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

2 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 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.* 4 And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.* 5 And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.*

6 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 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 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 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 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 12 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. 20 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 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 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

23 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 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 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 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 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 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: 29 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 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 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 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 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 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. 35 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 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 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.

38 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 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 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 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 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 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; 44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; 45 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 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.* 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.**

48 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 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 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 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.*

1 Salomão levou treze anos para terminar a construção do seu palácio. 2 Ele construiu o Palácio da Floresta do Líbano com cem côvados* de comprimento, por cinquenta côvados* de largura e trinta côvados* de altura, sustentado por quatro fileiras de colunas de cedro sobre as quais se apoiavam vigas de cedro aparelhadas. 3 O forro de cedro ficava sobre as quarenta e cinco vigas, quinze por fileira, que se apoiavam nas colunas. 4 Havia janelas dispostas em três fileiras, uma em frente da outra. 5 Todas as portas e todos os batentes eram retangulares, dispostos de três em três, um em frente do outro.*

6 Fez um pórtico de colunas de cinquenta côvados de comprimento por trinta côvados de largura. Em frente, havia outro pórtico com colunas e uma cobertura que se estendia além das colunas.

7 Construiu a Sala do Trono, isto é, a Sala da Justiça, onde fazia julgamentos, e revestiu‑a de cedro desde o chão até o teto.*8 O palácio para a sua moradia, no outro pátio, tinha um formato semelhante. Salomão fez também um palácio como esse para a filha do faraó, com quem tinha se casado.

9 Todas essas construções, desde o lado externo até o grande pátio e do alicerce até o beiral, foram feitas de pedras lavradas de qualidade superior, cortadas sob medida e desbastadas com uma serra nos lados interno e externo. 10 Os alicerces foram lançados com pedras grandes de qualidade superior; algumas mediam dez côvados,* e outras oito côvados.*11 Na parte de cima, havia pedras lavradas de qualidade superior, cortadas sob medida, e vigas de cedro. 12 O grande pátio era cercado por um muro de três camadas de pedras lavradas e uma camada de vigas de cedro aparelhadas, da mesma maneira que o pátio interior do templo do Senhor com o seu pórtico.

13 O rei Salomão enviara mensageiros a Tiro e trouxera Hurão,*14 filho de uma viúva da tribo de Naftali e de um cidadão de Tiro, artífice em bronze. Hurão havia recebido sabedoria, entendimento e conhecimento para fazer todo tipo de trabalho em bronze. Apresentou‑se ao rei Salomão e fez todo o trabalho que lhe foi designado.

15 Ele fundiu duas colunas de bronze, cada uma com dezoito côvados de altura por doze côvados de circunferência.*16 Também fez dois capitéis de bronze fundido para colocar no alto das colunas; cada capitel tinha cinco côvados* de altura. 17 Conjuntos de correntes entrelaçadas ornamentavam os capitéis no alto das colunas, sete em cada capitel. 18 Fez também romãs em duas fileiras* que circundavam cada conjunto de correntes para cobrir os capitéis no alto das colunas.* Fez o mesmo com cada capitel. 19 Os capitéis no alto das colunas do pórtico tinham o formato de lírios, com quatro côvados* de altura. 20 Nos capitéis das duas colunas, acima da parte que tinha formato de taça, perto do conjunto de correntes, havia duzentas romãs enfileiradas ao redor. 21 Ele levantou as colunas do pórtico do templo. Deu o nome de Jaquim* à coluna ao sul e de Boaz* à coluna ao norte. 22 Os capitéis no alto tinham a forma de lírios. Assim se completou o trabalho das colunas.

23 Fez o tanque de metal fundido, redondo, que media dez côvados de diâmetro por cinco côvados de altura. Era preciso uma linha de trinta côvados* para medir a sua circunferência. 24 Abaixo da borda e ao seu redor, havia duas fileiras que continham, por côvado,* dez ornamentos em forma de cabaça, fundidos em uma só peça com o tanque.

