I have also appointed Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, to help him. Oholiab is from the tribe of Dan.“ I have given ability to all the skilled workers. They can make everything I have commanded you to make. Here is the complete list.

我分派但支派中、亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯与他同工。凡心里有智慧的，我更使他们有智慧，能做我一切所吩咐的，

看哪，我委派但支派中亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯与他同工。凡心里有智慧的，我更要赐给他们智慧的心，能做我所吩咐的一切，

看哪，我委派但支派中亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯与他同工。凡心里有智慧的，我更要赐给他们智慧的心，能做我所吩咐的一切，

我委派但支派亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯做他的助手。至于其他能工巧匠，我已赐给他们智慧，好照我对你的吩咐制造一切器具，

看哪，我已经指派但支派中亚希撒抹的儿子亚何利亚伯和他同工；所有心里有智慧的人，我也把智慧赐给他们，使他们可以作我吩咐你的一切工作，

我分派但支派中、亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯與他同工。凡心裏有智慧的，我更使他們有智慧，能做我一切所吩咐的，

看哪，我委派但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯與他同工。凡心裏有智慧的，我更要賜給他們智慧的心，能做我所吩咐的一切，

看哪，我委派但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯與他同工。凡心裏有智慧的，我更要賜給他們智慧的心，能做我所吩咐的一切，

我委派但支派亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯做他的助手。至於其他能工巧匠，我已賜給他們智慧，好照我對你的吩咐製造一切器具，

看哪，我已經指派但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯和他同工；所有心裡有智慧的人，我也把智慧賜給他們，使他們可以作我吩咐你的一切工作，

你看我，我要使但支派中亞希撒抹的兒子亞何利亞伯和他同工：凡心裏有匠心之才的、我要賜給他技能、好作我所吩咐你的一切事工：

又派但之支派、亞希撒抹子亞何利亞伯輔之、凡有慧心者、我更賜以聰明、俾依我所命爾者而造、

但之支派亞希撒抹子、亞何利巴、我使之相輔、凡有聰明者、我更賜以慧心、俾遵我諭而締搆。

我又選但支派亞希撒抹子亞何利亞伯以輔之、凡其心有智慧者、我更賦之以智慧、使可作凡我所命爾者、

Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:

And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

“ And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:

I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled artisan in order to make all that I have commanded you:

And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, so that they may make everything that I have commanded you:

“ And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise- hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

I have also selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have placed wisdom within every skilled craftsman in order to make all that I have commanded you:

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;

Moreover, I have also given him Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, and I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you:

Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise- hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

“ All the skilled workers among you must come. They must make everything the Lord has commanded

Speak to all the skilled workers. I have given them the skill to do this kind of work. Tell them to make clothes for Aaron. He will wear them when he is set apart to serve me as priest.

And the Lord has given both him and Oholiab the ability to teach others. Oholiab, the son of Ahisamak, is from the tribe of Dan.The Lord has filled Bezalel and Oholiab with skill to do all kinds of work. They can carve things and make patterns. They can sew skillfully with blue, purple and bright red yarn and on fine linen. They use thread to make beautiful cloth. Both of them have the skill to work in all kinds of crafts.Bezalel and Oholiab must do the work just as the Lord has commanded. So must every skilled worker to whom the Lord has given skill and ability. They know how to do all the work for every purpose connected with the sacred tent. And that includes setting it up.”

After this the Lord appointed 72 others. He sent them out two by two ahead of him. They went to every town and place where he was about to go.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit spoke.“ Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me,” he said.“ I have appointed them to do special work.”

All the skilled women spun yarn with their hands. They brought blue, purple or bright red yarn or fine linen.All the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so.

Two people are better than one. They can help each other in everything they do.Suppose either of them falls down. Then the one can help the other one up. But suppose a person falls down and doesn’t have anyone to help them up. Then feel sorry for that person!Or suppose two people lie down together. Then they’ll keep warm. But how can one person keep warm alone?One person could be overpowered. But two people can stand up for themselves. And a rope made out of three cords isn’t easily broken.

