But it was Solomon who built the temple for God.

却是所罗门为神造成殿宇。

但却是所罗门为上帝造成殿宇。

但却是所罗门为神造成殿宇。

结果是他的儿子所罗门为上帝建成了圣殿。

而由所罗门为他建造殿宇。

但为神建造殿宇的却是所罗门。

卻是所羅門為神造成殿宇。

但卻是所羅門為上帝造成殿宇。

但卻是所羅門為神造成殿宇。

結果是他的兒子所羅門為上帝建成了聖殿。

而由所羅門為他建造殿宇。

然而是所羅門才為上帝建殿的。

但為神建造殿宇的卻是所羅門。

而所羅門為之建室、

所羅門建之、

所羅門為天主建殿、

至所羅門始為天主建殿。

But it was Solomon who built a house for him.

But it was Solomon who built a house for him.

But it was Solomon who actually built it.

It was Solomon, rather, who built him a house,

But it was Solomon who built a house for Him.

But Solomon built Him a house.

But Solomon built him a house.

But it was Solomon who built Him a house.

But Solomon built him an house.

But Solomon built a house for him.

But Solomon built him a house.

“ The Lord has kept the promise he made. I’ve become the next king after my father David. Now I’m sitting on the throne of Israel. That’s exactly what the Lord promised would happen. I’ve built the temple where the Lord will put his Name. He is the God of Israel.

The foundation of the Lord’ s temple was laid in Solomon’s fourth year. It was in the month of Ziv.The temple was finished in his 11th year. It was in the month of Bul. That was the eighth month. Everything was finished just as the plans required. Solomon had spent seven years building the temple.

He is the one who will build a house where I will put my Name. I will set up the throne of his kingdom. It will last forever.

Solomon gave orders to build a temple. That’s where the Lord would put his Name. Solomon also gave orders to build a royal palace for himself.He chose 70,000 men to carry things. He chose 80,000 to cut stones in the hills. He put 3,600 men in charge of them.Solomon sent a message to Hiram. Hiram was king of Tyre. Solomon said,“ Send me cedar logs, just as you did for my father David. You sent him cedar to build a palace to live in.Now I’m about to build a temple. The Name of the Lord my God will be there. I’ll set the temple apart for him. Sweet- smelling incense will be burned in front of him there. The holy bread will be set out at regular times. Burnt offerings will be sacrificed there every morning and evening. They will be sacrificed every Sabbath day. They will be sacrificed at every New Moon feast. And they will be sacrificed at every yearly appointed feast of the Lord our God. That’s a law for Israel that will last for all time to come.

David moved into his palace. Then he spoke to Nathan the prophet. He said,“ Here I am, living in a house that has beautiful cedar walls. But the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.”

Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. He built it on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. That’s where the Lord had appeared to Solomon’s father David. The Lord had appeared at the threshing floor of Araunah. Araunah was from Jebus. David had provided the threshing floor.

Hiram was the king of Tyre. He heard that Solomon had been anointed as king. He heard that Solomon had become the next king after his father David. Hiram had always been David’s friend. So Hiram sent his messengers to Solomon.Then Solomon sent a message back to Hiram. Solomon said,“ As you know, my father David had to fight many battles. His enemies attacked him from every side. So he couldn’t build a temple where the Lord his God would put his Name. That wouldn’t be possible until the Lord had put his enemies under his control.But now the Lord my God has given me peace and rest on every side. We don’t have any enemies. And we don’t have any other major problems either.So I’m planning to build a temple. I want to build it for the Name of the Lord my God. That’s what he told my father David he wanted me to do. He said,‘ I will put your son on the throne in your place. He will build a temple. I will put my Name there.’“ So give your men orders to cut down cedar trees in Lebanon for me. My men will work with yours. I’ll pay you for your men’s work. I’ll pay any amount you decide on. As you know, we don’t have anyone as skilled in cutting down trees as the men of Sidon are.”When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very pleased. He said,“ May the Lord be praised today. He has given David a wise son to rule over that great nation.”So Hiram sent a message to Solomon. Hiram said,“ I have received the message you sent me. I’ll do everything you want me to. I’ll provide the cedar and juniper logs.My men will bring them from Lebanon down to the Mediterranean Sea. I’ll make them into rafts. I’ll float them to the place you want me to. When the rafts arrive, I’ll separate the logs from each other. Then you can take them away. And here’s what I want in return. Provide food for all the people in my palace.”So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted.Solomon gave Hiram 3,600 tons of wheat as food for the people in his palace. He also gave him 120,000 gallons of oil made from pressed olives. He did that for Hiram year after year.The Lord made Solomon wise, just as he had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon. The two of them made a peace treaty.King Solomon forced men from all over Israel to work hard for him. There were 30,000 of them.He sent them off to Lebanon in groups of 10,000 each month. They spent one month in Lebanon. Then they spent two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the people who were forced to work.Solomon had 70,000 people who carried things. He had 80,000 who cut stones in the hills.He had 3,300 men in charge of the project. They also directed the workers.The people did what the king commanded. They removed large blocks of the best quality stone from a rock pit. They used them to provide a foundation for the temple.The skilled workers of Solomon and Hiram cut and prepared the logs and stones. They would later be used in building the temple. Workers from Byblos also helped.Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. It was 480 years after the Israelites came out of Egypt. It was in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel. He started in the second month. That was the month of Ziv.The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long. It was 30 feet wide. And it was 45 feet high.

