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1 Kings 7 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Solomon’s Palace

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:1 -

Now Solomon H8010 built H1129 his own house H1004 over the course of thirteen H7969 H6240 years H8141, and he finished H3615 all H3605 of his house H1004.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:2 - He built H1129 the house H1004 of the timber H3293 from Lebanon H3844; its length H753 was [fn]a hundred H3967 cubits H520, its width H7341 fifty H2572 cubits H520, and its height H6967 thirty H7970 cubits H520, on four H702 rows H2905 of cedar H730 pillars H5982 with cedar H730 beams H3773 on the pillars H5982.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:3 - And it was paneled H5603 with cedar H730 above H4605 H5921 the side H6763 chambers H6763 which H834 were on the forty-five H705 H2568 pillars H5982, fifteen H2568 H6240 in each row H2905.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:4 - There were artistic window frames H8261 in three H7969 rows H2905, and window H4237 was opposite H413 window H4237 at three H7969 [fn]intervals H6471.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:5 - And all H3605 the doorways H6607 and doorposts H4201 had squared H7251 artistic frames H8260, and window H4237 was opposite H4136 H413 window H4237 at three H7969 [fn]intervals H6471.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:6 -

Then he made H6213 the hall H197 of pillars H5982; its length H753 was [fn]fifty H2572 cubits H520 and its width H7341 thirty H7970 cubits H520, and a porch H197 was in front H6440 of them and pillars H5982 and a threshold H5646 in front H6440 of them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:7 -

And he made H6213 the hall H197 of the throne H3678 where H834 H8033 he was to judge H8199, the hall H197 of judgment H4941, and it was paneled H5603 with cedar H730 from floor H7172 to floor H7172.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:8 -

And his house H1004 where H834 H8033 he was to live H3427, the other H312 courtyard H2691 inward H4480 H1004 from the hall H197, was of this H2088 same workmanship H4639. He also made H6213 a house H1004 like this H2088 hall H197 for Pharaoh’s H6547 daughter H1323, whom H834 Solomon H8010 had married H3947.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:9 -

All H3605 of these H428 were made of valuable H3368 stones H68, of stone H1496 cut H1496 according to measure H4060, sawed H1641 with saws H4050, inside H4480 H1004 and outside H4480 H2351; even from the foundation H4527 to the [fn]coping H2947, and from the outside H2351 to the large H1419 courtyard H2691.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:10 -

And the foundation H3245 was of valuable H3368 stones H68, large H1419 stones H68, stones H68 of [fn]ten H6235 cubits H520 and stones H68 of eight H8083 cubits H520.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:11 - And above H4480 H4605 were valuable H3368 stones H68, cut H1496 according to measure H4060, and cedar H730.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:12 - So the large H1419 courtyard H2691 all H5439 around H5439 had three H7969 rows H2905 of cut H1496 stone H1496 and a row H2905 of cedar H730 beams H3773 as well as the inner H6442 courtyard H2691 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068, and the porch H197 of the house H1004.

Hiram’s Work in the Temple

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:13 -

Now King H4428 Solomon H8010 sent H7971 word and had Hiram H2438 brought H3947 from Tyre H6865.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14 - He was a widow’s H490 son H1121 from the tribe H4294 of Naphtali H5321, and his father H1 was a man H376 of Tyre H6876, an artisan H2790 in bronze H5178; and he was filled H4390 with wisdom H2451, skill H8394, and knowledge H1847 for doing H6213 any H3605 work H4399 in bronze H5178. So he came H935 to King H4428 Solomon H8010 and performed H6213 all H3605 his work H4399.
(2Ch 3:15–17 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:15 -

He fashioned H6696 the two H8147 pillars H5982 of bronze H5178; [fn]eighteen H8083 H6240 cubits H520 was the height H6967 of [fn]each H259 pillar H5982, and a line H2339 of [fn]twelve H8147 H6240 cubits H520 [fn]measured H5437 the H5437 circumference H5437 of both H8147.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:16 - He also made H6213 two H8147 capitals H3805 of cast H4165 bronze H5178 to put H5414 on the tops H7218 of the pillars H5982; the height H6967 of the one H259 capital H3805 was [fn]five H2568 cubits H520 and the height H6967 of the other H8145 capital H3805 was [fn]five H2568 cubits H520.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:17 - There were lattices H7639 of latticework H4639 H7639 and wreaths H1434 of chainwork H4639 H8333 for the capitals H3805 which H834 were on the top H7218 of the pillars H5982; seven H7651 for the one H259 capital H3805 and seven H7651 for the other H8145 capital H3805.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:18 - So he made H6213 the pillars H5982, and two H8147 rows H2905 around H5439 on the one H259 lattice H7639 to cover H3680 the capitals H3805 which H834 were on the top H7218 of the pomegranates H7416; and so H3651 he did H6213 for the other H8145 capital H3805.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:19 - The capitals H3805 which H834 were on the tops H7218 of the pillars H5982 in the porch H197 were of lily H7799 design H4639, four H702 cubits H520.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:20 - So there were capitals H3805 on the two H8147 pillars H5982, also H1571 above H4480 H4605 and close H4480 H5980 to the [fn]rounded H990 projection H990 which H834 was beside H5676 the lattice H7639; and the pomegranates H7416 totaled two hundred H3967 in rows H2905 around H5439 [fn]both H8145 capitals H3805.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:21 - And he set H6965 up H6965 the pillars H5982 at the porch H197 of the [fn]main H1964 room H1964: he set H6965 up H6965 the right H3233 pillar H5982 and named H7121 H8034 it [fn]Jachin H3199, and he set H6965 up H6965 the left H8042 pillar H5982 and named H7121 H8034 it [fn]Boaz H1162.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:22 - On the top H7218 of the pillars H5982 was the lily H7799 design H4639. So the work H4399 of the pillars H5982 was finished H8552.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:23 -

