1 Kings 6:17-33 in English

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

¹⁹ And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

²⁰ And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

²² And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²³ And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, 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 cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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 cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim 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 entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and door-posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

³³ So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

¹⁷ And the temple was forty cubits in extent,

¹⁹ in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar

²¹ in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

²² And he covered the whole house with gold, till he had finished gilding the whole house.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

²⁴ And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and his other wing was five cubits; ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

²⁵ Thus it was with the other cherub, both were alike finished with one measure.

²⁶ And the height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it with the second cherub.

²⁷ And both the cherubs were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.

²⁸ And he covered the cherubs with gold.

²⁹ He graved all the walls of the house round about with the graving of cherubs, and he sculptured palm trees within and without the house.

³⁰ And he covered the floor of the house within and without with gold.

³¹ And for the door-way of the oracle he made doors of juniper wood, there were porches in a four-fold way.

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.

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.

¹⁷ And the temple was forty cubits in extent,

¹⁹ in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

²¹ And he covered the whole house with gold, till he had finished gilding the whole house.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

²⁴ And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and his other wing was five cubits; ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

²⁵ Thus it was with the other cherub, both were alike finished with one measure.

²⁶ And the height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it with the second cherub.

²⁷ And both the cherubs were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.

²⁸ And he covered the cherubs with gold.

²⁹ He graved all the walls of the house round about with the graving of cherubs, and he sculptured palm trees within and without the house.

³⁰ And he covered the floor of the house within and without with gold.

³¹ And for the door-way of the oracle he made doors of juniper wood, there were porches in a four-fold way.

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the temple before the oracle, was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

¹⁹ And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

²⁰ And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

²² And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²³ And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, 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 cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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 cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim 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 wood: the lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.

³³ So also made he for the entering of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall;

¹⁷ In front of the Very Holy Place there was a room that was 60 feet long.

¹⁸ The cedar boards on the walls inside the temple were decorated with carvings of gourds and flowers. The walls were completely covered with cedar boards, with the result that the stones of the walls behind them could not be seen.

¹⁹ At the back of the temple they made the Very Holy Place, where the Sacred Chest would be put.

²⁰ That room was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. They covered the walls with very thin sheets of pure gold. For burning incense they also made an altar of cedar boards.

²¹ Solomon told them to cover the other walls inside the temple with very thin sheets of pure gold and to fasten gold chains across the entrance to the Very Holy Place.

²² They covered all the walls of the temple and the altar that was outside the Very Holy Place with very thin sheets of gold.

²³ Inside the Very Holy Place, they made from olive tree wood large statues of two creatures with wings. Each one was 15 feet tall.

²⁴ They each were the same size and had the same shape. They each had two wings which were spread out. Each wing was 7-1/2 feet long, with the result that the distance between the outer ends of the two wings was 15 feet.

²⁷ They put those statues next to each other in the Very Holy Place so that the wing of the one touched the one wing of the other in the center of the room, and the outer wings touched the walls.

²⁸ They covered the statues with very thin sheets of gold.

²⁹ Solomon told them to decorate the walls of the main room and the Very Holy Place by carving representations of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers.

³⁰ They also covered the floor of both rooms with very thin sheets of gold.

³¹ They made a set of doors from olive tree wood, and placed them at the entrance to the Very Holy Place. The doorposts joined at the top to form a pointed arch.

³² The doors were decorated by carving on them representations of winged creatures, palm trees, and flowers. All of these things were covered with very thin sheets of gold.

³³ They made a rectangular door frame from olive tree wood, and put it between the entrance room and the main room.

¹⁷ And the temple was forty cubits in extent,

¹⁹ in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

²¹ And he covered the whole house with gold, till he had finished gilding the whole house.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

²⁴ And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and his other wing was five cubits; ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

²⁵ Thus it was with the other cherub, both were alike finished with one measure.

²⁶ And the height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it with the second cherub.

²⁷ And both the cherubs were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.

²⁸ And he covered the cherubs with gold.

²⁹ He graved all the walls of the house round about with the graving of cherubs, and he sculptured palm trees within and without the house.

³⁰ And he covered the floor of the house within and without with gold.

³¹ And for the door-way of the oracle he made doors of juniper wood, there were porches in a four-fold way.

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of the LORD’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the Temple, in front of the holy place was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ (All the inside of the house was cedar-wood, ornamented with designs of buds and flowers; no stonework was to be seen inside.)

