1 And Solomon was thirteen years building his own house; and he finished all his house.2 And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar-pillars, with cedar-beams upon the pillars;3 and it was covered with cedar above upon the side-chambers, which were on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.4 And there were cross-beams in three rows, and window was against window in three ranks.5 And all the doors and posts were square, with an architrave; and window was against window in three ranks.6 And he made the porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits; and there was a porch in front of them; and there were pillars, and steps in front of them.7 And he made the porch for the throne where he judged, the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor.8 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. And he made, like to this porch, a house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom Solomon had taken.9 All these {buildings} were of costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside as far as the great court.10 And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.11 And above were costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, and cedar.12 And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.14 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 full of wisdom and understanding and knowledge, to do all kinds of works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and made all his work.15 And he formed the two pillars of brass; the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve cubits encompassed the second pillar.16 And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits;17 {and} nets of checker-work, wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital.18 And he made pomegranates, namely two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars; and so he did for the other capital.19 And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work {as} in the porch, four cubits.20 And the capitals upon the two pillars, above also, close to the enlargement which was behind the network, had two hundred pomegranates in rows round about, {also} on the other capital.21 And he set up the pillars for the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called its name Boaz.22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was finished.23 And he made the sea, molten, ten cubits from brim to brim, round all about; and its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encompassed it round about.24 And under the brim of it round about there were colocynths, encompassing it, ten in a cubit enclosing the sea round about; two rows of colocynths, cast when it was cast.25 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 above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.26 And its thickness was a hand-breadth, and its brim was like the work of the brim of a cup, with lily-blossoms; it held two thousand baths.27 And he made ten bases of brass: four cubits was the length of one base, and the breadth four cubits, and the height three cubits.28 And the work of the bases was this: they had panels, and the panels were between the fillets.29 And on the panels that were between the fillets were lions, oxen and cherubim; and over the fillets there was a base above; and beneath the lions and oxen were garlands of festoon-work.30 And every base had four wheels of brass, and axles of brass; and on its four corners were shoulder-pieces: under the laver were shoulder-pieces molten, behind every garland.31 And the mouth of it within the crown and above was a cubit; and its mouth was rounded, {as} the work of the base, a cubit and a half; and also upon its mouth was sculpture; but their panels were square, not round.32 And the four wheels were under the panels; and the supports of the wheels were in the base; and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their supports, and their rims, and their spokes and their naves were all molten.34 And there were four shoulder-pieces to the four corners of one base; of the base itself were its shoulder-pieces.35 And in the top of the base there was a circular elevation of half a cubit round about; and on the top of the base its stays and its panels were of the same.36 And he engraved on the plates of its stays and on its panels cherubim, lions and palm-trees, according to the space upon each; and garlands were round about.37 After this {manner} he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, one form.38 And he made ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths; every laver was four cubits; upon every one of the ten bases one laver.39 And he put the bases, five 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 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the bowls. So Hiram ended doing all the work that he made for king Solomon {for} the house of Jehovah:41 two pillars, and the globes of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars, two; and the two networks, to cover the two globes of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two globes of the capitals which were upon the pillars;43 and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases;44 and one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the bowls. And all these things, which Hiram made king Solomon for the house of Jehovah, were of bright brass.46 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zaretan.47 And Solomon left all the vessels {unweighed} from their exceeding number; the weight of the brass was not ascertained.48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were {in} the house of Jehovah: the golden altar; and the table of gold, whereon was the shewbread;49 and the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right, and five on the left, before the oracle; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,50 and the basons, and the knives, and the bowls, and the cups, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, for the folding-doors of the inner house, the most holy place, {and} for the doors of the house, of the temple.51 And all the work was finished that king Solomon made for the house of Jehovah. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated; the silver and the gold and the vessels he put among the treasures of the house of Jehovah.

