Solomon's Palace
1 Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years. 2-3 The Hall of the Forest of Lebanon was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had three rows of cedar pillars, 15 in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, extending over storerooms, which were supported by the pillars. 4 On each of the two side walls there were three rows of windows. 5 The doorways and the windows had rectangular frames, and the three rows of windows in each wall faced the opposite rows.
6 The Hall of Columns was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. It had a covered porch, supported by columns.
7 The Throne Room, also called the Hall of Judgment, where Solomon decided cases, had cedar panels from the floor to the rafters.
8 Solomon's own quarters, in another court behind the Hall of Judgment, were made like the other buildings. He also built the same kind of house for his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt.
9 All these buildings and the great court were made of fine stones from the foundations to the eaves. The stones were prepared at the quarry and cut to measure, with their inner and outer sides trimmed with saws. 10 The foundations were made of large stones prepared at the quarry, some of them twelve feet long and others fifteen feet long. 11 On top of them were other stones, cut to measure, and cedar beams. 12 The palace court, the inner court of the Temple, and the entrance room of the Temple had walls with one layer of cedar beams for every three layers of cut stones.
Huram's Task
(2 Chronicles 2.132 14)13 King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre, who was skilled in bronze work. 14 His father, who was no longer living, was from Tyre, and had also been a skilled bronze craftsman; his mother was from the tribe of Naphtali. Huram was an intelligent and experienced craftsman. He accepted King Solomon's invitation to be in charge of all the bronze work.
The Two Bronze Columns
(2 Chronicles 3.15-17)15 Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple. 16 He also made two bronze capitals, each one 7½ feet tall, to be placed on top of the columns. 17 The top of each column was decorated with a design of interwoven chains 18 and two rows of bronze pomegranates.
19 The capitals were shaped like lilies, 6 feet tall, 20 and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were 200 pomegranates in two rows around each capital.
21 Huram placed these two bronze columns in front of the entrance of the Temple: the one on the south side was named Jachin and the one on the north was named Boaz. 22 The lily-shaped bronze capitals were on top of the columns.
And so the work on the columns was completed.
The Bronze Tank
(2 Chronicles 4.2-5)23 Huram made a round tank of bronze, 7½ feet deep, 15 feet in diameter, and 45 feet in circumference. 24 All around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of bronze gourds, which had been cast all in one piece with the rest of the tank. 25 The tank rested on the backs of twelve bronze bulls that faced outward, three facing in each direction. 26 The sides of the tank were 3 inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup, curving outward like the petals of a lily. The tank held about 10,000 gallons.
The Bronze Carts
27 Huram also made ten bronze carts; each was 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4½ feet high. 28 They were made of square panels which were set in frames, 29 with the figures of lions, bulls, and winged creatures on the panels; and on the frames, above and underneath the lions and bulls, there were spiral figures in relief. 30 Each cart had four bronze wheels with bronze axles. At the four corners were bronze supports for a basin; the supports were decorated with spiral figures in relief. 31 There was a circular frame on top for the basin. It projected upward 18 inches from the top of the cart and 7 inches down into it. It had carvings around it. 32 The wheels were 25 inches high; they were under the panels, and the axles were of one piece with the carts. 33 The wheels were like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of bronze. 34 There were four supports at the bottom corners of each cart, which were of one piece with the cart. 35 There was a 9-inch band around the top of each cart; its supports and the panels were of one piece with the cart. 36 The supports and panels were decorated with figures of winged creatures, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was space for them, with spiral figures all around. 37 This, then, is how the carts were made; they were all alike, having the same size and shape.
38 Huram also made ten basins, one for each cart. Each basin was 6 feet in diameter and held 200 gallons. 39 He placed five of the carts on the south side of the Temple, and the other five on the north side; the tank he placed at the southeast corner.
Summary List of Temple Furnishings
(2 Chronicles 4.11—5.1)40-45 Huram also made pots, shovels, and bowls. He completed all his work for King Solomon for the Lord's Temple. This is what he made:
The two columnsThe two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the columnsThe design of interwoven chains on each capitalThe 400 bronze pomegranates, in two rows of 100 each around the design on each capitalThe ten cartsThe ten basinsThe tankThe twelve bulls supporting the tankThe pots, shovels, and bowlsAll this equipment for the Temple, which Huram made for King Solomon, was of polished bronze. 46 The king had it all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zarethan, in the Jordan Valley. 47 Solomon did not have these bronze objects weighed, because there were too many of them, and so their weight was never determined.
48 Solomon also had gold furnishings made for the Temple: the altar, the table for the bread offered to God, 49 the ten lampstands that stood in front of the Most Holy Place, five on the south side and five on the north; the flowers, lamps, and tongs; 50 the cups, lamp snuffers, bowls, dishes for incense, and the pans used for carrying live coals; and the hinges for the doors of the Most Holy Place and of the outer doors of the Temple. All these furnishings were made of gold.
