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1 Kings 6 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Building of the Temple

(2Ch 3:1–14 )

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Now it came H1961 about H1961 in the four H702 hundred H3967 and eightieth H8084 year H8141 after the sons H1121 of Israel H3478 came H3318 out H3318 of the land H776 of Egypt H4714, in the fourth H7243 year H8141 of Solomon’s H8010 reign H4427 over H5921 Israel H3478, in the month H2320 of Ziv H2099, that is, the second H8145 month H2320, that he [fn]began to build H1129 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:2 - And the house H1004 which H834 King H4428 Solomon H8010 built H1129 for the LORD H3068 was [fn]sixty H8346 cubits H520 in its length H753, and twenty H6242 cubits in its width H7341, and its height H6967 was thirty H7970 cubits H520.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:3 - The porch H197 in front H6440 of the main H1964 room H1964 of the house H1004 was [fn]twenty H6242 cubits H520 in [fn]length H753, [fn]corresponding H5921 H6440 to the width H7341 of the house H1004, and its width H7341 along H5921 the front H6440 of the house H1004 was ten H6235 cubits H520.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:4 - Also for the house H1004 he made H6213 windows H2474 with artistic frames H331 H8261.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:5 - Against H5921 the wall H7023 of the house H1004 he built H1129 stories H3326 encompassing H5439 the walls H7023 of the house H1004 around H5439 both the main H1964 room H1964 and the [fn]inner H1687 sanctuary H1687; so he made H6213 side H6763 chambers H6763 all H5439 around H5439.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:6 - The lowest H8481 story H3326 was [fn]five H2568 cubits H520 wide H7341, the middle H8484 was six H8337 cubits H520 wide H7341, and the third H7992 was seven H7651 cubits H520 wide H7341; for on the outside H2351 he [fn]made H5414 offsets H4052 in the wall of the house H1004 all H5439 around H5439 so that the beams would not [fn]be inserted H270 into the walls H7023 of the house H1004.

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The house H1004, while it was being built H1129, was built H1129 of stone H68 finished H8003 at the quarry H4551, and neither H3808 hammer H4717, nor H3808 axe H1631, nor H3808 any H3605 iron H1270 tool H3627 was heard H8085 in the house H1004 while it was being built H1129.

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The doorway H6607 for the [fn]lowest H8481 side H6763 chamber H6763 was on the right H3233 side H3802 of the house H1004; and they would go H5927 up H5927 by a winding H3883 staircase H3883 to the middle H8484 story, and from the middle H8484 to the third H7992.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:9 - So he built H1129 the house H1004 and finished H3615 it; and he covered H5603 the house H1004 with beams H1356 and [fn]planks H7713 of cedar H730.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:10 - He also built H1129 the stories H3326 against H5921 the whole H3605 house H1004, each [fn]five H2568 cubits H520 high H6967; and they [fn]were attached H270 to the house H1004 with timbers H6086 of cedar H730.

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Now the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 to Solomon H8010, saying H559,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:12 - “As for this H2088 house H1004 which H834 you are building H1129, if H518 you will walk H1980 in My statutes H2708 and execute H6213 My ordinances H4941 and keep H8104 all H3605 My commandments H4687 by walking H1980 in them, then I will fulfill H6965 My word H1697 with you which H834 I spoke H1696 to David H1732 your father H1.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:13 - “And I will dwell H7931 among H8432 the sons H1121 of Israel H3478, and will not abandon H5800 My people H5971 Israel H3478.”

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So Solomon H8010 built H1129 the house H1004 and finished H3615 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:15 - He built H1129 the walls H7023 of the house H1004 on the inside H4480 H1004 with boards H6763 of cedar H730; from the floor H7172 of the house H1004 to the [fn]ceiling H7023 H5604 he paneled H6823 the walls on the inside H4480 H1004 with wood H6086, and he paneled H6823 the floor H7172 of the house H1004 with boards H6763 of juniper H1265.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:16 - He also built H1129 [fn]twenty H6242 cubits H520 on the rear H3411 part H3411 of the house H1004 with boards H6763 of cedar H730 from the floor H7172 to the [fn]ceiling H7023; he built H1129 them for it on the inside H4480 H1004 as an inner H1687 sanctuary H1687, as the Most H6944 Holy H6944 Place H6944.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:17 - The house H1004, that is, the main H1964 room H1964 in front H6440 of the inner sanctuary, was [fn]forty H705 cubits H520 long.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:18 - There was cedar H730 inside H6441 the house H1004, carved H4734 in the shape of gourds H6497 and open H6362 flowers H6731; everything H3605 was cedar H730, there H369 was H369 no H369 stone H68 visible H7200.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:19 - Then he prepared H3559 an inner H1687 sanctuary H1687 inside H8432 the house H1004 in order to place H5414 there H8033 the ark H727 of the covenant H1285 of the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:20 - [fn]The inner H1687 sanctuary H1687 was twenty H6242 cubits H520 in length H753, twenty H6242 cubits H520 in width H7341, and twenty H6242 cubits H520 in height H6967; and he overlaid H6823 it with pure H5458 gold H2091. He also paneled H6823 the altar H4196 with cedar H730.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:21 - So Solomon H8010 overlaid H6823 the inside H4480 H6441 of the house H1004 with pure H5458 gold H2091. And he extended H5674 chains H7569 of gold H2091 across H5674 the front H6440 of the inner H1687 sanctuary H1687, and he overlaid H6823 it with gold H2091.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:22 - He overlaid H6823 the entire H3605 house H1004 with gold H2091, until H5704 all H3605 the house H1004 was finished H8552. Also the entire H3605 altar H4196 which H834 was by the inner H1687 sanctuary H1687 he overlaid H6823 with gold H2091.

