1Ki 7 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now Solomon built his own house over the course of thirteen years , and he finished all of his house .

1 Kings 7

Solomon’s Palace

1 Now ^aSolomon built his own house over the course of thirteen years, and he finished all of his house. 2 ^bHe built the house of the timber from Lebanon; its length was ^{▼▼About 150 ft. long, 75 wide, and 45 high or 46 m long, 23 wide, and 14 high;}a hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. 3 And it was paneled with cedar above the side chambers which were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. 4 There were artistic window frames in three rows, and window was opposite window at three ^{▼▼Lit paces}intervals. 5 And all the doorways and doorposts had squared artistic frames, and window was opposite window at three ^{▼▼Lit paces}intervals.

6 Then he made ^fthe hall of pillars; its length was ^{▼▼About 75 ft. long and 45 ft. wide or 23 m long and 7 m wide}fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, and a porch was in front of them and pillars and a ^hthreshold in front of them.

7 And he made the hall of the ⁱthrone where he was to judge, the hall of judgment, and ^jit was paneled with cedar from floor to floor.

8 And his house where he was to live, the other courtyard inward from the hall, was of this same workmanship. ^kHe also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, ^lwhom Solomon had married.

9 All of these were made of valuable stones, of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside; even from the foundation to the ^{▼▼I.e., top sloping course of stone}coping, and from the outside to the large courtyard.

10 And the foundation was of valuable stones, large stones, stones of ^{▼▼About 15 and 12 ft. or 4.5 and 3.7 m}ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were valuable stones, cut according to measure, and cedar. 12 So ^othe large courtyard all around had three rows of cut stone and a row of cedar beams as well as the inner courtyard of the house of the Lord, and ^pthe porch of the house.

Hiram’s Work in the Temple

13 Now ^qKing Solomon sent word and had Hiram brought from Tyre. 14 ^rHe was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, an artisan in bronze; and ^she was filled with wisdom, skill, and knowledge for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and ^tperformed all his work.

15 He fashioned ^uthe two pillars of bronze; ^{▼▼About 27 ft. or 8 m
,} ^weighteen cubits was the height of ^{▼▼Lit the one}each pillar, and a line of ^{▼▼About 18 ft. or 5.5 m}twelve cubits ^{▼▼Lit went around the other pillar}measured the circumference of both. 16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was ^{▼▼About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m}five cubits and the height of the other capital was ^{▼▼About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m}five cubits. 17 There were lattices of latticework and wreaths of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. 18 So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one lattice to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. 19 The capitals which were on the tops of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. 20 So there were capitals on the two pillars, also above and close to the ^{▼▼Lit belly}rounded projection which was beside the lattice; and ^adthe pomegranates totaled two hundred in rows around ^{▼▼Lit on the other capital}both capitals. 21 ^afAnd he set up the pillars at the ^agporch of the ^{▼▼Lit sanctuary}main room: he set up the right pillar and named it ^{▼▼I.e., he shall establish}Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it ^{▼▼I.e., in it is strength}Boaz. 22 On the top of the pillars was the lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished.

23 ^akHe also made the ^{▼▼I.e., large basin}Sea of ^amcast metal ^{▼▼About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high}ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in shape, and its height was five cubits, and ^{▼▼Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around;}it was ^{▼▼About 45 ft. or 14 m}thirty cubits in circumference. 24 Under its brim ^aqgourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, ^arcompletely surrounding the Sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast ^{▼▼Lit in its casting}with the rest. 25 ^atIt was standing on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the Sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. 26 And it was a ^{▼▼About 3 in. or 7.6 cm}hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom; it could hold ^{▼▼About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters}two thousand baths.

27 Then ^awhe made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was ^{▼▼About 6 ft. long and wide and 4.5 ft. high or 1.8 m and 1.4 m}four cubits, its width four cubits, and its height was three cubits. 28 This was the design of the stands: they had borders, that is, borders between the crossbars, 29 and on the borders which were between the crossbars were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the crossbars there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30 Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. 31 And its opening inside the crown at the top was a ^{▼▼About 18 in. or 45 cm}cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and on its opening also there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. 32 The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 33 The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. 34 Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. 35 And on the top of the stand there was a circular form ^{▼▼About 9 in. or 23 cm}half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its ^{▼▼Lit hands}stays and its borders were part of it. 36 And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders cherubim, lions, and palm trees, as there was clear space on each, with wreaths all around. 37 ^bbHe made the ten stands like this: all of them had the ^{▼▼Lit one}same casting, ^{▼▼Lit one}same measure, and ^{▼▼Lit one}same form.

38 ^bfAnd he made ten basins of bronze, ^{▼▼Lit the one basin held}each holding ^{▼▼About 240 gallons or 908 liters}forty baths; each basin was ^{▼▼About 6 ft. or 1.8 m}four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. 39 Then he placed the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the ^{▼▼I.e., large basin}Sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south.

40 Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the Lord: 41 the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the ^bktwo pillars, and the two lattices to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; 42 and the ^blfour hundred pomegranates for the two lattices, two rows of pomegranates for each lattice to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; 43 and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; 44 and ^bmthe one ^{▼▼I.e., large basin}Sea and the twelve oxen under the Sea; 45 and ^bothe buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were of polished bronze. 46 ^bpThe king had them cast in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between ^bqSuccoth and ^brZarethan. 47 However, Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; ^bsthe weight of the bronze could not be determined.

48 Solomon also made all the furniture that was in the house of the Lord: ^btthe golden altar and the golden table on which was set the ^bubread of the Presence; 49 and the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary; and ^bvthe flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 also the cups, the ^{▼▼I.e., a tool to trim wicks}shears, the bowls, the ladles, and the ^bxfirepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the house, that is, for the main room, of gold.

51 ^bySo all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the Lord was finished. And ^bzSolomon brought in the offerings vowed by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.