1 And 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; the length thereof was a 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 over the forty and five beams, that were upon the pillars; fifteen in a row. 4 And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks. 5 And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks. 6 And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them. 7 And 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 And 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 to wife), like unto this porch.

9 All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto 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, even hewn stone, according to measure, and cedar-wood. 12 And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

13 And king Solomon sent and fetched 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 brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about. 16 And he made two capitals of molten brass, to set upon 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 upon 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 round about upon the one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars: and so did he for the other capital. 19 And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily-work, four cubits. 20 And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon the other capital. 21 And he set up the pillars at 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 the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast 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 upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward. 26 And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.

27 And he made the 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 panels; and there were panels between the ledges; 29 and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. 30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each. 31 And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round. 32 And the four wheels were underneath the panels; and the axletrees of the wheels were in 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 felloes, and their spokes, and their naves, were all molten. 34 And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base: the undersetters thereof were of the base itself. 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the panels thereof were of the same. 36 And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about. 37 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one form.

38 And he made 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 set the bases, five 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, toward the south.

40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of Jehovah: 41 the two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; 42 and 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 upon the pillars; 43 and the ten bases, and the ten lavers on the bases; 44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; 45 and the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: even all these vessels, which Hiram made for king Solomon, in the house of Jehovah, were of burnished brass. 46 In the plain of the Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold; 49 and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, 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, to wit, of the temple, of gold.

51 Thus all the work that king Solomon wrought in the house of Jehovah was finished. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated, even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, and put them in the treasuries of the house of Jehovah.

1 Salomão levou treze anos a terminar a construção do seu palácio.

2 Edificou primeiro a Casa da Floresta do Líbano, que tinha cem côvados de comprimento, cinqüenta de largo e trinta de alto, repousando sobre quatro fileiras de colunas de cedro, com traves de cedro sobre as colunas.

3 Forrou de cedro o teto dos quartos, que se apoiavam nas colunas, em número de quarenta e cinco, ou seja, quinze colunas por fileira.

4 Havia três fileiras de quartos, cujas janelas se correspondiam três vezes.

5 Todas as portas e suas vigas eram retangulares, e as janelas se correspondiam três vezes.

6 Fez um pórtico de colunas, com cinqüenta côvados de comprido e trinta de largo, precedido de um segundo pórtico de colunas com degraus.

7 Salomão mandou fazer a sala do trono, onde estava o tribunal, o pórtico do juízo, e revestiu-o de cedro desde o pavimento até ao teto.

8 Sua residência, construída no segundo pátio, atrás do pórtico, era de trabalho semelhante. Enfim, mandou construir para a filha do faraó, que ele tinha desposado, uma casa do mesmo gênero que este pórtico.

9 Todas essas construções eram feitas com pedras escolhidas, talhadas sob medida, e serradas tanto por dentro como por fora, desde os fundamentos até o alto das cornijas, inclusive o muro do grande pátio.

10 Os fundamentos eram também feitos de pedras escolhidas de grande dimensão, pedras de dez e de oito côvados.

11 Por cima havia ainda pedras escolhidas, talhadas sob medida, e traves de cedro.

12 O muro, que cercava o grande pátio, tinha três ordens de pedras talhadas e uma fileira de vigas de cedro, assim como no pátio interior do templo do Senhor e no pórtico do palácio.

13 O rei Salomão mandara vir de Tiro um homem que trabalhava em bronze, Hirão,

14 filho de uma viúva da tribo de Neftali, cujo pai era de Tiro. Hirão era talentoso, cheio de inteligência e habilidade para fazer toda espécie de trabalhos em bronze. Apresentou-se ao rei Salomão e executou todos os seus trabalhos.

15 Fez duas colunas de bronze: a primeira tinha dezoito côvados de altura; a sua periferia media-se com um fio de doze côvados. Tinham quatro dedos de espessura e eram ocas. A segunda coluna era semelhante a esta.

16 Fundiu dois capitéis para pô-los no alto das colunas; ambos tinham cinco côvados de altura,

17 e eram ornados de redes de malhas e grinaldas em forma de cadeias; havia sete grinaldas para cada capitel.

18 Dispôs em círculo ao redor de cada uma das malhas duas fileiras de romãs, para ornar cada um dos capitéis que cobriam as colunas.

19 Os capitéis, que sobremontavam as colunas no pórtico, tinham a forma de lírios, com quatro côvados de altura.

20 Os capitéis colocados sobre as duas colunas elevavam-se acima da parte mais grossa da coluna, além da rede; em volta dos dois capitéis, havia duzentas romãs dispostas em círculo.

