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1 Kings 6:1 (show verse)
During the month of Ziv, which was the second month of the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, 480 years after the Israelis left the land of Egypt, Solomon began to build the LORD's Temple.
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1 Kings 6:2 (show verse)
The Temple for the LORD that Solomon was building was 60 cubits long and 20 cubits wide.
1 Kings 6:3 (show verse)
A portico extended in front of the Temple for 20 cubits outward, corresponding to the width of the Temple. Along the front of the Temple its depth was ten cubits.
1 Kings 6:4 (show verse)
Solomon also constructed windows in the Temple with specially designed frames.
1 Kings 6:5 (show verse)
Against the wall of the Temple he built a series of rooms that encompassed the exterior of the Temple walls around the inner sanctuary. He built these side chambers all around the building.
1 Kings 6:6 (show verse)
The lower structures were five cubits wide, the middle structures were six cubits wide and the third structures were seven cubits wide. Offsets were placed all around the Temple so that beams would not protrude through the walls of the Temple.
1 Kings 6:7 (show verse)
The Temple was constructed of stone precut at the quarry so that no hammer, axe, or any other iron implement would be heard in the Temple while it was being built.
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1 Kings 6:8 (show verse)
A passageway to the side chamber was constructed on the south side of the Temple by which people could ascend winding stairs to the middle story, then from there to the third story.
1 Kings 6:9 (show verse)
After Solomon built the Temple and finished it, he covered the Temple with beams and planks made of cedar.
1 Kings 6:10 (show verse)
He constructed this structure to adjoin the entire Temple, five cubits high, and fastened it to the Temple with cedar timbers.
1 Kings 6:11 (show verse)
Then this message from the LORD came to Solomon:
1 Kings 6:12 (show verse)
"Concerning this Temple that you're building, if you live your life according to my statutes, carry out my ordinances, and keep all of my commands, and live according to them, then I will do what I promised to your father David.
1 Kings 6:13 (show verse)
I will reside among the Israelis and will never abandon my people Israel."
1 Kings 6:14 (show verse)
So Solomon kept on building the Temple and finished it.
1 Kings 6:15 (show verse)
Then he built the inside walls of the Temple, lining them from floor to ceiling with cedar boards, and overlaying the Temple floor with boards made of cypress wood.
1 Kings 6:16 (show verse)
He lined 20 cubits of the rear part of the Temple from floor to ceiling with cedar boards specially constructed for the inside to serve as the Most Holy Place.
1 Kings 6:17 (show verse)
The rest of the main nave in the front was 40 cubits long.
1 Kings 6:18 (show verse)
Cedar carvings in the form of gourds and blooming flowers covered the entire interior of the Temple so that no stone could be seen.
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1 Kings 6:19 (show verse)
Solomon also prepared an inner sanctuary within the Temple where the LORD's Ark of the Covenant was placed.
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1 Kings 6:20 (show verse)
The inner sanctuary was 20 cubits long, 20 cubits wide, and 20 cubits high, and overlaid with pure gold. The altar was also overlaid with cedar.
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1 Kings 6:21 (show verse)
Solomon overlaid the inside of the Temple with pure gold, fastened gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.
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1 Kings 6:22 (show verse)
He finished the Temple by overlaying it entirely with gold, including overlaying with gold the whole altar that was by the inner sanctuary.
1 Kings 6:23 (show verse)
Inside the inner sanctuary Solomon placed two cherubim crafted from olive wood, each ten cubits high.
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1 Kings 6:24 (show verse)
Each wing of one cherub was five cubits long, and each wing of the other cherub was five cubits long, so that the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was ten cubits.
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1 Kings 6:25 (show verse)
Each cherub was ten cubits high, and both were of the same size and shape,
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1 Kings 6:26 (show verse)
the height of one cherub being ten cubits, as was the height of the other.
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1 Kings 6:27 (show verse)
Solomon placed the cherubim in the middle of the inner sanctuary, with their wings spread in such a way that the wing of one was touching the one wall and the opposite wing of the other cherub was touching the opposite wall. Furthermore, their wings in the center of the wall were touching each other wing-to-wing.
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1 Kings 6:28 (show verse)
Each cherub was overlaid with gold.
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1 Kings 6:29 (show verse)
Solomon also inlaid all the inner walls of the Temple both the inner and outer sanctuaries with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers.
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1 Kings 6:30 (show verse)
He also overlaid the floor of the Temple with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
1 Kings 6:31 (show verse)
Solomon also provided doors, lintels, and five-sided doorposts for the entrance to the inner sanctuary.
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Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
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1 Kings 6:32 (show verse)
He installed two doors made of olive wood, inlaying them with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers, and overlaying them with gold. Then he added more gold to cover the cherubim and palm trees.
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Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » The doors and the posts of, of olive-wood carved and gilded
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Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
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Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
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1 Kings 6:33 (show verse)
Solomon also provided four-sided doorposts made of cypress wood for the entrance to the outer sanctuary,
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Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
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Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
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The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had door posts of olive-wood carved and gilded
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
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Olive » The cherubs made of the wood of
Olive Trees » Used for making » The doors and posts of the temple
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The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had door posts of olive-wood carved and gilded
1 Kings 6:34 (show verse)
along with two doors of cypress wood, one door of which had two leaves that turned on hinges, as did the other door, which also had two leaves that turned on hinges.
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1 Kings 6:35 (show verse)
Solomon also inlaid the doors with cherubim, palm trees, and blooming flowers. He overlaid them with gold that was carefully applied on the engraved work.
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Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had folding doors of fir wood carved and gilded
Cherubim » Images of
Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Doors of the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the walls
Door » Doors of the temple made of two leaves, cherubim and flowers carved upon, covered with gold
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Wood work of the temple
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The greater or outer house » Had folding doors of fir wood carved and gilded
1 Kings 6:36 (show verse)
He constructed the inner court with three rows of precut stone and a row of cedar beams.
1 Kings 6:37 (show verse)
The foundation for the LORD's Temple was laid in the month of Ziv during the fourth year of Solomon's reign,
1 Kings 6:38 (show verse)
and the Temple was completely finished according to its plans and specifications in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon's reign, that is, during the month of Bul. It took about seven years to build.
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