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2 Chronicles 3-5
New International Version
2 Chronicles 3-5
New International Version
Solomon Builds the Temple(A)
3 Then Solomon began to build(B) the temple of the Lord(C) in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. It was on the threshing floor of Araunah[a](D) the Jebusite, the place provided by David. 2 He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.(E)
3 The foundation Solomon laid for building the temple of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide[b](F) (using the cubit of the old standard). 4 The portico at the front of the temple was twenty cubits[c] long across the width of the building and twenty[d] cubits high.
He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 5 He paneled the main hall with juniper and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree(G) and chain designs. 6 He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim(H) on the walls.
8 He built the Most Holy Place,(I) its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents[e] of fine gold. 9 The gold nails(J) weighed fifty shekels.[f] He also overlaid the upper parts with gold.
10 For the Most Holy Place he made a pair(K) of sculptured cherubim and overlaid them with gold. 11 The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits[g] long and touched the temple wall, while its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the other cherub. 12 Similarly one wing of the second cherub was five cubits long and touched the other temple wall, and its other wing, also five cubits long, touched the wing of the first cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim(L) extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.[h]
14 He made the curtain(M) of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim(N) worked into it.
15 For the front of the temple he made two pillars,(O) which together were thirty-five cubits[i] long, each with a capital(P) five cubits high. 16 He made interwoven chains[j](Q) and put them on top of the pillars. He also made a hundred pomegranates(R) and attached them to the chains. 17 He erected the pillars in the front of the temple, one to the south and one to the north. The one to the south he named Jakin[k] and the one to the north Boaz.[l]
The Temple’s Furnishings(S)
4 He made a bronze altar(T) twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high.[m] 2 He made the Sea(U) of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits[n] high. It took a line of thirty cubits[o] to measure around it. 3 Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it—ten to a cubit.[p] The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
4 The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east.(V) The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center. 5 It was a handbreadth[q] in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.[r]
6 He then made ten basins(W) for washing and placed five on the south side and five on the north. In them the things to be used for the burnt offerings(X) were rinsed, but the Sea was to be used by the priests for washing.
7 He made ten gold lampstands(Y) according to the specifications(Z) for them and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
8 He made ten tables(AA) and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold sprinkling bowls.(AB)
9 He made the courtyard(AC) of the priests, and the large court and the doors for the court, and overlaid the doors with bronze. 10 He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner.
11 And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls.
So Huram finished(AD) the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:
12 the two pillars;
the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
the two sets of network decorating the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
13 the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network, decorating the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars);
14 the stands(AE) with their basins;
15 the Sea and the twelve bulls under it;
16 the pots, shovels, meat forks and all related articles.
All the objects that Huram-Abi(AF) made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of polished bronze. 17 The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth(AG) and Zarethan.[s] 18 All these things that Solomon made amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze(AH) could not be calculated.
19 Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in God’s temple:
the golden altar;
the tables(AI) on which was the bread of the Presence;
20 the lampstands(AJ) of pure gold with their lamps, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary as prescribed;
21 the gold floral work and lamps and tongs (they were solid gold);
22 the pure gold wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes(AK) and censers;(AL) and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the main hall.
5 When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished,(AM) he brought in the things his father David had dedicated(AN)—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple.
The Ark Brought to the Temple(AO)
2 Then Solomon summoned to Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark(AP) of the Lord’s covenant from Zion, the City of David. 3 And all the Israelites(AQ) came together to the king at the time of the festival in the seventh month.
4 When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, 5 and they brought up the ark and the tent of meeting and all the sacred furnishings in it. The Levitical priests(AR) carried them up; 6 and King Solomon and the entire assembly of Israel that had gathered about him were before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and cattle that they could not be recorded or counted.
7 The priests then brought the ark(AS) of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim. 8 The cherubim(AT) spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. 9 These poles were so long that their ends, extending from the ark, could be seen from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are still there today. 10 There was nothing in the ark except(AU) the two tablets(AV) that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.