51 When King Solomon finished all the work on the Temple, he placed in the Temple storerooms all the things that his father David had dedicated to the Lord—the silver, gold, and other articles.
قصر سليمان
1 وبَنى سُليمانُ قصرَهُ في ثَلاثَ عشْرَةَ سنَةً. 2 فبَنى قاعةً دَعاها غابةَ لبنانَ وطُولُها مئَةُ ذِراعٍ، وعَرضُها خَمسونَ ذِراعا وارتِفاعُها ثَلاثونَ ذِراعا. بَناها على أربَعةِ صُفوفٍ مِنْ أعمِدَةِ الأرْزِ. وكانَ على الأعمدَةِ عَوارِضُ مِنَ الأرْزِ، 3 سقَفَها بِالأرْزِ على الغُرَفاتِ الخَمسِ والأربَعينَ الّتي على الأعمِدَةِ وكُلُّ صَفٍّ خَمسَ عشْرَةَ غُرفَةً. 4 وكانتِ النَّوافِذُ ثَلاثةَ صُفوفٍ، كُلُّ صَفٍّ خَمسَ عشْرَةَ نافِذةً، وكُلُّ نافِذَةٍ مُقابِلَ النَّافِذَةِ الأُخرى. 5 وكانَت جميعُ المَداخِلِ والنَّوافِذِ مُربَّعةَ الأُطُرِ، وكُلُّ نافِذةٍ مُقابِلَ الأخرى على ثَلاثَةِ صُفوفٍ.
6 وجعَلَ رِواقَ الأعمِدةِ خَمسينَ ذِراعا في الطُّولِ، وثَلاثينَ ذِراعا في العَرضِ، فكانَ أمامَ أعمِدةِ غابةِ لبنانَ رِواقٌ وأعمِدةٌ وسُقفيَّةٌ. 7 وجعَلَ رِواقَ العرشِ حَيثُ كانَ يُصدِرُ الأحكامَ، وهوَ رِواقُ القضاءِ، مُصَفَّحا بِالأرْزِ مِنَ الأرضِ إلى السَّقفِ.
8 وأمَّا مَسكِنُهُ في الدَّارِ الأخرى داخِلَ الرِّواقِ، فكانَ مُتَشابِها لِهذا البِناءِ، وكذلِكَ البَيتُ الّذي بَناهُ لابنةِ فِرعَونَ زَوجَتِهِ. 9 وهذِهِ الأبنيَةُ كُلُّها كانَت مِنْ حِجارةٍ ثمينةٍ مَنحوتَةٍ على القياسِ ومَنشورَةٍ بِمَناشيرَ مِنْ داخِلِها وخارِجِها، مِنَ الأساسِ إلى الإفْريزِ، ومِنْ دارِ هَيكَلِ الرّبِّ إلى الدَّارِ الكبـيرةِ. 10 وكانَ الأساسُ مِنْ حجارةٍ ضَخمَةٍ ثمينةٍ، بَعضُها عَشْرُ أذرُعٍ وبَعضُها ثماني أذرُعٍ في الطُّولِ. 11 وفوقَها حجارةٌ ثمينةٌ على القِـياسِ وعَوارِضُ مِنْ أرْزٍ. 12 ولِلدَّارِ الكبـيرةِ على مُحيطِها ثَلاثةُ صُفوفٍ مِنَ الحجارةِ المَنحوتَةِ وصَفٌّ مِنْ عَوارِضِ الأرْزِ، كما لِدارِ هَيكلِ الرّبِّ الدَّاخِليَّةِ ولِرِواقِهِ.
مصنوعات من نحاس لهيكل الرب
13 واستقدَمَ المَلِكُ سُليمانُ حيرامَ مِنْ صُورَ 14 وهوَ صانِعُ نُحاسٍ، أُمُّهُ أرمَلةٌ مِنْ سِبْطِ نَفتالي، وأبوهُ مِنْ صُورَ. وكانَ حيرامُ كثيرَ الفَهْمِ والمَهارةِ والمعرفةِ في كُلِّ ما يَصنَعُ مِنَ النُّحاسِ. فقَدِمَ إلى المَلِكِ سُليمانَ وتوَلَّى كُلَّ عمَلٍ مِنِ اختِصاصِهِ.