He also made H6213 the [fn]Sea H3220 of cast H3332 metal [fn]ten H6235 cubits H520 from brim H8193 to brim H8193, circular H5696 H5439 in shape, and its height H6967 was five H2568 cubits H520, and [fn]it was [fn]thirty H7970 cubits H520 in circumference H6961 H5437 H5439.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:24 - Under H8478 its brim H8193 gourds H6497 went around H5439 encircling H5437 it ten H6235 to a cubit H520, completely H5439 surrounding H5362 the Sea H3220; the gourds H6497 were in two H8147 rows H2905, cast H3332 [fn]with the rest H3333.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:25 - It was standing H5975 on twelve H8147 H6240 oxen H1241, three H7969 facing H6437 north H6828, three H7969 facing H6437 west H3220, three H7969 facing H6437 south H5045, and three H7969 facing H6437 east H4217; and the Sea H3220 was set on top H4605 of them, and all H3605 their rear H268 parts H268 turned inward H1004.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:26 - And it was a [fn]hand H2947 width H2947 thick H5672, and its brim H8193 was made H4639 like the brim H8193 of a cup H3563, like a lily H7799 blossom H6525; it could hold H3557 [fn]two thousand H505 baths H1324.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:27 -

Then he made H6213 the ten H6235 stands H4350 of bronze H5178; the length H753 of each H259 stand H4350 was [fn]four H702 cubits H520, its width H7341 four H702 cubits H520, and its height H6967 was three H7969 cubits H520.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:28 - This H2088 was the design H4639 of the stands H4350: they had borders H4526, that is, borders H4526 between H996 the crossbars H7948,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - and on the borders H4526 which H834 were between H996 the crossbars H7948 were lions H738, oxen H1241, and cherubim H3742; and on the crossbars H7948 there was a pedestal H3653 above H4480 H4605, and beneath H4480 H8478 the lions H738 and oxen H1241 were wreaths H3914 of hanging H4174 work H4639.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30 - Now each H259 stand H4350 had four H702 bronze H5178 wheels H212 with bronze H5178 axles H5633, and its four H702 feet H6471 had supports H3802; beneath H4480 H8478 the basin H3595 were cast H3332 supports H3802 with wreaths H3914 at each H376 side H5676.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:31 - And its opening H6310 inside H4480 H1004 the crown H3805 at the top H4605 was a [fn]cubit H520, and its opening H6310 was round H5696 like the design H4639 of a pedestal H3653, a cubit H520 and a half H2677; and on its opening H6310 also H1571 there were engravings H4734, and their borders H4526 were square H7251, not round H5696.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:32 - The four H702 wheels H212 were underneath H8478 the borders H4526, and the axles H3027 of the wheels H212 were on the stand H4350. And the height H6967 of a wheel H212 was a cubit H520 and a half H2677.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:33 - The workmanship H4639 of the wheels H212 was like the workmanship H4639 of a chariot H4818 wheel H212. Their axles H3027, their rims H1354, their spokes H2839, and their hubs H2840 were all H3605 cast H3332.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:34 - Now there were four H702 supports H3802 at the four H702 corners H6438 of each H259 stand H4350; its supports H3802 were part H4480 of the stand H4350 itself.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:35 - And on the top H7218 of the stand H4350 there was a circular H5696 H5439 form [fn]half H2677 a cubit H520 high H6967, and on the top H7218 of the stand H4350 its [fn]stays H3027 and its borders H4526 were part H4480 of it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - And he engraved H6605 on the plates H3871 of its stays H3027 and on its borders H4526 cherubim H3742, lions H738, and palm H8561 trees H8561, as there was clear H4626 space H4626 on each H376, with wreaths H3914 all around H5439.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:37 - He made H6213 the ten H6235 stands H4350 like this H2088: all H3605 of them had the [fn]same H259 casting H4165, [fn]same H259 measure H4060, and [fn]same H259 form H7095.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:38 -