21 Hirão levantou as colunas no pórtico do templo; a coluna direita, que chamou Jaquin, e a esquerda, que chamou Boaz.

22 Por cima das colunas pôs um trabalho em forma de lírio. E assim foi acabada a obra das colunas.

23 Hirão fez também o mar de bronze, que tinha dez côvados de uma borda à outra, perfeitamente redondo, e com altura de cinco côvados; sua circunferência media-se com um fio de trinta côvados.

24 Por baixo de sua borda havia coloquíntidas em número de dez por côvado; elas rodeavam o mar, dispostas em duas ordens, formando com o mar uma só peça.

25 Este apoiava-se sobre doze bois, dos quais três olhavam para o norte, três para o ocidente, três para o sul e três para o oriente. O mar repousava sobre eles, e suas ancas estavam para o lado de dentro.

26 A espessura do mar era de um palmo; sua borda assemelhava-se à de um copo em forma de lírio; sua capacidade era de dois mil batos.

27 Fez também duas bases de bronze, tendo cada uma quatro côvados de comprimento, quatro de largura e três de altura.

28 Eis como eram feitas essas bases: eram formadas de painéis e enquadradas de molduras.

29 Nos painéis enquadrados de molduras, havia leões, bois e querubins, assim como nas travessas igualmente. Por cima e por baixo dos leões e dos bois pendiam grinaldas em forma de festões.

30 Cada base tinha quatro rodas de bronze, com seus eixos de bronze, e nos quatro cantos havia suportes fundidos que sustinham a bacia, os quais estavam por baixo das grinaldas.

31 A abertura para a bacia era no interior dos suportes, e os ultrapassava de um côvado de altura; era cilíndrica e seu diâmetro era de um côvado e meio; e era também ornada de esculturas. Os painéis eram quadrados e não redondos.

32 Debaixo destes estavam as quatro rodas, cujos eixos eram fixados à base. Cada roda tinha um côvado e meio de altura,

33 e era feita como as de um carro. Eixos, cambas, raios e cubos, tudo era fundido.

34 Nos quatro ângulos de cada base encontravam-se quatro suportes que faziam parte da mesma base.

35 A parte superior da base era de forma circular, tendo meio côvado de altura; seus esteios formavam com os painéis uma só peça.

36 Nas placas dos seus esteios e dos painéis assim como no espaço livre entre estas, esculpiu querubins, leões, palmas e grinaldas circulares.

37 Desse modo fez as dez bases, todas do mesmo molde, da mesma dimensão e modelo.

38 Fez também dez bacias de bronze, contendo cada uma quarenta batos. Cada uma tinha quatro côvados e repousava sobre um dos dez pedestais.

39 Pôs cinco pedestais do lado direito do templo e cinco do lado esquerdo. O mar foi colocado do lado direito do edifício, para o sudoeste.

40 Hirão fez também caldeirões, pás e bacias. Hirão concluiu, pois, toda a obra que o rei Salomão lhe mandara fazer para o templo do Senhor:

41 duas colunas, dois capitéis esféricos para o alto das colunas, duas redes para cobrir os capitéis esféricos que estão sobre as colunas;

42 quatrocentas romãs para as redes, duas fileiras de romãs para cada rede, para cobrir os dois capitéis esféricos que estão no alto das colunas;

43 dez pedestais e dez bacias sobre os pedestais;

44 o mar, único, com os doze bois por baixo do mar;

45 os caldeirões, pás e bacias. Todos esses objetos que Hirão fez por ordem do rei Salomão para o templo do Senhor, eram de bronze polido.

46 O rei mandou-os fundir na planície do Jordão, numa terra argilosa, entre Socot e Sartã.

47 Era tão grande o número desses objetos, que Salomão não pesou o bronze.

48 Salomão mandou ainda fabricar todos os utensílios que estariam no templo do Senhor: o altar de ouro, a mesa de ouro sobre a qual se colocavam os pães de proposição;

49 os candelabros de ouro fino, cinco à direita e cinco à esquerda, diante do santuário, com as flores, as lâmpadas e as espevitadeiras de ouro,

50 os copos, as facas, as bacias, as colheres e os cinzeiros de ouro fino, e os gonzos de ouro para os batentes da porta do santuário, o Santo dos Santos, e da porta do templo, o Santo.

51 Assim foram concluídos todos os trabalhos empreendidos pelo rei Salomão para o templo do Senhor. E Salomão mandou então que se trouxesse tudo o que Davi, seu pai, tinha consagrado: a prata, o ouro e os utensílios, e colocou-os nas reservas do templo do Senhor.