1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.* 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.*

5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:*** 6 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.* 7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.* 9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.* 10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.* 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.** 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.* 21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.* 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.* 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.* 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.* 32 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.** 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.* 34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.*

1 Quatrocentos e oitenta* anos depois que os israelitas saíram do Egito, no quarto ano do reinado de Salomão em Israel, no mês de zive,* o segundo mês, ele começou a construir o templo do Senhor.

2 O templo que o rei Salomão construiu para o Senhor media sessenta côvados* de comprimento por vinte côvados* de largura e trinta côvados* de altura. 3 O pórtico da entrada do santuário tinha a largura do templo, que era de vinte côvados, e avançava dez côvados* à frente do templo. 4 Ele fez para o templo janelas com grades estreitas. 5 Junto às paredes do átrio principal e do santuário interno, construiu uma estrutura em torno do edifício, na qual havia salas laterais. 6 O andar inferior tinha cinco côvados* de largura; o andar intermediário, seis côvados;* e o terceiro, sete côvados.* Ele fez beirais de apoio nas paredes externas do templo, de modo que nada precisasse ser inserido nas paredes.

7 Na construção do templo, só foram usados blocos lavrados nas pedreiras, e não se ouviu no templo nenhum barulho de martelo, nem de picareta, nem de nenhuma outra ferramenta de ferro durante a sua construção.

8 A entrada para o andar inferior* ficava no lado sul do templo; uma escada conduzia até o andar intermediário e dali ao terceiro. 9 Assim, Salomão construiu o templo e o terminou, fazendo‑lhe um forro com vigas e tábuas de cedro. 10 Ao longo de todo o templo, fez as salas laterais. Cada uma delas tinha cinco côvados de altura, e estavam ligadas ao templo por vigas de cedro.

11 A palavra do Senhor veio a Salomão, dizendo:

12 ― Quanto a este templo que você está construindo, se seguir os meus estatutos, praticar as minhas ordenanças e obedecer a todos os meus mandamentos, cumprirei por meio de você a promessa que fiz ao seu pai, Davi. 13 Viverei no meio dos israelitas e não abandonarei Israel, o meu povo.

14 Assim, Salomão concluiu a construção do templo. 15 Forrou as paredes do templo por dentro com tábuas de cedro, cobrindo‑as desde o chão até o teto, e fez o assoalho do templo com tábuas de junípero. 16 Separou vinte côvados na parte de trás do templo, revestindo a parede com tábuas de cedro, do chão ao teto, para formar dentro do templo o santuário interno, o Lugar Santíssimo. 17 O átrio principal em frente dessa sala media quarenta côvados* de comprimento. 18 O interior do templo era de cedro, com ornamentos entalhados em forma de cabaça e flores abertas. Tudo era de cedro; não se via pedra alguma.

19 Ele também preparou o santuário interno no templo para ali colocar a arca da aliança do Senhor. 20 O santuário interno tinha vinte côvados de comprimento por vinte côvados de largura e vinte côvados de altura. Ele revestiu o interior de ouro puro e também revestiu o altar de cedro. 21 Salomão cobriu de ouro puro o interior do templo e estendeu correntes de ouro em frente do santuário interno, que também foi revestido de ouro. 22 Assim, revestiu de ouro todo o interior do templo e também todo o altar que estava diante do santuário interno.

23 No santuário interno, Salomão esculpiu dois querubins de madeira de oliveira, cada um com dez côvados de altura. 24 As asas dos querubins mediam cinco côvados de comprimento cada uma: dez côvados da ponta de uma asa à ponta da outra. 25 Os dois querubins tinham a mesma medida e a mesma forma. 26 A altura de cada querubim era de dez côvados. 27 Ele colocou os querubins, com as asas abertas, dentro da sala interna do templo. A asa de um querubim encostava em uma parede, e a do outro encostava na outra. As outras asas encostavam uma na outra no meio do santuário. 28 Ele revestiu de ouro os querubins.

29 Nas paredes ao redor do templo, tanto na parte interna como na externa, esculpiu querubins, palmeiras e flores abertas. 30 Também revestiu de ouro os pisos, tanto na parte interna como na parte externa do templo.

31 Para a entrada do santuário interno, fez portas de madeira de oliveira com batentes* de cinco lados. 32 Nas duas portas de madeira de oliveira, esculpiu querubins, palmeiras e flores abertas e revestiu de ouro batido os querubins e as palmeiras. 33 Para a entrada principal do templo, também fez pilares quadrangulares de madeira de oliveira. 34 Fez também duas portas de madeira de junípero, cada uma com duas folhas que se articulavam por meio de dobradiças. 35 Entalhou figuras de querubins, de palmeiras e de flores abertas nas portas e revestiu‑as com lâminas de ouro.

36 Construiu o pátio interno com três camadas de pedra lavrada e uma de vigas de cedro.

37 O alicerce do templo do Senhor foi lançado no mês de zive, do quarto ano. 38 No mês de bul,* o oitavo mês, do décimo primeiro ano, o templo foi terminado com todos os detalhes de acordo com o seu projeto. Salomão levou sete anos para construí‑lo.