1 Maar aan sy huis het Salomo dertien jaar gebou en die hele huis voltooi.2 Hy het naamlik die huis van die L¡banon-bos gebou, honderd el in sy lengte en vyftig el in sy breedte en dertig el in sy hoogte, op vier rye sederpilare en sederbalke op die pilare.3 En dit was van bo oordek met sederhout, op die verdiepings wat rus op die pilare, vyf en veertig bo-vertrekke, vyftien in 'n ry.4 En daar was drie rye vensters van latwerk; en oop venster teenoor oop venster, drie maal.5 En al die deure met die vensters was vierkantig van houtwerk, en venster was teenoor venster, drie maal.6 En die pilare-voorhuis het hy gemaak, vyftig el in sy lengte en dertig el in sy breedte, met 'n voorportaal daarvoor, naamlik pilare en 'n afdak daaroor.7 Verder het hy die troonsaal gemaak waar hy reggespreek het, die regsaal, en dit was bedek met sederhout van vloer tot vloer.8 Ook sy huis waar hy gewoon het, in die ander voorhof, van die saal af binnekant toe, was van dieselfde maaksel; en hy het vir die dogter van Farao wat Salomo geneem het, 'n huis gemaak soos hierdie saal.9 Dit was alles van kosbare klippe, volgens die maat van gekapte klip, aan die binne-- en buitekant met die saag bewerk, naamlik van die fondament af tot by die muurplate, en van die buitekant af tot by die groot voorhof.10 En die fondament was van kosbare klippe, groot klippe, klippe van tien el en klippe van agt el.11 En daar bo-op was kosbare klippe, volgens die maat van gekapte klip, en sederhout.12 En die groot voorhof was rondom van drie lae gekapte klip en 'n laag sederbalke, net soos by die binneste voorhof van die huis van die HERE en by die saal van die paleis.13 En koning Salomo het Hiram uit Tirus laat haal.14 Hy was die seun van 'n weduvrou uit die stam van N ftali, en sy vader was 'n man van Tirus, 'n kopersmid; en hy was vol wysheid en verstand en kennis om allerhande werk in koper te maak. Hy het toe by koning Salomo gekom en al sy werk uitgevoer.15 Hy het naamlik die twee pilare van koper gevorm; agttien el was die hoogte van die een pilaar, en 'n lyn van twaalf el kon die tweede pilaar omspan.16 En hy het twee kapitele gemaak om op die toppe van die pilare te sit, gietwerk van koper; vyf el was die hoogte van die een kapiteel, en vyf el was die hoogte van die ander kapiteel.17 Daar was vlegwerke -- die maaksel van die vlegwerk was gedraaide drade, 'n maaksel van kettinkies -- vir die kapitele op die top van die pilare; sewe vir die een kapiteel en sewe vir die ander kapiteel.18 Verder het hy die granaatjies gemaak, naamlik twee rye rondom oor die een vlegwerk, om die kapitele op die top van die pilare te bedek; en net so het hy vir die ander kapiteel gemaak.19 En die kapitele op die top van die pilare aan die voorportaal was vier el, lelievormig,20 naamlik die kapitele op die twee pilare bo-aan, verby die vlegwerk wat vlak op die bol was. En die granaatjies was twee honderd, in rye rondom, ook oor die tweede kapiteel.21 En hy het die pilare opgerig by die voorportaal van die hoofvertrek. Toe hy die regterpilaar opgerig het, noem hy dit Jagin; en toe hy die linkerpilaar opgerig het, noem hy dit Boas.22 Toe die leliewerk op die top van die pilare was, was die werk aan die pilare voltooi.23 Verder het hy die see gemaak van gietwerk; van rand tot rand was tien el, heeltemal rond; en die hoogte daarvan was vyf el, en 'n lyn van dertig el kon dit rondom omspan.24 En kolokwinte onder die rand daarvan het dit rondom omring; tien op die el het hulle die see rondom omring: twee rye kolokwinte wat aan die gietwerk daarvan vasgegiet is.25 Dit het gestaan op twaalf beeste: drie kyk na die noorde, en drie kyk na die weste, en drie kyk na die suide, en drie kyk na die ooste toe, terwyl die see bo-op hulle was, en al hulle agterdele was binnekant toe.26 En die dikte daarvan was 'n handbreed, en sy rand was in die vorm van 'n bekerrand, soos 'n lelieblom; dit het twee