I will give it to you. I will give you a wise and understanding heart. So here is what will be true of you. There has never been anyone like you. And there never will be.

Haggai and Zechariah, the prophets, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. They spoke to them in the name of the God of Israel. God had spoken to those prophets. Zechariah belonged to the family line of Iddo.Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, began to work. So did Joshua, the son of Jozadak. They began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were right there with them. They were helping them.

My dear brothers and sisters, don’t let anyone fool you.Every good and perfect gift is from God. This kind of gift comes down from the Father who created the heavenly lights. These lights create shadows that move. But the Father does not change like these shadows.

Then the Lord became very angry with Moses. He said,“ What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you. He will be glad to see you.Speak to him. Tell him what to say. I will help both of you speak. I will teach you what to do.

The Lord gives wisdom. Knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.He stores up success for honest people. He is like a shield to those who live without blame.

Here are the names of the 12 apostles. First there were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. Then came James, son of Zebedee, and his brother John.Next were Philip and Bartholomew, and also Thomas and Matthew the tax collector. Two more were James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus.The last were Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. Judas was the one who was later going to hand Jesus over to his enemies.

Then the man brought me to the east gate.There I saw the glory of the God of Israel. He was coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters. His glory made the land shine brightly.The vision I saw was like the one I had when he came to destroy the city. It was also like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River. I fell with my face toward the ground.The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the east gate.Then the Spirit lifted me up. He brought me into the inner courtyard. The glory of the Lord filled the temple.The man was standing beside me. I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.He said,“ Son of man, this is the place where my throne is. The stool for my feet is also here. I will live here among the people of Israel forever. They will never again treat my name as if it were not holy. They and their kings will not serve other gods anymore. The people will no longer make funeral offerings for their kings.The people of Israel placed their own doorway next to my holy doorway. They put their doorposts right beside mine. Nothing but a thin wall separated us. They treated my name as if it were not holy. I hated it when they did that. So I became angry with them and destroyed them.Now let them stop serving other gods. Let them stop making funeral offerings for their kings. If they obey me, I will live among them forever.“ Son of man, tell the people of Israel about the temple. Then they will be ashamed of their sins. Let them think carefully about how perfect it is.What if they are ashamed of everything they have done? Then show them all the plans of the temple. Explain to them how it is laid out. Tell them about its exits and entrances. Show them exactly what it will look like. Give them all its rules and laws. Write everything down so they can see it. Then they will be faithful to its plan. And they will obey all its rules.“ Here is the law of the temple. The whole area on top of Mount Zion will be very holy. That is the law of the temple.”The man said,“ Here is the size of the altar. The standard measurement I am using is 21 inches. The altar has a drain on the ground. The drain is 21 inches deep and 21 inches wide. It has a rim that is nine inches wide around the edge. Here is how high the altar is.From the drain to the lower ledge is three and a half feet. The lower ledge goes around the altar and is 21 inches wide. From the lower ledge to the upper ledge is seven feet. The upper ledge also goes around the altar and is 21 inches wide.The top part of the altar is where the sacrifices are burned. It is seven feet high. A horn sticks out from each of its four corners.The top part of the altar is square. It is 21 feet long and 21 feet wide.The upper ledge is also square. It is 25 feet long and 25 feet wide. The drain goes all the way around the altar. The rim of the drain is 11 inches wide. The steps leading up to the top of the altar face east.”Then the man said to me,“ Son of man, the Lord and King speaks. He says,‘ Here are the rules for the altar when it is built. Follow them when you sacrifice burnt offerings and splash blood against it.Give a young bull to the priests as a sin offering. They are Levites from the family of Zadok. They approach me to serve me,’ announces the Lord and King.‘ Get some of the bull’s blood. Put it on the four horns of the altar. Also put it on the four corners of the upper ledge of the altar and all around the rim. That will make the altar pure and“ clean.”Use the bull for the sin offering. Burn it in the proper place outside the temple.“‘ On the second day offer a male goat. It must not have any flaws. It is a sin offering to make the altar pure and“ clean.” So do the same thing with the goat that you did with the bull.When you finish making the altar pure, offer a young bull and a ram from the flock. They must not have any flaws.Offer them to me. The priests must sprinkle salt on them. Then they must sacrifice them as a burnt offering to me.“‘ Provide a male goat each day for seven days. It is a sin offering. Also provide a young bull and a ram from the flock. They must not have any flaws.For seven days the priests must make the altar pure and“ clean.” That is how they will set it apart to me.From the eighth day on, the priests must bring your burnt offerings and friendship offerings. They must sacrifice them on the altar. Then I will accept you,’ announces the Lord and King.”