¹⁹ And he made ready an inmost room in the middle of the house, in which to put the ark of the agreement of the Lord.

²⁰ And the inmost room was twenty cubits square and twenty cubits high, plated over with clear gold, and he made an altar of cedar-wood, plating it with gold.

²¹ Solomon had all the inside of the house covered with gold, and he put chains of gold across in front of the inmost room, which itself was covered with gold.

²² Plates of gold were put all through the house till it was covered completely (and the altar in the inmost room was all covered with gold).

²³ In the inmost room he made two winged beings of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

²⁴ With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form.

²⁶ The two of them were ten cubits high.

²⁷ These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle.

²⁸ These winged ones were plated over with gold.

²⁹ And all the walls of the house inside and out were ornamented with forms of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers.

³⁰ And the floor of the house was covered with gold, inside and out.

³¹ For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening.

³² On the olive-wood doors were cut designs of winged ones and palm-trees and open flowers, all of them, with the doors, plated with gold.

³³ Then he made pillars of olive-wood for the way into the Temple; the pillars were square:

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 colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

¹⁹ And he prepared the oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

²⁰ And the oracle within 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 he overlaid the cedar-wood altar —

²¹ and Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and shut off the oracle in front with chains of gold, and overlaid it with gold.

²² And the whole house he overlaid with gold, the whole house entirely; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

²⁴ and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;

²⁵ and the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim in the midst of the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched, wing to wing, in the midst of the house.

²⁸ And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved sculptures of cherubim, and palm-trees, and half-open flowers, within and without.

³⁰ And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.

³¹ And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive-wood: the lintel and side posts were the fifth part of the breadth of the house.

³² The two doors were of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees and half-open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm-trees.

³³ And he also made for the doorway of the temple posts of olive-wood, of the fourth part of the breadth of the house.

¹⁷ And the temple itself before the doors of the oracle was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all.

¹⁹ And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar.

²¹ And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold.

²² And there was nothing in the temple that was not covered with gold: the whole altar of the oracle he covered also with gold.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

²⁴ One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

²⁵ The second cherub also was ten cubits: and the measure, and the work was the same in both the cherubims:

²⁶ That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.

²⁸ And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

²⁹ And all the walls of the temple round about he carved with divers figures and carvings: and he made in them cherubims and palm trees, and divers representations, as it were standing out, and coming forth from the wall.

³⁰ And the floor of the house he also overlaid with gold within and without.

³¹ And in the entrance of the oracle he made little doors of olive tree, and posts of five corners,

³² And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting: and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things with gold.

³³ And he made in the entrance of the temple posts of olive tree foursquare:

¹⁷ The main Temple in front of this room measured forty cubits long.

¹⁸ The cedar panels inside the Temple were decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers. Everything was lined with cedar—none of the stone was visible.

¹⁹ He also had the inner sanctuary made within the Temple where the Ark of the Lord's Agreement would be placed.

²⁰ The inner sanctuary measured twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He had the interior covered with a coating with pure gold, as well as the altar of cedar.

²¹ Solomon had the whole of the inside of the Temple covered with pure gold, He had gold chains stretched across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was also covered with gold.

²² He covered the whole inside of the Temple with a coating of gold until it was all finished. He also covered with gold the entire altar for the inner sanctuary.

²³ He had two cherubim made out of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, each one ten cubits tall.

²⁴ Both wings of the cherub measured five cubits, making a total wingspan of ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was also ten cubits tall, since they were identical both in size and shape.

²⁶ Both cherubs were ten cubits tall.

²⁷ He had the cherubim placed inside the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Since their wings were fully spread, a wing of the first cherub touched one wall, a wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the Temple their wings touched.

²⁸ The cherubim were also covered with a gold coating.

²⁹ He had all the Temple walls, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, carved with designs of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

³⁰ He also had the floor of the Temple floor covered with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.

³¹ He had doors of olive wood made for the entrance to the inner sanctuary, together with a lintel and doorposts that had five sides.

³² These olive wood double doors had carved into them designs of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The cherubim and palm trees carvings were covered with beaten gold.

³³ Similarly he had four-sided doorposts of olive wood made for the entrance to the sanctuary.

¹⁷ But the house, that is, the Temple before it, was fourtie cubites long.

¹⁸ And the cedar of the house within was carued with knops, and grauen with floures: all was cedar, so that no stone was seene.

¹⁹ Also he prepared the place of the oracle in the mids of the house within, to set the Arke of the couenant of the Lord there.