أعمدة النحاس
(2أخ 3:15-17)15 وصنَعَ حيرامُ عَمودَينِ مِنْ نُحاسٍ، طُولُ الواحدِ ثماني عشْرَةَ ذِراعا ومُحيطُه اثنَتا عشْرَةَ ذِراعا وكانَ أجوفَ بِسَماكَةِ أربَعِ أصابِـعَ، 16 وصنَعَ تاجَينِ مِنْ نُحاسٍ مَسبوكٍ لِـيكونا على رأسَي العَمودَينِ، عُلُوُّ كُلٍّ مِنهُما خَمسُ أذرُعٍ. 17 وصنَعَ لِكُلٍّ مِنَ التَّاجَينِ حَبـيكَةً مُخرَّمةً، 18 ورُمَّاناتٍ مِنْ نُحاسٍ وضَعَها في صَفَّينِ على مُحيطِ كُلٍّ مِنَ الحَبـيكتَينِ لِتَغطيَةِ التَّاجِ. 19 وكانَ التَّاجانِ اللَّذانِ على رأسَي العَمودَينِ في الرِّواقِ على شكلِ السَّوسَنِ، عُلُوُّ كُلِّ واحدٍ أربَعُ أذرُعٍ. 20 وكانا على مُستَديرةٍ بارِزةٍ وراءَ الحَبـيكَةِ. وكانتِ الرُمَّاناتُ مئَتينِ لِلصَفَّينِ المُحيطَينِ بِالتَّاجِ الواحدِ. 21 ونصَبَ العَمودَينِ في رِواقِ الهَيكلِ، الأيمَنَ وسَمَّاه ياكينَ، والأيسَرَ وسَمَّاهُ بوعَزَ. 22 وكانَ على رأسِ كُلٍّ مِنَ العَمودَينِ واحدٌ مِنَ التَّاجَينِ اللَّذينِ على شكلِ السَّوسَنِ. وهكذا صِناعةُ العَمودَينِ.
23 وصنَعَ حيرامُ حَوضا مِنَ النُّحاسِ مَسبوكا مُستَديرا، قَطْرُهُ مِنْ حافَّةٍ إلى حافَّةٍ عشْرُ أذرُعٍ، بارْتِفاعِ خَمسِ أذرُعٍ، ومُحيطُهُ ثَلاثونَ ذِراعا. 24 وكانَ تَحتَ حافَّتِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهةٍ يَقطينٌ مِنْ نُحاسٍ يُحيطُ بهِ، لِكُلِّ ذِراعٍ عشْرٌ مِنَ اليَقطينِ على صَفَّينِ مُحيطَينِ بِالحَوضِ كُلِّهِ، واليَقطينُ مَسبوكٌ معَ الحَوضِ. 25 وكانَ الحَوضُ قائِما على اثنَي عشَرَ ثورا، ثَلاثَةٌ مِنها مُوجَّهةٌ نحوَ الشَّمالِ، وثَلاثَةٌ نحوَ الغربِ، وثَلاثَةٌ نحوَ الجنوبِ، وثلاثَةٌ نحوَ الشَّرقِ، ومُؤخَّرَةُ كُلٍّ مِنها إلى الدَّاخِلِ. 26 وكانَت سَماكَةُ الحَوضِ شِبرا، وحافَّتُهُ كحافَّةِ كأسٍ على مِثالِ زَهْرِ السَّوسَنِ، وكانَ يَسَعُ مئتينِ وخَمسينَ برميلا.
27 وصنَعَ حيرامُ القواعِدَ العَشْرَ مِنْ نُحاسٍ، طُولُ القاعِدةِ الواحدةِ أربَعُ أذرُعٍ، وعَرضُها أربَعُ أذرُعٍ، وعُلُوُّها ثَلاثُ أذرُعٍ. 28 وكانَت لها صَفائِحُ في وسَطِ أُطُرٍ 29 وعلَيها أسودٌ وثيرانٌ وكَروبـيمُ، وعلى الأُطُرِ مِنْ فَوقِ الأُسودِ والثِّيرانِ ومِنْ تَحتِها قلائِدُ زُهورٍ مُتدَلِّيَّةٍ. 30 وكانَت لِكُلِّ قاعدةٍ أربعَةُ دَواليـبَ مِنْ نُحاسٍ، بِمَحاوِرَ نُحاسيَّةٍ، ولِزَواياها الأربَعِ أكتافٌ مَسبوكَةٌ تَحتَ المَغسَلِ، وكُلُّ واحدةٍ بِـجانِبِ الأُخرى. 31 وفَمُها مِنْ مُلتَقى الأكتافِ إلى فَوقُ ذِراعٌ واحدةٌ، وهوَ مُستَديرٌ على شكلِ مَقعَدِ إبريقٍ مِنْ ذِراعٍ ونِصفِ ذِراعٍ وعلى فَمِها أيضا كانَت نُقوشٌ، غيرَ أنَّ صَفائِحَها كانَت مُربَّعةً لا مُدَوَّرَةً. 