25 O tanque ficava sobre doze touros, cujas pernas traseiras eram voltadas para o centro. Três touros se voltavam para o norte, três para o oeste, três para o sul e três para o leste. 26 A espessura do tanque era de um palmo,* cuja borda era como a borda de um cálice, como uma flor de lírio. Tinha capacidade para dois mil batos.*

27 Também fez dez suportes de bronze; cada um tinha quatro côvados de comprimento, por quatro côvados de largura e três côvados de altura.*28 Os suportes eram feitos assim: tinham placas laterais presas a armações. 29 Nas placas, entre as armações, havia figuras de leões, bois e querubins; sobre as armações, acima e abaixo dos leões e dos bois, havia grinaldas de metal batido. 30 Em cada suporte, havia quatro rodas de bronze com eixos de bronze, cada um com uma bacia apoiada em quatro pés e fundida ao lado de cada grinalda. 31 No lado de dentro do suporte, havia uma abertura circular com um côvado* de profundidade. Essa abertura era redonda e, com a sua base, media um côvado e meio.* Havia esculturas em torno da abertura. As placas dos suportes eram quadradas, não redondas. 32 As quatro rodas ficavam sob as placas, e os eixos das rodas ficavam presos ao estrado. O diâmetro de cada roda era de um côvado e meio. 33 As rodas eram feitas como rodas de carruagens; os eixos, os aros, os raios e os cubos eram todos de metal fundido.

34 Cada suporte tinha quatro alças que se projetavam de cada um dos lados. 35 No alto do suporte, havia uma lâmina circular de meio côvado de altura.* Os apoios e as placas estavam fixados no alto do suporte. 36 Hirão esculpiu figuras de querubins, leões e palmeiras na superfície dos apoios e nas placas, em cada espaço disponível, com grinaldas ao redor. 37 Foi assim que fez os dez suportes. Foram todos fundidos nos mesmos moldes e eram idênticos no tamanho e na forma.

38 Depois, ele fez dez bacias de bronze, cada uma com capacidade de quarenta batos,* que mediam cada uma quatro côvados de diâmetro; uma bacia para cada um dos dez suportes. 39 Ele pôs cinco suportes no lado sul do templo e cinco no lado norte. Pôs o tanque no lado sul, no canto sudeste do templo. 40 Também fez as bacias, as pás e as bacias para aspersão.

Assim, Hurão completou todo o trabalho de que fora encarregado pelo rei Salomão, no templo do Senhor:

41 as duas colunas;

os dois capitéis em forma de taça no alto das colunas;

os dois conjuntos de correntes que cobriam os dois capitéis;

42 as quatrocentas romãs para os dois conjuntos de correntes, sendo duas fileiras de romãs para cada conjunto de correntes que cobriam os dois capitéis em forma de taça no alto das colunas;

43 os dez suportes com as dez bacias;

44 o tanque e os doze touros debaixo dele;

45 as panelas, as pás e as bacias para aspersão.

Todos esses utensílios que Hurão fez para o templo do Senhor, a pedido do rei Salomão, eram de bronze polido. 46 Foi na planície do Jordão, entre Sucote e Zaretã, que o rei os mandou fundir em moldes de barro. 47 Salomão não mandou pesar esses utensílios; eram tantos que o peso do bronze não foi determinado.

48 Salomão também mandou fazer todos estes outros utensílios para o templo do Senhor:

o altar de ouro;

a mesa de ouro sobre a qual ficavam os pães da Presença;

49 os candelabros de ouro puro, cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda, em frente do santuário interno;

as flores, as lâmpadas e os cortadores de pavio, que também eram de ouro;

50 as bacias, os cortadores de pavio, as bacias para aspersão, as tigelas e os incensários, todos eles de ouro puro;

as dobradiças de ouro para as portas da sala interna, isto é, o Lugar Santíssimo, e também para as portas do átrio principal.

51 Terminada toda a obra que Salomão havia realizado para o templo do Senhor, ele trouxe tudo o que Davi, o seu pai, havia consagrado e o colocou com os tesouros do templo do Senhor: a prata, o ouro e os utensílios.