²⁰ And the place of the oracle within was twentie cubites long, and twentie cubites broad, and twentie cubites hie, and hee couered it with pure golde, and couered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Salomon couered the house within with pure golde: and he shut the place of the oracle with chaines of gold, and couered it with golde.

²² And he ouerlayde all the house with gold, vntill all the house was made perfite. also he couered the whole altar, that was before the oracle, with golde.

²³ And within the oracle he made two Cherubims of oliue tree, ten cubites hie.

²⁴ The wing also of the one Cherub was fiue cubites, and the wing of the other Cherub was fiue cubites: from the vttermost part of one of his wings vnto the vttermost part of the other of his wings, were ten cubites.

²⁵ Also the other Cherub was of ten cubites: both the Cherubims were of one measure and one sise.

²⁶ For the height of the one Cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other Cherub.

²⁷ And he put the Cherubims within the inner house, and the Cherubims stretched out their wings, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other Cherub touched the other wall: and their other wings touched one another in the middes of the house.

²⁸ And he ouerlaied the Cherubims with golde.

²⁹ And he carued all the walles of the house round about with grauen figures of Cherubims and of Palmetrees, and grauen flowres within and without.

³⁰ And the floore of the house hee couered with golde within and without.

³¹ And in the entring of the oracle he made two doores of oliue tree: and the vpper post and side postes were fiue square.

³² The two doores also were of oliue tree, and he graued them with grauing of Cherubims and palme trees, and grauen floures, and couered them with golde, and layed thin golde vpon the Cherubims and vpon the palme trees.

³³ And so made he for the doore of the Temple, postes of oliue tree foure square.

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the temple before the Sanctuary, was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ And the cedar on the house within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

¹⁹ And he prepared the Sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

²⁰ And before the Sanctuary which was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof, overlaid with pure gold, he set an altar, which he covered with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold; and he drew chains of gold across the wall before the Sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold.

²² And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished; also the whole altar that belonged to the Sanctuary he overlaid with gold.

²³ And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, 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 cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, 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 cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim 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 entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, the door-posts within the frame having five angles.

³² And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

³³ So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame four-square;

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.

¹⁷ And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ And the cedar on the house within was carved with colocynths and opening flowers; all was cedar, no stone was seen.

¹⁹ And the debir in the house within did he prepare, to set therein the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ And the interior of the debir was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits was its height: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the altar with cedar-wood.

²¹ And Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he barred by means of chains of gold the front of the debir; and he overlaid it with gold.

²² And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that was before the debir did he overlay with gold.

²³ And within the debir he made two cherubims of oleaster-wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: there were ten cubits from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other.

²⁵ And the other cherub was also ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so that of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim within the innermost part of the house: and they spread forth the wings of the cherubim, 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 toward the middle of the house touched one another.

²⁸ And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And on all the wall of the house round about he carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and opening flowers, in the debir and in the temple.

³⁰ And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold for the debir and for the temple.

³¹ And for the entrance of the debir he made doors of oleaster-wood: the lintel with the side-posts forming five sides.

³² And also upon the two doors of oleaster-wood he carved figures of cherubim and palm-trees and opening flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread the gold, by beating, upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.

³³ So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of oleaster-wood in shape of a square;

¹⁷ And the temple was forty cubits in extent,

¹⁹ in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

²⁰ The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar

²¹ in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

²² And he covered the whole house with gold, till he had finished gilding the whole house.

²³ And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

²⁴ And the wing of one cherub was five cubits, and his other wing was five cubits; ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

²⁵ Thus it was with the other cherub, both were alike finished with one measure.

²⁶ And the height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it with the second cherub.

²⁷ And both the cherubs were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.

²⁸ And he covered the cherubs with gold.

²⁹ He graved all the walls of the house round about with the graving of cherubs, and he sculptured palm trees within and without the house.

³⁰ And he covered the floor of the house within and without with gold.

³¹ And for the doorway of the oracle he made doors of juniper wood, there were porches in a fourfold way.

¹⁷ The main hall, that is, the holy place that was in front of the most holy place, was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar inside the house, carved in the shape of gourds and open flowers. All was cedar inside. No stonework was visible on the inside.

¹⁹ Solomon prepared the inner room inside the house in order to place the ark of the covenant of Yahweh there.

²⁰ The inner room was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height. Solomon overlaid the walls with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar wood.

²¹ Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he placed chains of gold across the front of the inner room, and overlaid the front with gold.

