Other Things Solomon had Built |
1 Kings 7:1-51 1 Kings [in Smaller Chunks] |
Solomon was building his own house, [a.k.a. palace, for] 13 years, & he finished all [of] his house. He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. The length was 100 cubits, & the [width] 50 cubits, & the height 30 cubits. [It was built] upon 4 rows of cedar pillars, [a.k.a. columns,] with cedar beams upon the pillars. |
It was covered with cedar [roofing] above, upon the beams, that lay on [the] 45 pillars, 15 in a row. There were windows [grouped together] in 3 rows, & [the] light was [directly opposite to the] light [of the other windows that faced them] in [the] 3 [rows.] |
And all the [doorways had] square posts, with the windows; & [the] light was [opposite to the] light [of the other windows] in the 3 [rows.] He made a [covered] Porch of Pillars, [a.k.a. The Hall of Pillars.] The length was 50 cubits, & the [width] 30 cubits. |
In [front of] them, was the porch, [a.k.a. portico,] & the other pillars & the thick beam [& canopy] were [in front of all of] them. Then [Solomon] made a porch for the throne, where he [would] judge, even the Porch of Judgment. |
It was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. His house where he [lived] had another court [inside] the porch, which [had similar workmanship.] Solomon also made [a] house for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken to [marry as his] wife, [& it had] [similar] [work]manship] to this porch, [a.k.a. hall,] |
All of these were [made] of costly stones, [cut] with saws, according to the [measurements] of [the cut] stones, [inside & outside,] even from the foundation to the [roof's] coping, & [also] on the outside, toward the [large] court. And the foundation was [made] of costly, [large] stones, of: 10 cubits, & 8 cubits |
And above, were costly stones, [according to] the [measurements] of [cut] stones, & [cedar] [beams.] And the [large courtyard around it, had] 3 rows of [cut] stones, & a row of cedar beams. [These were] both for: the inner court of the [Lord’s] house, & for the porch of the house. [John 10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s Porch.] |
And king Solomon sent, & [had] Hiram [brought] out [from] Tyre. [Hiram] was a widow’s son, [from] the tribe of Naphtali. And his father was a man [from] Tyre, [who] [worked] in brass, & he was filled with wisdom, understanding, & [did] [skillful, creative work] in brass. |
And he came to king Solomon, & [fashioned] all his work. For he cast 2 pillars [each] [were:] 18 cubits high of brass, & 12 cubits [around each] of them. He made 2 [capitals] of [molded] brass, to [put] upon the tops of the pillars. |
The height of [each capital] was 5 cubits. [He made decorative netting,] & wreaths [made] of chain work, for the [capitals that] were upon the top of the pillar; 7 [of these, were made for each of:] the [2 capitals] upon top of the [2] pillars. [Also, for each of the] pillars, he made 2 rows of pomegranates [on] the [decorative netting,] to cover [around] the [tops of the capitals.] |
[On] the porch, [each of] the [capitals] [had] 4 cubits of lily work upon the top of the pillars. And upon the [capitals of] the 2 pillars, [the bowl-shaped portion, [a.k.a. the belly,] above, [that] was [near] the [decorative netting, had] 200 pomegranates in rows [around] [each of the] [capitals.] |
And he [put] up the pillars in the porch of the temple, & he [put] up the right pillar, & called [its] name, Jachin [a.k.a. He Shall Establish.] And he [put] up the left pillar, & called [its] name, Boaz. [a.k.a. In It Is Strength.] And upon the top of the pillars, was lily work. So, the work of the pillars was finished. |
He made a [molded] [brass] sea, 10 cubits from: 1 brim, [a.k.a. edge,] to the other. It was all round, [a.k.a. circular,] & [its] height was 5 cubits, & a line, [a.k.a. measuring line,] 30 cubits [long could] [circle around] it. Under the brim, [a.k.a. rim,] of: [the circular brass sea,] there were knops, [a.k.a. decorative buds,] cast, [surrounding around] the sea; 10 knops were cast [to] a cubit, in 2 rows, [that] [encircled] the sea. |
[The circular brass sea] stood upon 12 [brass] oxen. 3 [of the brass oxen faced] the North, 3 [of the brass oxen faced] the West, 3 [of the brass oxen faced] the South, & 3 [of the brass oxen faced] the East. |
And the [circular brass] sea was [placed] above upon [the oxen,] & all their [tails] were [inside] [facing the middle.] And [the brass sea was] a hand breadth thick, & the brim [a.k.a. edge] of it was [made] like the brim of a cup, with flowers & lilies. |