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And in the inner H1687 sanctuary H1687 he made H6213 two H8147 [fn]cherubim H3742 of olive H8081 wood H6086, each [fn]ten H6235 cubits H520 high H6967.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:24 - The one H259 wing H3671 of the first cherub H3742 was five H2568 cubits H520, and the other H8145 wing H3671 of the first cherub H3742 was five H2568 cubits H520; from the end H7098 of one wing H3671 to the end H7098 of the other wing H3671 were ten H6235 cubits H520.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:25 - The second H8145 cherub H3742 was ten H6235 cubits H520; both H8147 of the cherubim H3742 were of the same H259 measurement H4060 and the same H259 form H7095.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:26 - The height H6967 of the one H259 cherub H3742 was ten H6235 cubits H520, and so H3651 was that of the other H8145 cherub H3742.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:27 - He placed H5414 the cherubim H3742 in the midst H8432 of the inner H6442 house H1004, and the wings H3671 of the cherubim H3742 spread H6566 out H6566 so that the wing H3671 of the one H259 was touching H5060 the one wall H7023, and the wing H3671 of the other H8145 cherub H3742 was touching H5060 the other H8145 wall H7023. And their wings H3671 were touching H5060 [fn]end H3671 to [fn]end H3671 in the center H8432 of the house H1004.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:28 - He also overlaid H6823 the cherubim H3742 with gold H2091.

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Then he carved H7049 all H3605 the surrounding H4524 walls H7023 of the house H1004 with engravings H4734 H6603 of cherubim H3742, palm H8561 trees H8561, and open H6362 flowers H6731, for the inner H6441 and outer H2435 sanctuaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:30 - And he overlaid H6823 the floor H7172 of the house H1004 with gold H2091, for the inner H6441 and outer H2435 sanctuaries.

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And for the entrance H6607 of the inner H1687 sanctuary H1687 he made H6213 doors H1817 of olive H8081 wood H6086, the lintel H352, and five-sided H2549 doorposts H4201.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:32 - So he made two H8147 doors H1817 of olive H8081 wood H6086, and he carved H7049 on them carvings H4734 of cherubim H3742, palm H8561 trees H8561, and open H6362 flowers H6731, and overlaid H6823 them with gold H2091; and he overlaid H7286 the cherubim H3742 and the palm H8561 trees H8561 with gold H2091.

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So H3651 too he made H6213 for the entrance H6607 of the main H1964 room H1964 four-sided H7243 doorposts H4201 of olive H8081 wood H6086,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:34 - and two H8147 doors H1817 of juniper H1265 wood H6086; the two H8147 leaves H6763 of the one H259 door H1817 turned H1550 on H1550 pivots H1550, and the two H8147 [fn]leaves H6763 of the other H8145 door H1817 turned H1550 on H1550 pivots H1550.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:35 - He carved H7049 on it cherubim H3742, palm H8561 trees H8561, and open H6362 flowers H6731; and he overlaid H6823 them with gold H2091 plated H3474 on the carved H2707 work.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:36 - And he built H1129 the inner H6442 courtyard H2691 with three H7969 rows H2905 of cut H1496 stone H1496 and a row H2905 of cedar H730 beams H3773.

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In the fourth H7243 year H8141 the foundation H3245 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 was laid H3245, in the month H3391 of Ziv H2099.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 6:38 - And in the eleventh H259 H6240 year H8141, in the month H3391 of Bul H945, that is, the eighth H8066 month H2320, the house H1004 was finished H3615 in all H3605 its parts H1697 and in accordance with all H3605 its plans H4941. So he was seven H7651 years H8141 in building H1129 it.
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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit built
About 90 ft. long, 30 ft. wide, and 45 ft. high or 27 m, 9 m, and 14 m
About 30 ft. long and 15 ft. deep or 9 m and 4.6 m
Lit its length
Lit on the face of
I.e., Most Holy Place
About 7.5 ft. wide, 9 ft. wide, and 11 ft. wide or 2.3 m, 2.7 m, and 3.3 m
Lit gave
Lit take hold
As in LXX and ancient versions; MT middle
Or rows
About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
Lit took hold
Lit walls of the ceiling
About 30 ft. or 9 m
Lit walls
About 60 ft. or 18 m
Lit Before the
Heb plural of cherub
About 15 ft. or 4.6 m
Lit wing
Lit wing
As in LXX; MT curtains
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