11 The priests then withdrew from the Holy Place. All the priests who were there had consecrated themselves, regardless of their divisions.(AW) 12 All the Levites who were musicians(AX)—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets.(AY) 13 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang:
“He is good;
his love endures forever.”(AZ)
Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,(BA) 14 and the priests could not perform(BB) their service because of the cloud,(BC) for the glory(BD) of the Lord filled the temple of God.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:1 Hebrew Ornan, a variant of Araunah
- 2 Chronicles 3:3 That is, about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide or about 27 meters long and 9 meters wide
- 2 Chronicles 3:4 That is, about 30 feet or about 9 meters; also in verses 8, 11 and 13
- 2 Chronicles 3:4 Some Septuagint and Syriac manuscripts; Hebrew and a hundred and twenty
- 2 Chronicles 3:8 That is, about 23 tons or about 21 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 3:9 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
- 2 Chronicles 3:11 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters; also in verse 15
- 2 Chronicles 3:13 Or facing inward
- 2 Chronicles 3:15 That is, about 53 feet or about 16 meters
- 2 Chronicles 3:16 Or possibly made chains in the inner sanctuary; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Jakin probably means he establishes.
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Boaz probably means in him is strength.
- 2 Chronicles 4:1 That is, about 30 feet long and wide and 15 feet high or about 9 meters long and wide and 4.5 meters high
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 7 1/2 feet or about 2.3 meters
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 That is, about 45 feet or about 14 meters
- 2 Chronicles 4:3 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 That is, about 18,000 gallons or about 66,000 liters
- 2 Chronicles 4:17 Hebrew Zeredatha, a variant of Zarethan
歷 代 志 下 3-5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
