1 Kings 6
New King James Version
Solomon Builds the Temple(A)
6 And (B)it came to pass in the four hundred and [a]eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of [b]Ziv, which is the second month, (C)that he began to build the house of the Lord. 2 Now (D)the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits. 3 The vestibule in front of the [c]sanctuary of the house was [d]twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of [e]the vestibule extended [f]ten cubits from the front of the house. 4 And he made for the house (E)windows with beveled frames.
5 Against the wall of the [g]temple he built (F)chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary (G)and the [h]inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it. 6 The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the [i]temple. 7 And (H)the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 8 The doorway for the [j]middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story, and from the middle to the third.
9 (I)So he built the [k]temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar. 10 And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams.
11 Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying: 12 “Concerning this [l]temple which you are building, (J)if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My [m]word with you, (K)which I spoke to your father David. 13 And (L)I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not (M)forsake My people Israel.”
14 So Solomon built the temple and finished it. 15 And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress. 16 Then he built the twenty-cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the (N)Most Holy Place. 17 And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long. 18 The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen.
19 And he prepared the [n]inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the Lord there. 20 The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. 22 The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold (O)the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary.
23 Inside the inner sanctuary (P)he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. 24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape. 26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub. 27 Then he set the cherubim inside the inner [o]room; and (Q)they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 28 Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved (R)figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. 30 And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were [p]one-fifth of the wall. 32 The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. 33 So for the door of the [q]sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, [r]one-fourth of the wall. 34 And the two doors were of cypress wood; (S)two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door. 35 Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.
36 And he built the (T)inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams.
37 (U)In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid, in the month of [s]Ziv. 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month of [t]Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was (V)seven years in building it.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:1 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX fortieth
- 1 Kings 6:1 Or Ayyar, April or May
- 1 Kings 6:3 Heb. heykal; here the main room of the temple; elsewhere called the holy place, Ex. 26:33; Ezek. 41:1
- 1 Kings 6:3 About 30 feet
- 1 Kings 6:3 Lit. it
- 1 Kings 6:3 About 15 feet
- 1 Kings 6:5 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 6:5 Heb. debir; here the inner room of the temple; elsewhere called the Most Holy Place, v. 16
- 1 Kings 6:6 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 6:8 So with MT, Vg.; LXX upper story; Tg. ground story
- 1 Kings 6:9 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 6:12 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 6:12 promise
- 1 Kings 6:19 The Most Holy Place
- 1 Kings 6:27 Lit. house
- 1 Kings 6:31 Or five-sided
- 1 Kings 6:33 temple
- 1 Kings 6:33 Or four-sided
- 1 Kings 6:37 Or Ayyar, April or May
- 1 Kings 6:38 Or Heshvan, October or November
1 Koenige 6
Hoffnung für Alle
Der Bau des Tempels in Jerusalem (Kapitel 6–8)
Salomo beginnt mit dem Bau des Tempels (2. Chronik 3,1‒4)
6 480 Jahre waren vergangen, seit die Israeliten Ägypten verlassen hatten. Es war das 4. Regierungsjahr König Salomos. Im Monat Siw, dem 2. Monat des Jahres, begann König Salomo mit dem Bau des Tempels für den Herrn.
2 Das Gebäude war 30 Meter lang, 10 Meter breit und 15 Meter hoch.
3 An der Vorderseite baute Salomo eine Vorhalle an; sie war genauso breit wie der Tempel und 5 Meter lang. 4 In die Tempelmauer ließ Salomo Fenster mit Rahmen und Gitterstäben einsetzen. 5 Um die beiden Seitenwände und die Hinterwand baute er einen dreistöckigen Rundgang, der in einzelne Kammern unterteilt war. 6 Das untere Stockwerk war 2,5 Meter breit, das mittlere 3 Meter und das oberste 3,5 Meter. Mit jedem höher gelegenen Stockwerk trat die Tempelmauer etwas mehr zurück. Dadurch entstanden Mauervorsprünge, auf denen man die tragenden Querbalken der Stockwerke abstützen konnte. So mussten die Balken nicht in der eigentlichen Tempelmauer verankert werden.
7 Die Steine für den Bau des Tempels wurden vorher im Steinbruch schon fertig behauen. Daher brauchte man sie am Bauplatz nur noch zusammenzufügen und hörte dort keinen Lärm von Hämmern, Meißeln und anderen Eisenwerkzeugen.
8 In das untere Stockwerk[a] des Rundgangs kam man durch eine Tür an der rechten Tempelseite. Von dort führte eine Wendeltreppe zum mittleren und oberen Stockwerk hinauf. 9 Nachdem das Mauerwerk errichtet war, ließ Salomo das Gebäude mit einem Flachdach versehen, das mit Balken und Brettern aus Zedernholz gedeckt wurde. 10 Den Rundgang verband er durch Zedernbalken mit der Tempelmauer. Die drei Stockwerke waren jeweils 2,5 Meter hoch.