duisend bat gehou.27 Hy het ook die tien afspoelwaentjies van koper gemaak; die lengte van elke afspoelwaentjie was vier el, en vier el sy breedte en drie el sy hoogte.28 En dit was die maaksel van die bak: dit het sluitplate gehad, naamlik sluitplate tussen die sporte;29 en op die sluitplate tussen die sporte was leeus, beeste en g,rubs; en net so op die sporte; bokant en onderkant die leeus en beeste was afhangende kransversierings.30 En elke afspoelwaentjie het vier koperwiele en koperasse gehad, en sy vier hoekstyle het skouerstukke gehad; onder teen die wasbak was die skouerstukke vasgegiet; teenoor elkeen was kranse.31 En die opening daarvan was binnekant die kraag, en boontoe een el; en die opening daarvan was rond, in die vorm van 'n voetstuk, anderhalf el; en ook die opening daarvan was graveerwerk, maar die sluitplate daarvan was vierkantig, nie rond nie.32 En die vier wiele was onder die sluitplate, en die kloue van die wiele was in die bak, terwyl die hoogte van elke wiel anderhalf el was.33 En die maaksel van die wiele was in die vorm van 'n wawiel; die kloue en die vellings en die speke en die nawe daarvan was alles gietwerk.34 En vier skouerstukke was aan die vier hoeke van elke afspoelwaentjie; die skouerstukke daarvan was met die bak saam uit een stuk.35 En bo-aan die afspoelwaentjie was daar 'n kraag van 'n half-el hoog, heeltemal rond; en bo-op die bak was die kloue en sluitplate daarvan, daarmee saam uit een stuk.36 En hy het op die vlakke van die kloue en sluitplate daarvan g,rubs, leeus en palmbome gegraveer volgens die ruimte van elkeen, en blomkranse rondom.37 So het hy die tien afspoelwaentjies gemaak: een en dieselfde gietwerk, een maat, een vorm het hulle almal gehad.38 Verder het hy tien koperwaskomme gemaak; elke kom het veertig bat gehou; elke kom was vier el; een kom was op elke bak van die tien afspoelwaentjies.39 Toe het hy die afspoelwaentjies opgestel: vyf aan die suidekant van die huis en vyf aan die noordekant van die huis; maar die see het hy aan die suidekant van die huis opgestel, teen die ooste na die suide toe.40 Verder het Hiram die potte en die skoppe en die komme gemaak. So het Hiram dan al die werk voleindig wat hy vir koning Salomo in die huis van die HERE gedoen het:41 twee pilare met die twee bolle van die kapitele wat op die top van die pilare was, en die twee stukke vlegwerk om die twee bolle van die kapitele op die top van die pilare te oordek;42 en die vier honderd granaatjies vir die twee stukke vlegwerk: twee rye granaatjies vir elke vlegwerk, om die twee bolle van die kapitele bo-op die pilare te oordek;43 en die tien afspoelwaentjies en die tien waskomme op die afspoelwaentjies;44 en die een see en die twaalf beeste onder die see;45 en die potte en die skoppe en die komme: al hierdie voorwerpe wat Hiram vir koning Salomo in die huis van die HERE gemaak het, was van gepolyste koper.46 In die Jordaanstreek waar die grond diep was, tussen Sukkot en Sartan, het die koning dit gegiet.47 En Salomo het al die voorwerpe ongeweeg laat bly vanweë die baie groot menigte; die gewig van die koper is nie bereken nie.48 Verder het Salomo al die voorwerpe wat in die huis van die HERE was, gemaak: die goue altaar en die tafel waar die toonbrode op moes lê, van goud;49 en die kandelaars, vyf regs en vyf links, voor die binneste vertrek, van fyn goud; en die blomwerk en die lampe en die snuiters, van goud;50 en die skottels en die messe en die komme en die rookpanne en die vuurpanne, van fyn goud; en die skarniere vir die deure van die binneste vertrek, van die Allerheiligste, en vir die deure van die saal, van die hoofvertrek, van goud.51 En toe al die werk wat koning Salomo in die huis van die HERE gemaak het, gereed was, het Salomo die geheiligde gawes van sy vader Dawid ingebring; die silwer en die goud en die voorwerpe het hy in die skatkamers van die huis van die HERE neergesit.