歷 代 志 下 3-5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
3 所 羅 門 就 在 耶 路 撒 冷 、 耶 和 華 向 他 父 大 衛 顯 現 的 摩 利 亞 山 上 ， 就 是 耶 布 斯 人 阿 珥 楠 的 禾 場 上 、 大 衛 所 指 定 的 地 方 預 備 好 了 ， 開 工 建 造 耶 和 華 的 殿 。
2 所 羅 門 作 王 第 四 年 二 月 初 二 日 開 工 建 造 。
3 所 羅 門 建 築 神 殿 的 根 基 ， 乃 是 這 樣 ： 長 六 十 肘 ， 寬 二 十 肘 ， 都 按 著 古 時 的 尺 寸 。
4 殿 前 的 廊 子 長 二 十 肘 ， 與 殿 的 寬 窄 一 樣 ， 高 一 百 二 十 肘 ； 裡 面 貼 上 精 金 。
5 大 殿 的 牆 都 用 松 木 板 遮 蔽 ， 又 貼 了 精 金 ， 上 面 雕 刻 棕 樹 和 鍊 子 ；
6 又 用 寶 石 裝 飾 殿 牆 ， 使 殿 華 美 ； 所 用 的 金 子 都 是 巴 瓦 音 的 金 子 。
7 又 用 金 子 貼 殿 和 殿 的 棟 梁 、 門 檻 、 牆 壁 、 門 扇 ； 牆 上 雕 刻 基 路 伯 。
8 又 建 造 至 聖 所 ， 長 二 十 肘 ， 與 殿 的 寬 窄 一 樣 ， 寬 也 是 二 十 肘 ； 貼 上 精 金 ， 共 用 金 子 六 百 他 連 得 。
9 金 釘 重 五 十 舍 客 勒 。 樓 房 都 貼 上 金 子 。
10 在 至 聖 所 按 造 像 的 法 子 造 兩 個 基 路 伯 ， 用 金 子 包 裹 。
11 兩 個 基 路 伯 的 翅 膀 共 長 二 十 肘 。 這 基 路 伯 的 一 個 翅 膀 長 五 肘 ， 挨 著 殿 這 邊 的 牆 ； 那 一 個 翅 膀 也 長 五 肘 ， 與 那 基 路 伯 翅 膀 相 接 。
12 那 基 路 伯 的 一 個 翅 膀 長 五 肘 ， 挨 著 殿 那 邊 的 牆 ； 那 一 個 翅 膀 也 長 五 肘 ， 與 這 基 路 伯 的 翅 膀 相 接 。
13 兩 個 基 路 伯 張 開 翅 膀 ， 共 長 二 十 肘 ， 面 向 外 殿 而 立 。
14 又 用 藍 色 、 紫 色 、 朱 紅 色 線 和 細 麻 織 幔 子 ， 在 其 上 繡 出 基 路 伯 來 。
15 在 殿 前 造 了 兩 根 柱 子 ， 高 三 十 五 肘 ； 每 柱 頂 高 五 肘 。
16 又 照 聖 所 內 鍊 子 的 樣 式 做 鍊 子 ， 安 在 柱 頂 上 ； 又 做 一 百 石 榴 ， 安 在 鍊 子 上 。
17 將 兩 根 柱 子 立 在 殿 前 ， 一 根 在 右 邊 ， 一 根 在 左 邊 ； 右 邊 的 起 名 叫 雅 斤 ， 左 邊 的 起 名 叫 波 阿 斯 。
4 他 又 製 造 一 座 銅 壇 ， 長 二 十 肘 ， 寬 二 十 肘 ， 高 十 肘 ；
2 又 鑄 一 個 銅 海 ， 樣 式 是 圓 的 ， 高 五 肘 ， 徑 十 肘 ， 圍 三 十 肘 ；
3 海 周 圍 有 野 瓜 ( 原 文 作 牛 ) 的 樣 式 ， 每 肘 十 瓜 ， 共 有 兩 行 ， 是 鑄 海 的 時 候 鑄 上 的 ；
4 有 十 二 隻 銅 牛 馱 海 ： 三 隻 向 北 ， 三 隻 向 西 ， 三 隻 向 南 ， 三 隻 向 東 ； 海 在 牛 上 ， 牛 尾 向 內 ；
5 海 厚 一 掌 ， 邊 如 杯 邊 ， 又 如 百 合 花 ， 可 容 三 千 罷 特 ；
6 又 製 造 十 個 盆 ： 五 個 放 在 右 邊 ， 五 個 放 在 左 邊 ， 獻 燔 祭 所 用 之 物 都 洗 在 其 內 ； 但 海 是 為 祭 司 沐 浴 的 。
7 他 又 照 所 定 的 樣 式 造 十 個 金 燈 臺 放 在 殿 裡 ： 五 個 在 右 邊 ， 五 個 在 左 邊 ；
8 又 造 十 張 桌 子 放 在 殿 裡 ： 五 張 在 右 邊 ， 五 張 在 左 邊 ； 又 造 一 百 個 金 碗 ；
9 又 建 立 祭 司 院 和 大 院 ， 並 院 門 ， 用 銅 包 裹 門 扇 ；
10 將 海 安 在 殿 門 的 右 邊 ， 就 是 南 邊 。
11 戶 蘭 又 造 了 盆 、 鏟 、 碗 。 這 樣 ， 他 為 所 羅 門 王 做 完 了 神 殿 的 工 。
12 所 造 的 就 是 ： 兩 根 柱 子 和 柱 上 兩 個 如 球 的 頂 ， 並 兩 個 蓋 柱 頂 的 網 子
13 和 四 百 石 榴 ， 安 在 兩 個 網 子 上 〈 每 網 兩 行 蓋 著 兩 個 柱 上 如 球 的 頂 〉 。
14 盆 座 和 其 上 的 盆 ，
15 海 和 海 下 的 十 二 隻 牛 ，
