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1 Kings 7

1 Kings 7

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    Solomon’s Other Buildings

    But Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house.
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    Solomon Builds His Palace

    Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years to complete the construction.
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    He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was [a]one hundred cubits, its width [b]fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars.
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    One of Solomon’s buildings was called the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. It was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.a There were four rows of cedar pillars, and great cedar beams rested on the pillars.
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    And it was paneled with cedar above the beams that were on forty-five pillars, fifteen to a row.
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    The hall had a cedar roof. Above the beams on the pillars were forty-five side rooms,b arranged in three tiers of fifteen each.
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    There were windows with beveled frames in three rows, and window was opposite window in three tiers.
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    On each end of the long hall were three rows of windows facing each other.
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    And all the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames; and window was opposite window in three tiers.
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    All the doorways and doorpostsc had rectangular frames and were arranged in sets of three, facing each other.
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    He also made the Hall of Pillars: its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits; and in front of them was a portico with pillars, and a canopy was in front of them.
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    Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide.d There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.
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    Then he made a hall for the throne, the Hall of Judgment, where he might judge; and it was paneled with cedar from floor to [c]ceiling.
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    Solomon also built the throne room, known as the Hall of Justice, where he sat to hear legal matters. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.e
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    And the house where he dwelt had another court inside the hall, of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had taken as wife.
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    Solomon’s living quarters surrounded a courtyard behind this hall, and they were constructed the same way. He also built similar living quarters for Pharaoh’s daughter, whom he had married.
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    All these were of costly stones cut to size, trimmed with saws, inside and out, from the foundation to the eaves, and also on the outside to the great court.
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    From foundation to eaves, all these buildings were built from huge blocks of high-quality stone, cut with saws and trimmed to exact measure on all sides.
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    The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.
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    Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feetf long.
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    And above were costly stones, hewn to size, and cedar wood.
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    The blocks of high-quality stone used in the walls were also cut to measure, and cedar beams were also used.
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    The great court was enclosed with three rows of hewn stones and a row of cedar beams. So were the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the temple.
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    The walls of the great courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone, just like the walls of the inner courtyard of the LORD’s Temple with its entry room.
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    Hiram the Craftsman

    Now King Solomon sent and brought [d]Huram from Tyre.
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    Furnishings for the Temple

    King Solomon then asked for a man named Huramg to come from Tyre.
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    He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a bronze worker; he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill in working with all kinds of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and did all his work.
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    He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon.
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    The Bronze Pillars for the Temple

    And he [e]cast two pillars of bronze, each one eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits measured the circumference of each.
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    Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.h
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    Then he made two capitals of cast bronze, to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
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    For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7 1/2 feeti tall.
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    He made a lattice network, with wreaths of chainwork, for the capitals which were on top of the pillars: seven chains for one capital and seven for the other capital.
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    Each capital was decorated with seven sets of latticework and interwoven chains.
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    So he made the pillars, and two rows of pomegranates above the network all around to cover the capitals that were on top; and thus he did for the other capital.
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    He also encircled the latticework with two rows of pomegranates to decorate the capitals over the pillars.
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    The capitals which were on top of the pillars in the hall were in the shape of lilies, four cubits.
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    The capitals on the columns inside the entry room were shaped like water lilies, and they were six feetj tall.
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    The capitals on the two pillars also had pomegranates above, by the convex surface which was next to the network; and there were two hundred such pomegranates in rows on each of the capitals all around.
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    The capitals on the two pillars had 200 pomegranates in two rows around them, beside the rounded surface next to the latticework.
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    Then he set up the pillars by the vestibule of the temple; he set up the pillar on the right and called its name [f]Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the left and called its name [g]Boaz.
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    Huram set the pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one toward the south and one toward the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.k
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    The tops of the pillars were in the shape of lilies. So the work of the pillars was finished.
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    The capitals on the pillars were shaped like water lilies. And so the work on the pillars was finished.
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    The Sea and the Oxen