King Solomon sent messengers to Tyre. He wanted them to bring Huram back with them.Huram’s mother was a widow. She was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram’s father was from Tyre. He was skilled in working with bronze. Huram also had great skill, knowledge and understanding in working with bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all the work he was asked to do.Huram made two bronze pillars. Each of them was 27 feet high. And each was 18 feet around.Each pillar had a decorated top made out of bronze. Each top was seven and a half feet high.Chains that were linked together hung down from the tops of the pillars. There were seven chains for each top.Huram made two rows of pomegranates. They circled the chains. The pomegranates decorated the tops of the pillars. Huram did the same thing for each pillar.The tops on the pillars of the porch were shaped like lilies. The lilies were 6 feet high.On the tops of both pillars were 200 pomegranates. They were in rows all around the tops. They were above the part that was shaped like a bowl. And they were next to the chains.Huram set the pillars up at the temple porch. The pillar on the south he named Jakin. The one on the north he named Boaz.The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the work on the pillars was finished.Huram made a huge metal bowl for washing. Its shape was round. It measured 15 feet from rim to rim. It was seven and a half feet high. And it was 45 feet around.Below the rim there was a circle of gourds around the bowl. In every 18 inches around the bowl there were ten gourds. The gourds were arranged in two rows. They were made as part of the bowl itself.The huge bowl stood on 12 bulls. Three of them faced north. Three faced west. Three faced south. And three faced east. The bowl rested on top of the bulls. Their rear ends were toward the center.The bowl was three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup. The rim was shaped like the bloom of a lily. The bowl held 12,000 gallons of water.Huram also made ten stands out of bronze. They could be moved around. Each stand was six feet long. It was six feet wide. And it was four and a half feet high.Here is how the stands were made. They had sides that were joined to posts.On the sides between the posts were lions, bulls and cherubim. They were also on all of the posts. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths made out of hammered metal.Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles. Each stand had a bowl that rested on four supports. The stand had wreaths on each side.There was a round opening on the inside of each stand. The opening had a frame 18 inches deep. The sides were 27 inches high from the top of the opening to the bottom of the base. There was carving around the opening. The sides of the stands were square, not round.The four wheels were under the sides. The axles of the wheels were connected to the stand. Each wheel was 27 inches across.The wheels were made like chariot wheels. All the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were made out of metal.Each stand had four handles on it. There was one on each corner. They came out from the stand.At the top of the stand there was a round band. It was nine inches deep. The sides and supports were connected to the top of the stand.Huram carved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the sides of the stands. He also carved them on the surfaces of the supports. His carving covered every open space. He had also carved wreaths all around.That’s how he made the ten stands. All of them were made in the same molds. And they had the same size and shape.Then Huram made ten bronze bowls. Each one held 240 gallons. The bowls measured six feet across. There was one bowl for each of the ten stands.He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple. He placed the other five on the north side. He put the huge bowl on the south side. It was at the southeast corner of the temple.He also made the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work he had started for King Solomon. Here’s what he made for the Lord’ s temple.He made the two pillars. He made the two tops for the pillars. The tops were shaped like bowls. He made the two sets of chains that were linked together. They decorated the two bowl- shaped tops of the pillars.He made the 400 pomegranates for the two sets of chains. There were two rows of pomegranates for each chain. They decorated the bowl- shaped tops of the pillars.He made the ten stands with their ten bowls.He made the huge bowl. He made the 12 bulls that were under it.He made the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Huram made all those objects for King Solomon for the Lord’ s temple. He made them out of bronze. Then he shined them up.The king had made them in clay molds. It was done on the plain of the Jordan River between Sukkoth and Zarethan.Solomon didn’t weigh any of those things. There were too many of them to weigh. No one even tried to weigh the bronze they were made out of.Solomon also made everything in the Lord’ s temple. He made the golden altar. He made the golden table for the holy bread.He made the pure gold lampstands. There were five on the right and five on the left. They were in front of the Most Holy Room. He made the gold flowers. He made the gold lamps and tongs.He made the bowls, wick cutters, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and shallow cups for burning incense. All of them were made out of pure gold. He made the gold bases for the doors of the inside room. That’s the Most Holy Room. He also made gold bases for the doors of the main hall of the temple.King Solomon finished all the work for the Lord’ s temple. Then he brought in the things his father David had set apart for the Lord. They included the silver and gold and all the other things for the Lord’ s temple. Solomon placed them with the other treasures that were there.

Give Joshua a message from the Lord who rules over all. He says,‘ Here is the man whose name is the Branch. He will branch out and build my temple.That is what he will do. He will be dressed in majesty as if it were his royal robe. He will sit as king on his throne. He will also be a priest there. So he will combine the positions of king and priest in himself.’