16 盆 、 鏟 子 、 肉 鍤 子 ， 與 耶 和 華 殿 裡 的 一 切 器 皿 ， 都 是 巧 匠 戶 蘭 用 光 亮 的 銅 為 所 羅 門 王 造 成 的 ，
17 是 在 約 但 平 原 疏 割 和 撒 利 但 中 間 藉 膠 泥 鑄 成 的 。
18 所 羅 門 製 造 的 這 一 切 甚 多 ， 銅 的 輕 重 無 法 可 查 。
19 所 羅 門 又 造 神 殿 裡 的 金 壇 和 陳 設 餅 的 桌 子 ，
20 並 精 金 的 燈 臺 和 燈 盞 ， 可 以 照 例 點 在 內 殿 前 。
21 燈 臺 上 的 花 和 燈 盞 ， 並 蠟 剪 都 是 金 的 ， 且 是 純 金 的 ；
22 又 用 精 金 製 造 鑷 子 、 盤 子 、 調 羹 、 火 鼎 。 至 於 殿 門 和 至 聖 所 的 門 扇 ， 並 殿 的 門 扇 ， 都 是 金 子 妝 飾 的 。
5 所 羅 門 做 完 了 耶 和 華 殿 的 一 切 工 ， 就 把 他 父 大 衛 分 別 為 聖 的 金 銀 和 器 皿 都 帶 來 ， 放 在 神 殿 的 府 庫 裡 。
2 那 時 ， 所 羅 門 將 以 色 列 的 長 老 、 各 支 派 的 首 領 ， 並 以 色 列 的 族 長 招 聚 到 耶 路 撒 冷 ， 要 把 耶 和 華 的 約 櫃 從 大 衛 城 ─ 就 是 錫 安 ─ 運 上 來 。
3 於 是 以 色 列 眾 人 在 七 月 節 前 都 聚 集 到 王 那 裡 。
4 以 色 列 眾 長 老 來 到 ， 利 未 人 便 抬 起 約 櫃 。
5 祭 司 利 未 人 將 約 櫃 運 上 來 ， 又 將 會 幕 和 會 幕 的 一 切 聖 器 具 都 帶 上 來 。
6 所 羅 門 王 和 聚 集 到 他 那 裡 的 以 色 列 全 會 眾 都 在 約 櫃 前 獻 牛 羊 為 祭 ， 多 得 不 可 勝 數 。
7 祭 司 將 耶 和 華 的 約 櫃 抬 進 內 殿 ， 就 是 至 聖 所 ， 放 在 兩 個 基 路 伯 的 翅 膀 底 下 。
8 基 路 伯 張 著 翅 膀 在 約 櫃 之 上 ， 遮 掩 約 櫃 和 抬 櫃 的 杠 。
9 這 杠 甚 長 ， 杠 頭 在 內 殿 前 可 以 看 見 ， 在 殿 外 卻 不 能 看 見 ， 直 到 如 今 還 在 那 裡 。
10 約 櫃 裡 惟 有 兩 塊 石 版 ， 就 是 以 色 列 人 出 埃 及 後 ， 耶 和 華 與 他 們 立 約 的 時 候 ， 摩 西 在 何 烈 山 所 放 的 。 除 此 以 外 ， 並 無 別 物 。
11 當 時 ， 在 那 裡 所 有 的 祭 司 都 已 自 潔 ， 並 不 分 班 供 職 。
12 他 們 出 聖 所 的 時 候 ， 歌 唱 的 利 未 人 亞 薩 、 希 幔 、 耶 杜 頓 ， 和 他 們 的 眾 子 眾 弟 兄 都 穿 細 麻 布 衣 服 ， 站 在 壇 的 東 邊 ， 敲 鈸 、 鼓 瑟 、 彈 琴 ， 同 著 他 們 有 一 百 二 十 個 祭 司 吹 號 。
13 吹 號 的 、 歌 唱 的 都 一 齊 發 聲 ， 聲 合 為 一 ， 讚 美 感 謝 耶 和 華 。 吹 號 、 敲 鈸 ， 用 各 種 樂 器 ， 揚 聲 讚 美 耶 和 華 說 ： 耶 和 華 本 為 善 ， 他 的 慈 愛 永 遠 長 存 ！ 那 時 ， 耶 和 華 的 殿 有 雲 充 滿 ，
14 甚 至 祭 司 不 能 站 立 供 職 ， 因 為 耶 和 華 的 榮 光 充 滿 了 神 的 殿 。
2 Chronicles 3-5
King James Version
2 Chronicles 3-5
King James Version
3 Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
3 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
14 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
16 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
4 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
3 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
4 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 above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
5 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.
