1 Solomon built his palace over the course of thirteen years, completing its construction entirely.

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

2 He constructed the House of the Forest of Lebanon, which was one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, supported by four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on top of the columns.

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

3 It was paneled with cedar above the chambers that rested on the forty-five pillars, with fifteen pillars in each row.

And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.

4 There were three rows of window frames positioned opposite each other on three levels.

And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

5 All the doorways and doorposts had rectangular frames, with openings placed directly opposite each other in three tiers.

And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

6 He made the Hall of Pillars, which was fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of the pillars and a canopy above them.

And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

7 He also made the Hall of the Throne, known as the Hall of Judgment, where he would judge. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the ceiling.

Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

8 His own palace where he would reside, in another court behind the Hall, was built similarly. Solomon also built a palace for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married, following the same design as the Hall.

And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.

9 All these buildings were made from costly stones, cut to size and sawed with a saw, from the foundations to the coping, and from the outside to the great courtyard.

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

10 The foundation was made of large, costly stones, with some measuring ten cubits and others eight cubits.

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

11 Above were precious stones cut to measure, along with cedar wood.

And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.

12 The great courtyard was surrounded by three rows of hewn stone and one row of cedar beams, similar in design to the inner courtyard of the Lord's house and its portico.

And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

13 King Solomon sent for Hiram from Tyre.

And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

14 Hiram was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a craftsman from Tyre who worked with bronze. Hiram was endowed with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to perform all kinds of craftsmanship in bronze. He came to King Solomon and carried out all the assigned work.

He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

15 Hiram cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high, and a cord measuring twelve cubits circled around each pillar.

For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.

16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars, each capital was five cubits tall.

And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

17 He made lattice designs with twisted chains for the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.

And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

18 Hiram made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each network to cover the capitals at the tops of the pillars. He did the same for both capitals.

And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

19 The capitals on the tops of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, and they were four cubits high.

And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

20 The capitals on the two pillars also had shapes of rounded bulges above the bowl-shaped lattice, with two hundred pomegranates arranged in rows around each capital.

And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

21 He set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. He set up the right-hand pillar and named it Jachin, and the left-hand pillar and named it Boaz.

And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

22 The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So, the work of the pillars was completed.

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

23 Hiram made a large cast basin, called 'The Sea', which was ten cubits from rim to rim, circular in shape, five cubits high, and thirty cubits in circumference.

And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

24 Below the rim of the basin, there were decorative gourds encircling it, ten per cubit, entirely cast in one piece with the basin.

And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.

25 The basin rested on twelve bronze oxen, three facing north, three west, three south, and three east; the basin sat on their backs, and all their hind parts were turned inward.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

26 The thickness of the basin was a handbreadth, and its rim was fashioned like the rim of a cup, resembling a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.

And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

27 He made ten bronze stands, each four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high.

And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.

28 This is how the stands were constructed: they had panels enclosed within frames.

And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:

29 On the panels between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.

And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.

30 Each stand had four bronze wheels with axles and supports. Its wash basin rested on cast supports attached with wreaths on each side.

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

31 The opening of the stand, from inside the capital upwards, was one cubit. Its opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, measuring a cubit and a half. Around its opening were carvings, and its frames were square, not circular.

And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.

32 The four wheels were under the frames, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. Each wheel was one and a half cubits high.

And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.

33 The workmanship of the wheels was like that of a chariot wheel; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all cast metal.

And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.

34 Each stand had four supports at the four corners of its base. These supports were part of the stand itself.

And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.

35 At the top of the stand was a circular band half a cubit high, and the top of the stand had its supports and frames crafted as part of it.

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.

36 He adorned the panels of the stand and its frames with engravings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees according to the space on each, with wreaths surrounding them.

For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.

37 This was how he made the ten stands: all of them were cast in the same mold, with the same size and shape.

After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

38 Hiram made ten bronze basins, each holding forty baths and measuring four cubits. One basin was placed on each of the ten stands.

Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

39 He placed five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. The Sea he placed on the southeast side of the temple.

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

40 Hiram also made the basins, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Hiram completed all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.

And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:

41 He made the two pillars, the two bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars, the two networks to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals on the top of the pillars,

The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;

42 the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the bowl-shaped capitals at the top of the pillars),

And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;

43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands,

And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;

44 the Sea, and the twelve oxen underneath it,

And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;

45 and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All these articles that Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of burnished bronze.

And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.

46 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan.

In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

47 Solomon left all the articles unweighed because they were so numerous; the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.

48 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence,

And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,

49 the lampstands of pure gold (five on the right and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary), the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, all of gold,

And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,

50 the basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and censers of pure gold, and the gold sockets for the doors of the innermost room (the Most Holy Place) and for the doors of the main hall of the temple.

And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.

51 So all the work King Solomon did for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.

So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.