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2 Chronicles 3
King James Version
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
New International Version
2 Chronicles 3
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]
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 Cronache 3
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2 Cronache 3
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Costruzione del tempio
3 (A)*Salomone cominciò a costruire la casa del Signore a *Gerusalemme sul monte Moria, dove il Signore era apparso a *Davide suo padre, nel luogo che Davide aveva preparato, nell'aia di Ornan[a], il Gebuseo. 2 Egli cominciò la costruzione il secondo giorno del secondo mese del quarto anno del suo regno.
3 Queste sono le misure delle fondamenta gettate da Salomone per la costruzione della casa di Dio: la lunghezza, in *cubiti dell'antica misura, era di sessanta cubiti[b]; la larghezza, di venti cubiti[c]. 4 Il portico, sul davanti della casa, aveva venti cubiti di lunghezza, corrispondenti alla larghezza della casa, e centoventi d'altezza[d]. Salomone ricoprí d'oro finissimo l'interno della casa.
5 Egli ricoprí la casa maggiore di legno di cipresso, poi la rivestí d'oro finissimo e vi fece scolpire delle palme e delle catenelle. 6 Rivestí questa casa di pietre preziose, per ornamento; e l'oro era di quello di Parvaim. 7 Rivestí pure d'oro la casa, le travi, gli stipiti, le pareti e le porte; e sulle pareti fece intagliare dei *cherubini.
8 Costruí il luogo santissimo. Esso aveva venti cubiti[e] di lunghezza, corrispondenti alla larghezza della casa, e venti cubiti di larghezza. Lo ricoprí d'oro finissimo, del valore di seicento *talenti; 9 e il peso dell'oro per i chiodi era di cinquanta *sicli. Rivestí d'oro anche le camere superiori.
10 Nel luogo santissimo fece scolpire due statue di cherubini, che furono ricoperti d'oro. 11 Le ali dei cherubini avevano venti cubiti[f] di lunghezza. L'ala del primo, lunga cinque cubiti[g], toccava la parete della casa; anche l'altra ala, pure di cinque cubiti, toccava l'ala del secondo cherubino. 12 L'ala del secondo cherubino, lunga cinque cubiti, toccava la parete della casa; l'altra ala, pure di cinque cubiti, arrivava all'ala dell'altro cherubino. 13 Le ali di questi cherubini, spiegate, misuravano venti cubiti. Essi stavano in piedi, e avevano le facce rivolte verso la sala.
14 Fece la *cortina di filo violaceo, porporino, scarlatto e di bisso, e vi fece ricamare dei cherubini.
15 (B)Fece pure davanti alla casa due colonne di trentacinque cubiti[h] d'altezza; e il capitello, in cima a ciascuna, era di cinque cubiti. 16 Fece delle catenelle, come quelle che erano nel *santuario, e le pose in cima alle colonne; e fece cento melagrane, che sospese alle catenelle. 17 Eresse le colonne davanti al *tempio: una a destra e l'altra a sinistra; e chiamò quella di destra Iachin[i], e quella di sinistra Boaz[j].
Footnotes
- 2 Cronache 3:1 Ornan, o Arauna; 2 S 24:16; 1 Cr 21:20.
- 2 Cronache 3:3 Sessanta cubiti, circa trenta metri.
- 2 Cronache 3:3 Venti cubiti, circa dieci metri.
- 2 Cronache 3:4 D'altezza, è l'altezza del portico; 1 R 6:2 precisa l'altezza della costruzione stessa.
- 2 Cronache 3:8 Venti cubiti, circa dieci metri.
- 2 Cronache 3:11 Venti cubiti, circa dieci metri.
- 2 Cronache 3:11 Cinque cubiti, circa due metri e mezzo.
- 2 Cronache 3:15 Trentacinque cubiti, circa diciassette metri.
- 2 Cronache 3:17 Iachin, lett. egli stabilirà.
- 2 Cronache 3:17 Boaz, lett. in lui la forza; vd. 1 R 7:21, eccetera.
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