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,“ Count the Levites who belong to the families of Kohath. Make a list of them family by family.Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.“ Here is the work the men of Kohath must do at the tent of meeting. They must take care of the things that are very holy.When the camp is ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent. They must take down the curtain that hides the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. They must cover the ark with the curtain.Then they must cover that with strong leather. They must spread a solid blue cloth over the leather. And they must put the poles in place.“ They must spread a blue cloth over the table for the holy bread. They must put the plates, dishes and bowls on the cloth. They must also put the jars for drink offerings on it. The bread that is always kept there must remain on it.They must spread a bright red cloth over everything. Then they must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the table in place.“ They must get a blue cloth. With it they must cover the lampstand that gives light. They must also cover its lamps, trays and wick cutters. And they must cover all its jars. The jars are for the olive oil used in the lampstand.Then Aaron and his sons must wrap the lampstand and all the things used with it. They must cover it with the strong leather. And they must put it on a frame to carry it.“ They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar for burning incense. They must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the altar in place.“ They must get all the things used for serving in the sacred tent. They must wrap them in a blue cloth. They must cover that with the strong leather. Then they must put those things on a frame to carry them.“ They must remove the ashes from the bronze altar for burnt offerings. They must spread a purple cloth over it.Then they must place all the tools on it. The tools are used for serving at the altar. They include the pans for carrying ashes. They also include the meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Aaron and his sons must cover the altar with the strong leather. And they must put its poles in place.“ Aaron and his sons must cover all the holy things that belong to the holy tent. Only then are the men of Kohath to come and carry everything. They must do so only when the camp is ready to move. But they must not touch the holy things. If they do, they will die. The men of Kohath must carry everything in the tent of meeting.“ Eleazar the priest will be in charge of the olive oil for the light. He is the son of Aaron. Eleazar will be in charge of the sweet- smelling incense. He will be in charge of the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He will be in charge of the entire holy tent. He will also be in charge of everything in it. That includes all the things that belong to the tent.”The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,“ Make sure that the Kohath families are not destroyed from among the Levites.I want them to live and not die when they come near the very holy things. So here is what you must do for them. Aaron and his sons must go into the sacred tent and tell each man what to do. They must tell each man what to carry.But the men of Kohath must not go in and look at the holy things. They must not look at them even for a moment. If they do, they will die.”The Lord said to Moses,“ Count the families of Gershon. Make a list of them family by family.Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.“ Here is how the families of Gershon must serve. They must carry things.They must carry the curtains of the holy tent of meeting. They must carry its covering and the outside covering of strong leather. They must carry the curtains that cover the entrance to the tent of meeting.They must carry the curtains of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent and altar. They must carry the curtain for the entrance. They must carry the ropes. They must also carry all the supplies used for any purpose in the tent. The families of Gershon must do everything that needs to be done with those things.All their work must be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. That includes carrying and everything else they do. Aaron and his sons must tell them what to carry. And that will be their work.It is what the families of Gershon must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.“ Count the families of Merari. Count them family by family.Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.Here is the work they must do at the tent of meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases.They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all the supplies and everything connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry.That is the work the families of Merari must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.”Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the men of Kohath. They counted them family by family.They counted all the men from 30 to 50 years old. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting.There were 2,750 men. They were counted family by family.That was the total of all the men in the families of Kohath who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.The men of Gershon were counted family by family.All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting.There were 2,630 men. They were counted family by family.That was the total of the men in the families of Gershon who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded.The men of Merari were counted family by family.All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting.There were 3,200 men. They were counted family by family.That was the total of the men in the families of Merari. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.So Moses and Aaron counted all the Levites. The leaders of Israel helped them. They counted the Levites family by family.All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. They were also supposed to carry it.The total number of men was 8,580.Everything was done as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Each man was given his work. And each one was told what to carry. So they were counted, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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.Solomon began building the temple on the second day of the second month. It was in the fourth year of his rule.Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple. It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. Solomon’s men followed the standard measure used at that time.The porch in front of the temple was 30 feet across and 30 feet high. Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold.