²² He overlaid the entire interior with gold until all the temple was finished. He also overlaid with gold the whole altar that belonged to the inner room.

²³ Solomon made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high, for the inner room.

²⁴ One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and its other wing was also five cubits long. So from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other there was a distance of ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub also had a wingspan ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of the same dimensions and shape.

²⁶ The height of one cherub was ten cubits and the other cherub was the same.

²⁷ Solomon placed the cherubim in the innermost room. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out so that the wing of one touched one wall and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. Their wings touched one another in the middle of the most holy place.

²⁸ Solomon overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around about with figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, in the outer and inner rooms.

³⁰ Solomon overlaid the floor of the house with gold, in both the outer and inner rooms.

³¹ Solomon made doors of olivewood for the entrance to the inner room. The lintel and doorposts had five indented sections.

³² So he made two doors of olivewood, and he made on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. He overlaid them with gold and he spread the gold on the cherubim and palm trees.

³³ In this way, Solomon also made for the temple entrance doorposts of olive wood having four indented sections

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of the LORD’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

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 knobs 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 hight of it, 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 cherubim 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 to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

²⁵ And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.

²⁶ The hight of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, 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 cherubim with gold.

²⁹ And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, 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 entrance 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 cherubim, and palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.

³³ So also he made for the door of the temple posts of olive tree a fourth part of the wall .

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of the LORD’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ In front of the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long.

¹⁸ There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

¹⁹ He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of the LORD’s covenant there.

²⁰ Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

²¹ So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

²² He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

²³ In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

²⁴ Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits was the length of the other wing of the cherub. From the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

²⁵ The other cherub was ten cubits. Both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.

²⁶ One cherub was ten cubits high, and so was the other cherub.

²⁷ He set the cherubim within the inner house. The wings of the cherubim were stretched out, 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 middle of the house.

²⁸ He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

²⁹ He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.

³⁰ He overlaid the floor of the house with gold, inside and outside.

³¹ For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.

³² So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.

³³ He also made the entrance of the temple door posts of olive wood, out of a fourth part of the wall,

¹⁷ And that temple before the doors of God’s answering place was of forty cubits.

¹⁸ And all the house within was clothed with cedar, and had his smoothnesses, and his joinings made subtly, and engravings appearing above; all things were clothed with boards of cedar, and utterly a stone might not appear in the wall.

¹⁹ And Solomon made God’s answering place in the midst of the house, in the inner part, that he should set or put there the ark of bond of peace of the Lord.

²⁰ And God’s answering place had twenty cubits of length, and twenty cubits of breadth, and twenty cubits of height; and he covered, and clothed it with purest gold; but also he clothed the altar with cedar.

²¹ Also he covered with purest gold the house before God’s answering place, or the oracle, and he fastened the plates with golden nails.

²² Nothing was in the temple that was not covered with gold; but also he covered with gold all the altar of God’s answering place.

²³ And he made in God’s answering place two cherubims or cherubim of the trees of olives, of ten cubits of height;

²⁴ one wing of cherub was of five cubits, and the tother wing of cherub was of five cubits, that is, having ten cubits, from the highness of the one wing till to the highness of the tother wing.

²⁵ And the second cherub was of ten cubits in even measure; and one work was in the two cherubims,

²⁶ that is, one cherub had the height of ten cubits, and in like manner the tother cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubims or cherubim in the midst of the inner temple; and the cherubims or cher-ubim held forth their wings, and one wing touched the one wall, and the wing of the second cherub touched the tother wall; and the other wings in the middle part of the temple touched themselves together.

²⁸ And he covered the cherubims or cherubim with gold, and all the walls of the temple by compass/about;

²⁹ and he engraved them with di-verse engravings and smoothness; and he made in those walls cherubims or cherubim, and palms, and diverse paintures, as standing forth and going out of the wall.

³⁰ But also he covered with gold the pavement of the house, within and withoutforth.

³¹ And in the entering of God’s answering place he made two little doors of the trees of olives; and he made doorposts of five corners,

³² and the two doors of the trees of olives; and he engraved in those or them the painture of cherubims or cherubim, and the likenesses of palms, and engravings above standing forth greatly; and he covered those or them with gold; and he covered as well the cherubims or cherubim, as the palms, and other things, with gold.

³³ And in the entering of the temple he made doorposts four-cornered of trees of olives;

¹⁷ And that temple before the doors of God’s answering place was of forty cubits. (And the chamber in front of the doors of the Inner Temple was forty cubits in length.)

