2 Chronicles 3
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.
2 Chronicles 3
English Standard Version
Solomon Builds the Temple
3 (A)Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem (B)on Mount Moriah, where the Lord[a] had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, (C)on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. 3 These are Solomon's (D)measurements[b] for building the house of God: (E)the length, in cubits[c] of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 4 The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house,[d] and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. 5 (F)The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold (G)and made palms and chains on it. 6 He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. 7 So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—(H)and he carved cherubim on the walls.
8 (I)And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents[e] of fine gold. 9 The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels.[f] And he overlaid (J)the upper chambers with gold.
10 (K)In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of wood[g] and overlaid[h] them with gold. 11 The wings of the cherubim together extended twenty cubits: one wing of the one, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the wing of the other cherub; 12 and of this cherub, one wing, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also of five cubits, was joined to the wing of the first cherub. 13 The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim[i] stood on their feet, (L)facing the nave. 14 (M)And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.
15 (N)In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. 16 He made chains like a necklace[j] and put them on the tops of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains. 17 (O)He set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south, the other on the north; that on the south he called Jachin, and that on the north Boaz.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 3:1 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks the Lord
- 2 Chronicles 3:3 Syriac; Hebrew foundations
- 2 Chronicles 3:3 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 3:4 Compare 1 Kings 6:3; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- 2 Chronicles 3:8 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 3:9 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
- 2 Chronicles 3:10 Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- 2 Chronicles 3:10 Hebrew they overlaid
- 2 Chronicles 3:13 Hebrew they
- 2 Chronicles 3:16 Hebrew chains in the inner sanctuary
2 Krönikeboken 3
Svenska Folkbibeln
Templet byggs
3 Salomo började bygga Herrens hus i Jerusalem på Moria berg, där Herren hade uppenbarat sig för hans fader David, på den plats som David hade ställt i ordning, jebusiten Ornans tröskplats. 2 Han började bygga på andra dagen i andra månaden i sitt fjärde regeringsår.
3 När Salomo byggde Guds hus, lade han grunden så att det blev sextio alnar långt och tjugo alnar brett efter det gamla alnmåttet. 4 Förhuset som låg framför långhuset, framför husets kortsida, mätte tjugo alnar, och dess höjd var etthundratjugo. På insidan överdrog han det med rent guld. 5 Det stora huset klädde han med cypressträ. Detta i sin tur överdrog han med fint guld och prydde det med palmer och kedjor. 6 Dessutom smyckade han huset med dyrbara stenar. Guldet han använde var från Parvajim. 7 Han klädde huset, bjälkarna, trösklarna liksom väggarna och dörrarna i huset med guld och skar ut keruber på väggarna.
8 Vidare ställde han i ordning det rum som skulle vara det allra heligaste. Det låg utefter husets kortsida och var tjugo alnar långt och tjugo alnar brett. Han klädde det med fint guld, sexhundra talenter i vikt. 9 Spikarna vägde femtio siklar i guld. De övre salarna klädde han också med guld. 10 Till det rum som var det allra heligaste lät han skulptera två keruber, och man överdrog dem med guld. 11 Längden på kerubernas vingar var tillsammans tjugo alnar. Den enas ena vinge, fem alnar lång, rörde vid husets ena vägg, och hans andra vinge, fem alnar lång, rörde vid den andra kerubens vinge. 12 Den andra kerubens ena vinge, fem alnar lång, rörde vid husets andra vägg, och hans andra vinge, fem alnar lång, nådde intill den första kerubens vinge. 13 Tillsammans bredde alltså keruberna ut sina vingar tjugo alnar, där de stod på sina fötter med ansiktena vända inåt. 14 Förlåten gjorde han av mörkblått, purpurrött och karmosinrött garn och fint lingarn och prydde den med keruber.
Jakin och Boas
15 Framför huset gjorde han två pelare, trettiofem alnar höga. Pelarhuvudet ovanpå var och en av dem var fem alnar. 16 Han gjorde kedjor till koret och satte också kedjor upptill på pelarna. Vidare gjorde han etthundra granatäpplen och satte dem på kedjorna. 17 Och pelarna ställde han upp framför tempelsalen, den ena på högra sidan och den andra på vänstra. Åt den högra gav han namnet Jakin och åt den vänstra namnet Boas.
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