Then Shelomo began to build the house of the Lord at Yerushalayim in mount Moriyya, where the Lord appeared to David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshing floor of Ornan the Yevusite.

[viz. I Kings 6, etc.] And Solomon began to build the house of the L rd in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where He had appeared to David, his father, viz. I Chronicles 21:26], which (house) he [(Solomon)] had prepared in David's place in the threshing floor of Arnon the Yevusite.

And he began to build on the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

And he began to build in the second month [(Iyyar)] on the second [day] in the fourth year of his reign.

Now, these are the foundations which Shelomo laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the ancient measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

And these are [(the dimensions)] which Solomon employed for the building of the house of G d: the length, in cubits, by the first measurement [(that for the mishkan, six handbreadths to the cubit)], sixty cubits; its breadth, twenty cubits.

And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was a hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

And the Ulam [(the entrance hall)], whose length ran along the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits [(from north to south)], and its height, one hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it with pure gold from within.

And the greater house he covered with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it shapes of palm trees and chains.

And the great house [(the sanctuary)], he covered with cypress wood, which he covered with fine gold; and he wrought upon it (figures of) palm trees and chains.

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvayim.

And he overlaid the house with precious stones in splendor, and the gold was the gold of Parvayim.

And he overlaid the house, the beams, the posts, and its walls, and its doors, with gold; and engraved keruvim on the walls.

And he covered the house — the beams, the sideposts, its walls, and its doors — with gold, and he engraved cherubim on the walls.

And he made the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

And he made the house of the holy of holies, its length along the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth, twenty cubits, and he covered it with fine gold, six hundred talents (in value).

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

And the weight of the nails [(to clamp the gold to the wood)], in shekalim, fifty (shekels) of gold, and the upper stories he covered over with gold.

And in the most holy place he made two keruvim of figured work, and overlaid them with gold.

And he made in the holy of holies two cherubs in the form of children, and they overlaid them with gold.

And the wings of the keruvim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other keruv.

And the wings of the cherubs — their length was twenty cubits: one wing [(the outer)], five cubits (long), touching the [northern] wall of the house; and the other wing [(the inner)], five cubits (long), touching the [inner] wing of the other cherub.

And the wing of the other keruv was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other keruv.

And the [outer] wing of the other cherub, five cubits (long), touching the [southern] wall of the house, and the other [(inner)] wing, five cubits (long), joined with the [inner] wing of the other cherub.

The wings of these keruvim spread themselves out to twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.

The wings of these cherubs spread out for twenty cubits, and they stood on their feet, facing the house.

And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and worked keruvim on it.

And he made the parocheth [(partition)], blue, purple, and crimson (yarn) and fine linen, and he wrought cherubs upon it.

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

And he made two pillars before the house, thirty-five cubits long. And the chapiter on the head of each, five cubits.

And he made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made a hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

And he made chain-work in the devir [(the holy of holies)], and he placed it on top of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and placed them in the chain-work.

And he set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Yakhin, and the name of that on the left Bo῾az.

And he set up the pillars before the sanctuary, one on the right; the other, on the left. And he called the one on the right Yachin, and the one on the left, Boaz.