¹⁸ And all the house within was clothed with cedar, and had his smoothnesses, and his joinings made subtly, and gravings appearing above; all things were clothed with boards of cedar, and utterly a stone might not appear in the wall. (And all the House within was covered with cedar, and had carvings of knops, or of gourds, and open flowers; everything was covered with cedar boards, and no stone appeared, or was visible, utterly anywhere on the wall.)

¹⁹ And Solomon made God’s answering place in the midst of the house, in the inner part, that he should set there the ark of (the) bond of peace of the Lord (or where he would put the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord).

²⁰ And God’s answering place had twenty cubits of length, and twenty cubits of breadth, and twenty cubits of height, (or And the Inner Temple was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height); and he covered (it), and clothed it with purest gold; but also he clothed the altar with cedar.

²¹ Also he covered with purest gold the house before God’s answering place, or the oracle, and he fastened the plates with golden nails. (And he covered the inside of the Temple all around the Inner Temple, or the oracle, with the purest gold; and he fastened plates to the walls with gold nails.)

²² Nothing was in the temple that was not covered with gold; but also he covered with gold all the altar of God’s answering place. (There was nothing in the Temple that was not covered with gold; and he also covered all of the altar for the Inner Temple with gold.)

²³ And he made in God’s answering place two cherubims of the trees of olives, of ten cubits of height (or each ten cubits in height);

²⁴ one wing of (the) cherub was of five cubits, and the tother wing of (the) cherub was (also) of five cubits, that is, having ten cubits, from the highness of the one wing till to the highness of the tother wing.

²⁵ And the second cherub was of ten cubits in even measure; and one work was in the two cherubims, (And the second cherub was also ten cubits in equal measure; and the two cherubim were of the same work, or design,)

²⁶ that is, one cherub had the height of ten cubits, and in like manner the tother cherub.

²⁷ And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple; and the cherubims held forth their wings, and one wing touched the one wall, and the wing of the second cherub touched the tother wall; and the other wings in the middle part of the temple touched themselves together (or and the other wings touched each other in the middle of the Inner Temple).

²⁸ And he covered the cherubims with gold, and (also) all the walls of the (whole) temple by compass/about;

²⁹ and he graved them with diverse gravings and smoothness; and he made in those walls cherubims, and palms, and diverse paintures, as standing forth and going out of the wall. (and he carved into them diverse carvings; he made cherubim, and palms, and open flowers on those walls, standing forth from the walls, and going out of them.)

³⁰ But also he covered with gold the pavement of the house, within and withoutforth. (And he also covered the floor of the Temple, within and without, with gold.)

³¹ And in the entering of God’s answering place he made two little doors of the trees of olives; and he made posts of five corners, (And at the entrance to the Inner Temple, he made two doors of olive wood; and he made posts with five corners,)

³² and the two doors (were) of the trees of olives; and he graved in those the painture of cherubims, and the likenesses of palms, and gravings above standing forth greatly; and he covered those with gold; and he covered as well the cherubims, as the palms, and (the) other things, with gold. (and the two doors were made out of olive wood; and he carved on them the likenesses of cherubim, and palms, and open flowers; and he covered them with gold; and he also covered the cherubim, and the palms, and the other things, with gold.)

³³ And in the entering of the temple he made posts four-cornered of (the) trees of olives; (And for the entrance to the Temple he made four-cornered posts out of olive wood;)

¹⁷ And forty by the cubit was the house, it is the temple before it.

¹⁸ And the cedar for the house within is carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole is cedar, there is not a stone seen.

¹⁹ And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

²⁰ And before the oracle is twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits is its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.

²¹ And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth it to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.

²² And the whole of the house he hath overlaid with gold, till the completion of all the house; and the whole of the altar that the oracle hath, he hath overlaid with gold.

²³ And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits is their height;

²⁴ and five cubits is the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

²⁵ and ten by the cubit is the second cherub, one measure and one form are to the two cherubs,

²⁶ the height of the one cherub is ten by the cubit, and so is the second cherub;

²⁷ and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings are unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;

²⁸ and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

²⁹ and all the walls of the house round about he hath carved with openings of carvings, cherubs, and palm trees, and openings of flowers, within and without.

³⁰ And the floor of the house he hath overlaid with gold, within and without;

³¹ as to the opening of the oracle, he made doors of the oil-tree; the lintel, side-posts, a fifth.

³² And the two doors are of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.

³³ And so he hath made for the opening of the temple, side-posts of the oil-tree, from the fourth.