The Lord had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them,“ Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.”

Bezalel made the ark of the covenant law out of acacia wood. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide and high.He covered it inside and outside with pure gold. He put a strip of gold around it.He made four gold rings for it. He joined them to its four bottom corners. He put two rings on one side and two rings on the other.Then he made poles out of acacia wood. He covered them with gold.He put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.He made its cover out of pure gold. It was three feet nine inches long and two feet three inches wide. The cover is the place where sin is paid for.Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.He put one of the cherubim on each end of it.He made them as part of the cover itself. Their wings spread up over the cover. The cherubim faced each other and looked toward the cover.The workers made the table out of acacia wood. It was three feet long, one foot six inches wide and two feet three inches high.Then they covered it with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it.They also made a rim around it three inches wide. They put a strip of gold around the rim.They made four gold rings for the table. They joined them to the four corners, where the four legs were.The rings were close to the rim. The rings held the poles used to carry the table.The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.They made plates, dishes and bowls out of pure gold for the table. They also made pure gold pitchers to pour out drink offerings.The workers made the lampstand out of pure gold. They hammered out its base and stem. Its buds, blossoms and cups branched out from it.Six branches came out from the sides of the lampstand. There were three on one side and three on the other.On one branch there were three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. There were three on the next branch. In fact, there were three on each of the six branches that came out from the lampstand.On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.One bud was under the first pair of branches that came out from the lampstand. A second bud was under the second pair. And a third bud was under the third pair. There was a total of six branches.The buds and branches came out from the lampstand. The whole lampstand was one piece hammered out of pure gold.The workers made its seven lamps out of pure gold. They also made its trays and wick cutters out of pure gold.They used 75 pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and everything used with it.The workers made the altar for burning incense. They made it out of acacia wood. It was about one foot six inches square and three feet high. A horn stuck out from each of its upper four corners.The workers covered the top, sides and horns with pure gold. They put a strip of gold around it.They made two gold rings below the strip. They put the rings on the sides across from each other. The rings held the poles used to carry it.The workers made the poles out of acacia wood. They covered them with gold.They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, sweet- smelling incense. A person who makes perfume made them.

If any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone and doesn’t find fault.

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.The temple had a porch in front of the main hall. The porch was as wide as the temple itself. It was 30 feet wide. It came out 15 feet from the front of the temple.Solomon made narrow windows high up in the temple walls.He built side rooms around the temple. They were built against the walls of the main hall and the Most Holy Room.On the first floor the side rooms were seven and a half feet wide. On the second floor they were nine feet wide. And on the third floor they were ten and a half feet wide. Solomon made the walls of the temple thinner as they went up floor by floor. The result was ledges along the walls. So the floor beams of the side rooms rested on the ledges. The beams didn’t go into the temple walls.All the stones used for building the temple were shaped where they were cut. So hammers, chisels and other iron tools couldn’t be heard where the temple was being built.The entrance to the first floor was on the south side of the temple. A stairway led up to the second floor. From there it went on up to the third floor.

All the skilled workers made the holy tent. They made ten curtains out of finely twisted linen. They made them with blue, purple and bright red yarn. A skilled worker sewed cherubim into the pattern.

Barnabas and Paul strongly disagreed with each other. So they went their separate ways. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus.But Paul chose Silas. The believers asked the Lord to give his grace to Paul and Silas as they went.