1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 For he built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. 3 It was covered with cedar above over the forty-five beams that were on the pillars, fifteen in a row. 4 There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks. 5 All the doors and posts were made square with beams; and window was facing window in three ranks. 6 He made the hall of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, with a porch before them, and pillars and a threshold before them. 7 He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from floor to floor. 8 His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh’s daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch. 9 All these were of costly stones, even of stone cut according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court. 10 The foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits. 11 Above were costly stones, even cut stone, according to measure, and cedar wood. 12 The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

13 King Solomon sent and brought Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill to work all works in bronze. He came to king Solomon and performed all his work. 15 For he fashioned the two pillars of bronze, eighteen cubits high apiece; and a line of twelve cubits encircled either of them. 16 He made two capitals of molten bronze to set on 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 There were nets of checker work and wreaths of chain work for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars: seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital. 18 So he made the pillars; and there were two rows of pomegranates around the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and he did so for the other capital. 19 The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits. 20 There were capitals above also on the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network. There were two hundred pomegranates in rows around the other capital. 21 He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz. 22 On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So the work of the pillars was finished.

23 He made the molten sea ten cubits from brim to brim, round in shape. Its height was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits encircled it. 24 Under its brim around there were buds which encircled it for ten cubits, encircling the sea. The buds were in two rows, cast when it was cast. 25 It stood on 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 on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward. 26 It was a hand width thick. Its brim was worked like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.

27 He made the ten bases of bronze. The length of one base was four cubits, four cubits its width, and three cubits its height. 28 The work of the bases was like this: they had panels; and there were panels between the ledges; 29 and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and on the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30 Every base had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and its four feet had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each. 31 Its opening within the capital and above was a cubit. Its opening was round like the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening were engravings, and their panels were square, not round. 32 The four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axles of the wheels were in the base. The height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. 33 The work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all of cast metal. 34 There were four supports at the four corners of each base. Its supports were of the base itself. 35 In the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were the same. 36 On the plates of its supports and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around. 37 He made the ten bases in this way: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form. 38 He made ten basins of bronze. One basin contained forty baths. Every basin measured four cubits. One basin was on every one of the ten bases. 39 He set the bases, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house. He set the sea on the right side of the house eastward and toward the south.

40 Hiram made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished doing all the work that he worked for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house: 41 the two pillars; the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; 42 the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks; two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; 43 the ten bases; the ten basins on the bases; 44 the one sea; the twelve oxen under the sea; 45 the pots; the shovels; and the basins. All of these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon in Yahweh’s house, were of burnished bronze. 46 The king cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. 47 Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them. The weight of the bronze could not be determined.

48 Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold; 49 and the lamp stands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 the cups, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the fire pans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, of the temple, of gold.

51 Thus all the work that king Solomon did in Yahweh’s house was finished. Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the vessels—and put them in the treasuries of Yahweh’s house.

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.