It contained 2,000 baths, [a.k.a. approximately 12,000 gallons.] He made 10 bases, [a.k.a. movable stands,] of brass [each] 4 cubits [long,] & 4 cubits [wide,] & 3 cubits [high.] |
The work of the bases was [like] this: they had borders & the borders were between the ledges. And: lions, oxen, & [cherubs] were on the borders between the ledges. |
And upon the ledges, there was a base above, & beneath [it,] the lions & oxen were [some decorative] additions, made of thin [hammered] work. [Each of the movable stands had a basin &] had 4 [brass] wheels, & brass [axles.] |
And the 4 corners [each] had [molded supports that were underneath to support each basin.] [There were] [molded] [decorative] [additions] [attached at each] side. And the mouth, [a.k.a. opening,] within the [capital] & above [it] was [1] cubit. But the [opening of it] was round, [a.k.a. circular,] 1 1/2 cubits [deep] & [its workmanship] [was like] the base. |
And also upon the [opening] of it, were [engravings] with their borders [a.k.a. panels.] [They were] [square,] & not round. Under the borders were 4 wheels; [that were:] 1 1/2 cubits [high,] & the [axles for] the wheels were joined to the base [of the stand.] |
And the work of [Its] wheels [were] like the [workmanship] of a chariot wheel. & [its axles, rims, spokes, & hubs] were all [of molded] [metal.] There were 4 [supports] [underneath, 1 each at] the 4 corners of the [stand's] base, & were [part] of the very base itself. |
[At] the top of the [stand] there [was] a round [rim that] [encircled it] 1/2 cubit high. And on top of the [stand, its] ledges, & borders [of it ] were [1 piece with it.] On the plates [a.k.a. panels,] of [its] ledges, he [carved cherubs,] lions, & palm trees, [spaced evenly around it.] |
He made [all] 10 [movable] [stands] [that were] all: [cast with the same molds, & had the same measurement, & size.] Then, he made 10 brass lavers [a.k.a. basins.] [Each basin] was 4 cubits [high,] & [held] 40 baths. Upon [the top of each] of the 10 [stands] everyone of [them, had the same sink.] |
[2 Chronicles 4:6 He also made ten lavers, & put 5 on the right hand [side,] & 5 on the left, to wash in them: such things [like] they offered, & washed for the burnt offering. But the sea was for the priests to wash in.] |
And he put 5 [movable] [stands] on the [South] side of the [Lords'] house, [a.k.a. temple,] & 5 on the [North] side. He [put] the [brass] sea on the [Southeast] [corner of the temple, facing] South. And Hiram made the [washbasins,] shovels, & [bowls,] & [finished] all the work that he made [for] king Solomon for the [Lord’s] house: |
The 2 pillars; 2 bowl [shaped portions] of the [capitals for] the top of the 2 pillars; 2 [sets of decorative] [netting] to cover the 2 [bowl] [shaped portions,] of the [capitals, that] were on top of the [2] pillars; & 400 pomegranates for the 2 [sets of decorative] [netting] [to cover the 2] [capitals] on top of the [2] pillars; |
And 10 bases, [a.k.a. movable stands,] & 10 lavers, [a.k.a. basins for the stands,] & 1 [brass] sea, & 12 [brass] oxen under the sea. And the pots, shovels, [wash] [basins, & bowls,] & [all these] bright brass [things] Hiram made [for] king Solomon for the [Lord’s temple.] |
The king [had them molded,] & cast in the clay [from the] ground in the Plain of Jordan, between Succoth & Zarthan. And Solomon [didn’t weigh] [all the brass objects Hiram made,] because there were [too] many. |
Neither was the weight of the brass [used for these items] found out. And Solomon [had] all the vessels made that pertained to the house of the Lord: the gold altar; the gold table, [upon which: the sacred loaves of bread, were] [placed on;] |
The pure gold candlesticks, 5 on the right side, & 5 on the left, [in front of] the oracle, [a.k.a. inner sanctuary;] [along] with: the flowers, lamps, and tongs of gold, the bowls, [candle] snuffers, [basins,] spoons & [incense] censers of pure gold; |
and the gold hinges, for both the doors of the inner [portion of the] house, the Most Holy Place & for the doors [inside] of the [Lord’s] house, the Most Holy Place, & for the doors of the [Lord's] house, [specifically,] the temple. So, all the work that king Solomon [had] made for the house of the Lord [had] ended. |
And Solomon brought in the things [that] David, his father, had dedicated, even the silver, gold, & the vessels, he put among the treasures of the [Lord’s] house. |