9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brass.
17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
5 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lord was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;
14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles 3-5
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 3-5
New King James Version
Solomon Builds the Temple(A)
3 Now (B)Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at (C)Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [a]the Lord had appeared to his father David, at the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of (D)Ornan[b] the Jebusite. 2 And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
3 This is the foundation (E)which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length was sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits. 4 And the (F)vestibule that was in front of [c]the sanctuary was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the height was [d]one hundred and twenty. He overlaid the inside with pure gold. 5 (G)The larger [e]room he (H)paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it. 6 And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim. 7 He also overlaid the house—the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors—with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 And he made the (I)Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold. 9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold; and he overlaid the upper (J)area with gold. 10 (K)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim, fashioned by carving, and overlaid them with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits in overall length: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub; 12 one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, touching the wall of the room, and the other wing also was five cubits, touching the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim spanned twenty cubits overall. They stood on their feet, and they faced inward. 14 And he made the (L)veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.
15 Also he made in front of the [f]temple (M)two pillars [g]thirty-five cubits [h]high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 16 He made wreaths of chainwork, as in the inner sanctuary, and put them on top of the pillars; and he made (N)one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the wreaths of chainwork. 17 Then he (O)set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; he called the name of the one on the right hand [i]Jachin, and the name of the one on the left [j]Boaz.
Furnishings of the Temple(P)
4 Moreover he made (Q)a bronze altar: twenty cubits was its length, twenty cubits its width, and ten cubits its height.
2 (R)Then he made the [k]Sea of cast bronze, ten cubits from one brim to the other; it was completely round. Its height was five cubits, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. 3 (S)And under it was the likeness of oxen encircling it all around, ten to a cubit, all the way around the Sea. The oxen were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 4 It stood on twelve (T)oxen: three looking toward the north, three looking toward the west, three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; the Sea was set upon them, and all their back parts pointed inward. 5 It was a handbreadth thick; and its brim was shaped like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It contained [l]three thousand baths.
6 He also made (U)ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the [m]Sea was for the (V)priests to wash in. 7 (W)And he made ten lampstands of gold (X)according to their design, and set them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. 8 (Y)He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred (Z)bowls of gold.
9 Furthermore (AA)he made the court of the priests, and the (AB)great court and doors for the court; and he overlaid these doors with bronze. 10 (AC)He set the Sea on the right side, toward the southeast.
11 Then (AD)Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram finished doing the work that he was to do for King Solomon for the house of God: 12 the two pillars and (AE)the bowl-shaped capitals that were on top of the two pillars; the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals which were on top of the pillars; 13 (AF)four hundred pomegranates for the two networks (two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars); 14 he also made (AG)carts and the lavers on the carts; 15 one Sea and twelve oxen under it; 16 also the pots, the shovels, the forks—and all their articles (AH)Huram his [n]master craftsman made of burnished bronze for King Solomon for the house of the Lord.
17 In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and [o]Zeredah. 18 (AI)And Solomon had all these articles made in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.
19 Thus (AJ)Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of God: the altar of gold and the tables on which was (AK)the showbread; 20 the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn (AL)in the prescribed manner in front of the inner sanctuary, 21 with (AM)the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold, of purest gold; 22 the trimmers, the bowls, the ladles, and the censers of pure gold. As for the entry of the [p]sanctuary, its inner doors to the Most Holy Place, and the doors of the main hall of the temple, were gold.
The Ark Brought into the Temple
5 So (AN)all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God.
The Ark Brought into the Temple(AO)
2 (AP)Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up (AQ)from the City of David, which is Zion. 3 (AR)Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king (AS)at the feast, which was in the seventh month. 4 So all the elders of Israel came, and the (AT)Levites took up the ark. 5 Then they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. 6 Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. 7 Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the (AU)inner sanctuary of the [q]temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. 8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles. 9 The poles extended so that the ends of the (AV)poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And [r]they are there to this day. 10 Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets which Moses (AW)put there at Horeb, [s]when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they had come out of Egypt.