11 Eines Tages sprach der Herr zu Salomo: 12 »Du baust mir diesen Tempel. Wenn du nun so lebst, wie es mir gefällt, wenn du mein Gesetz befolgst und auf jedes Gebot achtest, dann will ich mein Versprechen einlösen, das ich schon deinem Vater David gegeben habe. 13 Dann will ich mitten unter den Israeliten in diesem Tempel wohnen und mein Volk nie verlassen.«
Der Innenausbau und die Fertigstellung des Tempels (2. Chronik 3,5‒14)
14 Als der Rohbau des Tempels fertiggestellt war, 15 ließ Salomo das ganze Gebäude innen mit Holz auskleiden. Die Wände täfelte er von oben bis unten mit Zedernholz, und den Fußboden belegte er mit Zypressenholz. 16 Zehn Meter vor der Rückwand zog er vom Boden bis zur Decke eine Wand aus Zedernbrettern hoch. Auf diese Weise entstand ein Hinterraum, der das »Allerheiligste« bilden sollte. 17 Der davor liegende Hauptraum, das »Heiligtum«, war also noch 20 Meter lang. 18 Der Tempel war innen ganz mit Zedernholz ausgekleidet, nicht ein Mauerstein war mehr zu sehen. In die Wände wurden Blätter- und Blütenornamente geschnitzt.
19 Im hinteren Raum sollte später die Bundeslade des Herrn stehen. 20 Dieser Teil des Tempels war 10 Meter lang, 10 Meter breit und 10 Meter hoch. Salomo ließ den ganzen Raum mit reinem Gold auskleiden. Vor dem Allerheiligsten stand ein Altar aus Zedernholz. Auch er wurde mit Gold überzogen, 21 ebenso der gesamte Innenraum des Heiligtums. Vor dem Eingang zum Allerheiligsten ließ Salomo goldene Ketten aufhängen. 22 So wurde also der ganze Innenraum des Tempels mit Gold überzogen, ebenso der Altar, der vor dem Allerheiligsten stand.
23 Dann ließ Salomo zwei Keruben aus Olivenholz schnitzen, die im Allerheiligsten stehen sollten. Sie waren 5 Meter hoch. 24 Jeder ihrer ausgespannten Flügel maß 2,5 Meter, so dass ein Kerub von der einen Flügelspitze zur anderen 5 Meter breit war. 25-26 Beide Engelfiguren waren gleich groß, nämlich 5 Meter, und sahen genau gleich aus. 27 Salomo ließ sie mitten im Allerheiligsten aufstellen, und zwar so, dass sich ihre ausgebreiteten Flügel in der Mitte berührten. Mit ihrer äußeren Flügelspitze berührten sie die Seitenwände. 28 Auch die Engel wurden ganz mit Gold überzogen.
29 In die Innenwände des Heiligtums und des Allerheiligsten hatte Salomo Bilder von Keruben, Palmwedeln und Blütenkelchen schnitzen lassen. 30 Den Fußboden der beiden Räume überzog er mit Gold. 31 Für den Eingang zum Allerheiligsten wurde eine Tür mit zwei Flügeln aus Olivenholz hergestellt. Der Türrahmen war fünffach abgestuft. 32 Die Türflügel wurden mit Schnitzereien von Keruben, Palmwedeln und Blüten verziert und anschließend vergoldet. 33 Auch für den Eingang zum Heiligtum ließ Salomo einen Türrahmen aus Olivenholz anfertigen. Er war vierfach abgestuft. 34 Die Tür hatte zwei Flügel aus Zypressenholz. Jeder der beiden Flügel war aus zwei drehbaren Teilen zusammengesetzt. 35 Auch in diese Tür wurden Ornamente von Keruben, Palmenzweigen und Blütenkelchen geschnitzt und danach gleichmäßig mit Gold überzogen.
36 Um das Gebäude herum wurde der innere Vorhof angelegt und mit einer Mauer eingegrenzt. Sie bestand aus drei Lagen behauener Steine und einer Lage Zedernbalken.
37 Im 4. Regierungsjahr Salomos, im Monat Siw, dem 2. Monat des Jahres, war das Fundament für den Tempel gelegt worden. 38 Im 11. Regierungsjahr Salomos, im Monat Bul, dem 8. Monat des Jahres, war der Tempel fertig. Insgesamt hatte man also sieben Jahre daran gebaut. Jede Einzelheit stimmte genau mit den Bauplänen überein.
Footnotes
- 6,8 So nach der griechischen Übersetzung. Der hebräische Text lautet: In das mittlere Stockwerk.
1 Kings 6
King James Version
6 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 ceiling: 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 floors 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.
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