1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 6 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 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. 34 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.

36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

1 以色列人出埃及地以后四百八十年， 所罗门作以色列王的第四年西弗月， 就是二月， 他动工建造耶和华的殿。

2 所罗门为耶和华所建的殿， 长二十七公尺， 宽九公尺， 高十三公尺半。

3 殿的前廊长九公尺， 和殿的宽度一样， 宽四公尺半。

4 又为殿做了窗架子内宽外窄的窗户。

5 紧靠殿墙， 就是围着外殿和内殿的墙， 他又建造平台， 围绕殿的四周， 做成厢房。

6 厢房的下层宽两公尺两公寸； 中层宽两公尺七公寸； 第三层宽三公尺一公寸。他在殿墙外面四周留有暗架， 所以梁木不必插入殿墙里。

7 建殿是用采石场预备好了的石料； 所以建殿的时候， 在殿里听不到锤子、斧头或任何铁器的声音。

8 厢房的下层门在殿的右边， 人可以从螺旋形梯子上厢房的中层， 再从中层上到第三层。

9 所罗门建殿， 建造完成以后， 就用香柏木的栋梁和香柏木的木板做殿的天花板。

10 靠着圣殿所建的厢房， 每层高两公尺两公寸， 都用香柏木的梁木与殿连接。

11 耶和华的话临到所罗门说：

12 "关于你正在建造的这殿， 如果你遵行我的律例， 实行我的典章， 谨守我的一切诫命， 并且照着去行， 我就必向你实现我应许你父亲大卫的话。

13 我必住在以色列人中间， 也必不离弃我的子民以色列。"

14 所罗门建殿， 并且建造完成。

15 殿内的墙壁， 从地面到天花板， 都贴上香柏木， 殿内的地面， 都铺上松木板。

16 又建内殿长九公尺， 从地面到天花板， 他用香柏木板隔开， 成为至圣所。

17 内殿前面的外殿长十八公尺。

18 殿的内部都贴上香柏木， 上面刻有匏瓜和初开的花朵， 全部都是香柏木， 一块石头都看不见。

19 他在殿中预备了内殿， 好把耶和华的约柜安放在那里。

20 内殿长九公尺， 宽九公尺， 高九公尺； 内部都贴上精金， 用香柏木做的坛也贴上精金。

21 殿的内部所罗门都贴上精金， 把金链挂在内殿的前面， 内殿也都贴上精金。

22 他把整个的殿都贴上金子， 直到整个的殿都贴完； 在内殿的坛， 整个都贴上了金子。

23 在内殿， 他用橄榄木做了两个基路伯， 各高四公尺四公寸。

24 第一个基路伯一边的翅膀长两公尺两公寸， 另一边的翅膀也是两公尺两公寸； 由这翅膀尖到那翅膀尖共有四公尺四公寸。

25 第二个基路伯的两个翅膀也是四公尺四公寸长。两个基路伯的大小和样式都是一样的。

26 第一个基路伯高四公尺四公寸， 第二个基路伯也是一样。

27 他把两个基路伯安放在内殿里面， 基路伯的翅膀是张开的； 这一个基路伯的一个翅膀接到这边的墙壁， 另一个基路伯的一个翅膀接到另一边的墙壁， 他们另外的两个翅膀在殿的中间彼此相接。

28 他又把这两个基路伯贴上金子。

29 内殿和外殿周围的墙壁上， 他都刻上基路伯、棕树和初开的花朵的雕刻。

30 内殿和外殿的地板上也都贴上金子。

31 内殿的入口， 他用橄榄木做了门扇、门楣和五根门柱。

32 他在橄榄木做的两门上， 雕刻上基路伯、棕树和初开的花朵。他又在基路伯和棕树上包上了金子。

33 他又照样为外殿的门， 用橄榄木做了四根门柱。

34 用松木做的两扇门， 这一扇有两叶， 是叠合在一起的， 那一扇也有两叶， 也是叠合在一起的。

35 他又在上面刻上了基路伯、棕树和初开的花朵； 又在雕刻上紧贴上金子。

36 他又用凿好了的石头三层， 香柏木一层建造内院。

37 所罗门在位第四年西弗月， 奠定了耶和华殿的根基。

38 第十一年布勒月， 就是八月， 圣殿各部分都按照计划完工了。所罗门共用了七年的时间建造圣殿。