11 And it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had [t]sanctified themselves, without keeping to their (AX)divisions), 12 (AY)and the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, (AZ)and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets— 13 indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying:
(BA)“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever,”
that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not [u]continue ministering because of the cloud; (BB)for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:1 Lit. He, following MT, Vg.; LXX the Lord; Tg. the Angel of the Lord
- 2 Chronicles 3:1 Araunah, 2 Sam. 24:16ff
- 2 Chronicles 3:4 The holy place, the main room of the temple, 1 Kin. 6:3
- 2 Chronicles 3:4 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Arab., some LXX mss., Syr. twenty
- 2 Chronicles 3:5 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 3:15 eighteen, 1 Kin. 7:15; 2 Kin. 25:17; Jer. 52:21
- 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit. long
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. He Shall Establish
- 2 Chronicles 3:17 Lit. In It Is Strength
- 2 Chronicles 4:2 Great laver or basin
- 2 Chronicles 4:5 About 8,000 gallons; two thousand, 1 Kin. 7:26
- 2 Chronicles 4:6 Great basin
- 2 Chronicles 4:16 Lit. father
- 2 Chronicles 4:17 Zaretan, 1 Kin. 7:46
- 2 Chronicles 4:22 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 5:7 Lit. house
- 2 Chronicles 5:9 Lit. it is
- 2 Chronicles 5:10 Or where
- 2 Chronicles 5:11 consecrated
- 2 Chronicles 5:14 Lit. stand to minister
Galatians 5
New International Version
Galatians 5
New International Version
Freedom in Christ
5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(E) 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(F) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(G) 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(H) 6 For in Christ Jesus(I) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(J) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(K)
7 You were running a good race.(L) Who cut in on you(M) to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(N) 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(O) 10 I am confident(P) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(Q) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(R) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(S) In that case the offense(T) of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators,(U) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(V) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(W) rather, serve one another(X) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](Y) 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(Z) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(AA) 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(AB) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want.(AC) 18 But if you are led by the Spirit,(AD) you are not under the law.(AE)
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(AF) impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(AG) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(AH)
22 But the fruit(AI) of the Spirit is love,(AJ) joy, peace,(AK) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.(AL) Against such things there is no law.(AM) 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(AN) with its passions and desires.(AO) 25 Since we live by the Spirit,(AP) let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited,(AQ) provoking and envying each other.
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
- Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
- Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what
加 拉 太 書 5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
加 拉 太 書 5
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
5 基 督 釋 放 了 我 們 ， 叫 我 們 得 以 自 由 。 所 以 要 站 立 得 穩 ， 不 要 再 被 奴 僕 的 軛 挾 制 。