    And 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 Huram cast a great round basin, 15 feet across from rim to rim, called the Sea. It was 7 1/2 feet deep and about 45 feet in circumference.l
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    Below its brim were ornamental buds encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The ornamental buds were cast in two rows when it was cast.
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    It was encircled just below its rim by two rows of decorative gourds. There were about six gourds per footm all the way around, and they were cast as part of the basin.
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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 was placed on a base of twelve bronze oxen,n all facing outward. Three faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east, and the Sea rested on them.
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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 [h]two thousand baths.
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    The walls of the Sea were about three incheso thick, and its rim flared out like a cup and resembled a water lily blossom. It could hold about 11,000 gallonsp of water.
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    The Carts and the Lavers

    He also made ten [i]carts of bronze; four cubits was the length of each cart, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
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    Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet tall.q
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    And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames;
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    They were constructed with side panels braced with crossbars.
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    on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work.
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    Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations.
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    Every cart had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and its four feet had supports. Under the laver were supports of cast bronze beside each wreath.
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    Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths.
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    Its opening inside the crown at the top was one cubit in diameter; and the opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also on the opening were engravings, but the panels were square, not round.
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    The top of each cart had a rounded frame for the basin. It projected 1 1/2 feetr above the cart’s top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1/4 feets across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round.
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    Under the panels were the four wheels, and the axles of the wheels were joined to the cart. The height of a wheel was one and a half cubits.
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    Under the panels were four wheels that were connected to axles that had been cast as one unit with the cart. The wheels were 2 1/4 feet in diameter
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    The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axle pins, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast bronze.
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    and were similar to chariot wheels. The axles, spokes, rims, and hubs were all cast from molten bronze.
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    And there were four supports at the four corners of each cart; its supports were part of the cart itself.
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    There were handles at each of the four corners of the carts, and these, too, were cast as one unit with the cart.
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    On the top of the cart, at the height of half a cubit, it was perfectly round. And on the top of the cart, its flanges and its panels were of the same casting.
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    Around the top of each cart was a rim nine inches wide.t The corner supports and side panels were cast as one unit with the cart.
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    On the plates of its flanges and on its panels he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was a clear space on each, with wreaths all around.
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    Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around.
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    Thus he made the ten carts. All of them were of [j]the same mold, one measure, and one shape.
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    All ten water carts were the same size and were made alike, for each was cast from the same mold.
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    Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained [k]forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver.
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    Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallonsu of water.
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    And he put five carts on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house. He set the Sea on the right side of the house, toward the southeast.
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    He set five water carts on the south side of the Temple and five on the north side. The great bronze basin called the Sea was placed near the southeast corner of the Temple.
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    Furnishings of the Temple

    Huram[l] made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing all the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of the Lord:
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    He also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls.
    So at last Huram completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of the LORD:
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    the two pillars, the two 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;
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    the two pillars;
    the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
    the two networks of interwoven chains that decorated the capitals;
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    four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the pillars);
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    the 400 pomegranates that hung from the chains on the capitals (two rows of pomegranates for each of the chain networks that decorated the capitals on top of the pillars);
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    the ten carts, and ten lavers on the carts;
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    the ten water carts holding the ten basins;
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    one Sea, and twelve oxen under the Sea;
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    the Sea and the twelve oxen under it;
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    the pots, the shovels, and the bowls.
    All these articles which [m]Huram made for King Solomon for the house of the Lord were of burnished bronze.
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    the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls.
    Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.
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    In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zaretan.
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    The king had them cast in clay molds in the Jordan Valley between Succoth and Zarethan.
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    And Solomon did not weigh all the articles, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.
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    Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.
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    Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread;
  • 48
    Solomon also made all the furnishings of the Temple of the LORD:
    the gold altar;
    the gold table for the Bread of the Presence;
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    the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold;
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    the lampstands of solid gold, five on the south and five on the north, in front of the Most Holy Place;
    the flower decorations, lamps, and tongs — all of gold;
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    the basins, the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the [n]censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.
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    the small bowls, lamp snuffers, bowls, ladles, and incense burners — all of solid gold;
    the doors for the entrances to the Most Holy Place and the main room of the Temple, with their fronts overlaid with gold.
  • 51
    So all the work that King 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 the furnishings. He put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.
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    So King Solomon finished all his work on the Temple of the LORD. Then he brought all the gifts his father, David, had dedicated — the silver, the gold, and the various articles — and he stored them in the treasuries of the LORD’s Temple.
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