. And [Solomon] built the walls of the house [inside,] with cedar boards [from] both: the [floors to] the [ceiling's] walls. |
And [Solomon] covered them [inside] with wood, & covered the floor of the [Lord’s] house with fir planks. On the [back] sides of the [Lord’s] house, [Solomon] built both: the floor & the walls [inside, from] cedar boards 20 cubits [long.] |
He even built them for it [inside,] even for the oracle [a.k.a. inner sanctuary,] & even for the Most Holy Place. And the temple [in front of] the [Lord’s] house, was 40 cubits long. And the cedar [inside] the house was carved with [gourds] & open flowers; all [were] cedar, [so] there [were] no [stones] seen. |
He prepared the oracle [inside] the [Lord’s] house, to [put] the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord there. The [front part of] the oracle was 20 cubits [long,] & 20 cubits [wide] & 20 cubits [high.] He [had them] overlaid with pure gold; & covered the cedar altar [with gold.] |
So, Solomon overlaid the [inside of] the [temple] with pure gold. And he made a partition [from] the chains of gold & [hung them] [in front of] the oracle, [a.k.a. inner sanctuary,] [that] he overlaid with gold. |
[Solomon] overlaid the whole house with gold, until he had finished all the house [of the Lord God.] Also, the whole altar that was by the [inner sanctuary,] he overlaid [it] with gold. |
Within the [inner sanctuary,] he made 2 cherubim, [a.k.a. angelic statues that are above the Ark of the Covenant,] of olive [wood,] each 10 cubits high. [Each of the 2 wings from both] cherub, was 5 cubits. |
It was 10 cubits from the [outer tip] of one wing to the [outer tip] of the other [wing.] Both cherubims, [a.k.a. cherubs,] [had the same measurement & were the same] size. The height of the 1 cherub was 10 cubits, & so was the other cherub. And [Solomon had] the [cherubs put] within the inner [sanctuary of the Lord's] house. |
[The 2 cherubim were put side by side, so] that the [outermost tip] of one [cherub's] wing touched the 1 wall, & the [outermost tip] of the other [cherub's] [wing] touched the other wall; & their wings [met &] touched in the [middle] of [that holy room of the Lord's] house. |
He [had] the cherubims overlaid with gold. And [Solomon] [had] all the walls [of the inner & outer] [rooms] around] the [Lord's] house carved with figures of: [cherubs,] palm trees, & open flowers. And the floors of the [inner, & outer] [rooms,] of the [Lord's] house, [Solomon] [had] overlaid with gold. |
He [had] doors made of olive [wood,] for the [entrance] of the [inner sanctuary.] The [doors'] lintel, [a.k.a. supporting beam across the top of the door,] & side posts were 1/5 [the size] of the wall. The 2 doors were also [made] of olive [wood, & had] carvings [on] them of [cherubs,] palm trees & open flowers, [Solomon had] them overlaid with gold. And gold [was] spread upon the [cherubs,] & palm trees. |
Also, he [had] made for the [sanctuary] of the [temple's] door posts [from] olive [wood,] [that was] 1/4 [the size of] the wall. [For the sanctuary's entrance,] he made 2 [sets] of folding [doors,] [each with 2 hinged doors together that folded.] |
[Solomon] [had them] carved [with:] [cherubs,] palm trees, & open flowers, & covered them [with hammered] gold [fastened on top of] the carved work. [Solomon had] the inner court built with 3 rows of [cut] stone, & a row of cedar beams. |
The foundation of the [Lord’s] house was laid in the 4th year, in the month of Zif. In the 11th year, in the month [of] Bul, which is the 8th month, & the [Lord’s] house, & all [its] parts [were] finished, according to the [specifications for] it. So, [it took] [Solomon] 7 years [to complete] building it. |