2 我 保 羅 告 訴 你 們 ， 若 受 割 禮 ， 基 督 就 與 你 們 無 益 了 。
3 我 再 指 著 凡 受 割 禮 的 人 確 實 的 說 ， 他 是 欠 著 行 全 律 法 的 債 。
4 你 們 這 要 靠 律 法 稱 義 的 ， 是 與 基 督 隔 絕 ， 從 恩 典 中 墜 落 了 。
5 我 們 靠 著 聖 靈 ， 憑 著 信 心 ， 等 候 所 盼 望 的 義 。
6 原 來 在 基 督 耶 穌 裡 ， 受 割 禮 不 受 割 禮 全 無 功 效 ， 惟 獨 使 人 生 發 仁 愛 的 信 心 才 有 功 效 。
7 你 們 向 來 跑 得 好 ， 有 誰 攔 阻 你 們 ， 叫 你 們 不 順 從 真 理 呢 ？
8 這 樣 的 勸 導 不 是 出 於 那 召 你 們 的 。
9 一 點 麵 酵 能 使 全 團 都 發 起 來 。
10 我 在 主 裡 很 信 你 們 必 不 懷 別 樣 的 心 ； 但 攪 擾 你 們 的 ， 無 論 是 誰 ， 必 擔 當 他 的 罪 名 。
11 弟 兄 們 ， 我 若 仍 舊 傳 割 禮 ， 為 甚 麼 還 受 逼 迫 呢 ？ 若 是 這 樣 ， 那 十 字 架 討 厭 的 地 方 就 沒 有 了 。
12 恨 不 得 那 攪 亂 你 們 的 人 把 自 己 割 絕 了 。
13 弟 兄 們 ， 你 們 蒙 召 是 要 得 自 由 ， 只 是 不 可 將 你 們 的 自 由 當 作 放 縱 情 慾 的 機 會 ， 總 要 用 愛 心 互 相 服 事 。
14 因 為 全 律 法 都 包 在 「 愛 人 如 己 」 這 一 句 話 之 內 了 。
15 你 們 要 謹 慎 ， 若 相 咬 相 吞 ， 只 怕 要 彼 此 消 滅 了 。
16 我 說 ， 你 們 當 順 著 聖 靈 而 行 ， 就 不 放 縱 肉 體 的 情 慾 了 。
17 因 為 情 慾 和 聖 靈 相 爭 ， 聖 靈 和 情 慾 相 爭 ， 這 兩 個 是 彼 此 相 敵 ， 使 你 們 不 能 做 所 願 意 做 的 。
18 但 你 們 若 被 聖 靈 引 導 ， 就 不 在 律 法 以 下 。
19 情 慾 的 事 都 是 顯 而 易 見 的 ， 就 如 姦 淫 、 污 穢 、 邪 蕩 、
20 拜 偶 像 、 邪 術 、 仇 恨 、 爭 競 、 忌 恨 、 惱 怒 、 結 黨 、 紛 爭 、 異 端 、
21 嫉 妒 （ 有 古 卷 在 此 有 ： 兇 殺 二 字 ） 、 醉 酒 、 荒 宴 等 類 。 我 從 前 告 訴 你 們 ， 現 在 又 告 訴 你 們 ， 行 這 樣 事 的 人 必 不 能 承 受 神 的 國 。
22 聖 靈 所 結 的 果 子 ， 就 是 仁 愛 、 喜 樂 、 和 平 、 忍 耐 、 恩 慈 、 良 善 、 信 實 、
23 溫 柔 、 節 制 。 這 樣 的 事 沒 有 律 法 禁 止 。
24 凡 屬 基 督 耶 穌 的 人 ， 是 已 經 把 肉 體 連 肉 體 的 邪 情 私 慾 同 釘 在 十 字 架 上 了 。
25 我 們 若 是 靠 聖 靈 得 生 ， 就 當 靠 聖 靈 行 事 。
26 不 要 貪 圖 虛 名 ， 彼 此 惹 氣 ， 互 相 嫉 妒 。
Galatians 5
King James Version
Galatians 5
King James Version
5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5
New King James Version
Galatians 5
New King James Version
Christian Liberty
5 (A)Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a (B)yoke of bondage. 2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (C)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (D)that he is [b]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 (E)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (F)you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly (G)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For (H)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (I)faith working through love.
Love Fulfills the Law
7 You (J)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 (K)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (L)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (M)the offense of the cross has ceased. 12 (N)I could wish that those (O)who trouble you would even [c]cut themselves off!
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (P)do not use liberty as an (Q)opportunity for the flesh, but (R)through love serve one another. 14 For (S)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: (T)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
Walking in the Spirit
16 I say then: (U)Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For (V)the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, (W)so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But (X)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now (Y)the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [d]adultery, [e]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [f]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (Z)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But (AA)the fruit of the Spirit is (AB)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (AC)goodness, (AD)faithfulness, 23 [g]gentleness, self-control. (AE)Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s (AF)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 (AG)If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 (AH)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Footnotes
- Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and
- Galatians 5:3 obligated
- Galatians 5:12 mutilate themselves
- Galatians 5:19 NU omits adultery
- Galatians 5:19 sexual immorality
- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
- Galatians 5:23 meekness
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