And he made H6213 ten H6235 basins H3595 of bronze H5178, [fn]each H259 holding H3557 [fn]forty H705 baths H1324; each H259 basin H3595 was [fn]four H702 cubits H520, and on each H259 of the ten H6235 stands H4350 was one H259 basin H3595.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:39 - Then he placed H5414 the stands H4350, five H2568 on the right H3225 side H3802 of the house H1004 and five H2568 on the left H8040 side H3802 of the house H1004; and he set H5414 the [fn]Sea H3220 of cast metal on the right H3233 side H3802 of the house H1004 eastward H6924 toward H4480 H4136 the south H5045.
(2Ch 4:11–18 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:40 -

Now Hiram H2438 made H6213 the basins H3595 and the shovels H3257 and the bowls H4219. So Hiram H2438 finished H3615 doing H6213 all H3605 the work H4399 which H834 he performed H6213 for King H4428 Solomon H8010 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068:

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:41 - the two H8147 pillars H5982 and the two bowls H1543 of the capitals H3805 which H834 were on the top H7218 of the two H8147 pillars H5982, and the two H8147 lattices H7639 to cover H3680 the two H8147 bowls H1543 of the capitals H3805 which H834 were on the top H7218 of the pillars H5982;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:42 - and the four H702 hundred H3967 pomegranates H7416 for the two H8147 lattices H7639, two H8147 rows H2905 of pomegranates H7416 for each H259 lattice H7639 to cover H3680 the two H8147 bowls H1543 of the capitals H3805 which H834 were on the tops H6440 of the pillars H5982;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:43 - and the ten H6235 stands H4350 with the ten H6235 basins H3595 on the stands H4350;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:44 - and the one H259 [fn]Sea H3220 and the twelve H8147 H6240 oxen H1241 under H8478 the Sea H3220;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - and the buckets H5518, the shovels H3257, and the bowls H4219; indeed, all H3605 these H428 utensils H3627 which H834 Hiram H2438 made H6213 for King H4428 Solomon H8010 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 were of polished H4803 bronze H5178.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:46 - The king H4428 had them cast H3332 in the plain H3603 of the Jordan H3383, in the clay H4568 ground H127 between H996 Succoth H5523 and Zarethan H6891.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47 - However, Solomon H8010 left H5117 all H3605 the utensils H3627 unweighed, because H4480 they were too H3966 many H7230; the weight H4948 of the bronze H5178 could not be determined H2713.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:48 -

Solomon H8010 also made H6213 all H3605 the furniture H3627 that was in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068: the golden H2091 altar H4196 and the golden H2091 table H7979 on which H834 was set the bread H3899 of the Presence H6440;

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:49 - and the lampstands H4501 of pure H5458 gold H2091, five H2568 on the right H3225 side H3225 and five H2568 on the left H8040, in front H6440 of the inner H1687 sanctuary H1687; and the flowers H6525, the lamps H5216, and the tongs H4457, of gold H2091;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:50 - also the cups H5592, the [fn]shears H4212, the bowls H4219, the ladles H3709, and the firepans H4289, of pure H5458 gold H2091; and the hinges H6596 both for the doors H1817 of the inner H6442 house H1004, the Most H6944 Holy H6944 Place H6944, and for the doors H1817 of the house H1004, that is, for the main H1964 room H1964, of gold H2091.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:51 -

So all H3605 the work H4399 that King H4428 Solomon H8010 performed H6213 in the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 was finished H7999. And Solomon H8010 brought H935 in H935 the offerings H6944 vowed H6944 by his father H1 David H1732, the silver H3701 and the gold H2091 and the utensils H3627, and he put H5414 them in the treasuries H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068.

NASB20 Footnotes
About 150 ft. long, 75 wide, and 45 high or 46 m long, 23 wide, and 14 high
Lit paces
Lit paces
About 75 ft. long and 45 ft. wide or 23 m long and 7 m wide
I.e., top sloping course of stone
About 15 and 12 ft. or 4.5 and 3.7 m
About 27 ft. or 8 m
Lit the one
About 18 ft. or 5.5 m
Lit went around the other pillar
About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
About 7.5 ft. or 2.3 m
Lit belly
Lit on the other capital
Lit sanctuary
I.e., he shall establish
I.e., in it is strength
I.e., large basin
About 15 ft. in diameter and 7.5 ft. high or 4.6 m and 2.3 m high
Lit a line of 30 cubits went around it all around
About 45 ft. or 14 m
Lit in its casting
About 3 in. or 7.6 cm
About 12,000 gallons or 45,424 liters
About 6 ft. long and wide and 4.5 ft. high or 1.8 m and 1.4 m
About 18 in. or 45 cm
About 9 in. or 23 cm
Lit hands
Lit one
Lit one
Lit one
Lit the one basin held
About 240 gallons or 908 liters
About 6 ft. or 1.8 m
I.e., large basin
I.e., large basin
I.e., a tool to trim wicks
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