32 وكانتِ الدَّواليـبُ الأربعَةُ تَحتَ الصَّفائِحِ ومَحاوِرِها في القاعدةِ وعُلُوُّ الدُّولابِ الواحدِ ذِراعٌ ونِصفُ ذِراعٍ. 33 وكانتِ الدَّواليـبُ مَصنوعةً على شاكِلَةِ دَواليـبِ المَركبةِ، وجميعُ مَحاوِرِها وأُطُرِها وأصابِــعِها وقُبوبِها مِنْ نُحاسٍ مَسبوكٍ. 34 وكانَ هُنالِكَ أربَعُ أكتافٍ في الزَّوايا الأربَعِ مِنْ كُلِّ قاعدةٍ، وأكتافُ القاعدةِ مِنها وفيها. 35 وفي أعلى القاعدةِ شريطُ نُحاسٍ مُستَديرٌ على ارْتِفاعِ نِصفِ ذِراعٍ، وأيدٍ وصَفائِحُ مِنها وفيها. 36 وعلى ظاهِرِ أيدي صَفائِحِها نُقِشَت كروبـيمُ وأُسودٌ ونَخيلٌ على قَدْرِ ما يَتَّسِعُ كُلٌّ مِنها، وقلائِدُ زُهورٍ مِنْ حَولِها. 37 وصنَعَ حيرامُ القواعدَ العَشْرَ سَبْكا واحدا وقياسا واحدا وصَوغا واحدا.
38 ثُمَّ صنَعَ عَشْرَ مَغاسِلَ مِنْ نُحاسٍ، كُلٌّ مِنها يسَعُ خمسةَ براميلَ ومُحيطُهُ أربَعُ أذرُعٍ، وكانَ على كُلِّ قاعدةٍ مِنَ القواعِدِ العَشْرِ مَغسِلٌ.
39 وجعَلَ القواعِدَ خَمسا على الجانِبِ الأيمَنِ مِنَ الهَيكلِ، وخَمسا على الجانِبِ الأيسَرِ، وجعَلَ الحَوضَ في الجانِبِ الأيمَنِ مِنَ الهَيكلِ إلى الشَّرقِ مِنْ جِهَةِ الجنوبِ.
الأواني المعدنية
40 وصنَعَ حيرامُ القُدورَ والمَجارِفَ والكُؤوسَ. وفرَغَ مِنْ كُلِّ عمَلِهِ لِهَيكلِ الرّبِّ كما أمَرَهُ المَلِكُ سُليمانُ. وهذا ما عَمِلَهُ: 41 العمودانِ، وغِلافا التَّاجَينِ اللَّذينِ على العَمودَينِ، والحَبـيكتانِ اللَّتانِ تُغَطِّيانِ التَّاجَينِ، 42 والرُّمّاناتُ الأربَعُ مئَةٍ الّتي لِلحَبـيكتَينِ لِتَغطيَةِ التَّاجَينِ، 43 والقواعِدُ العَشْرُ والمَغاسِلُ العَشْرُ الّتي علَيها، 44 والحَوضُ والثِّيرانُ الاثنا عشَرَ الّتي تَحتَهُ، 45 والقُدورُ والمَجارِفُ والكُؤوسُ وجميعُ الأدواتِ الّتي مِنْ نُحاسٍ مَصقولٍ لِهَيكلِ الرّبِّ: 46 هذِهِ كُلُّها أمَرَ المَلِكُ سُليمانُ بِسَبْكِها في غَورِ الأُردُنِّ، في أرضٍ خَزَفيَّةٍ بَينَ سُكُّوتَ وصَرَتانَ. 47 ولم يَزِنْ هذِهِ الأدَواتِ النُّحاسيَّةَ لأنَّها كانَت كثيرةً جِدًّا.
48 وصنَعَ سُليمانُ جميعَ أدَواتِ هَيكلِ الرّبِّ مِنَ الذَّهبِ: المذبَحُ والمائِدَةُ الّتي علَيها خُبزُ القُربانِ، 49 والمَنائِرُ: خَمسا عَنِ اليمينِ وخَمسا عَنِ الشِّمالِ أمامَ المِحرابِ، والأزهارُ والسُّرُجُ والمَلاقِطُ، 50 والطُّسوتُ والمَقاريضُ والكُؤُوسُ والصُّحونُ والمَجامِرُ، والمَفاصِلُ لِمَصاريعِ قُدسِ الأقداسِ ومَصاريعِ الهَيكلِ.
51 ولمَّا أكمَلَ المَلِكُ سُليمانُ بِناءَ هَيكلِ الرّبِّ، أدخَلَ إليهِ جميعَ أدَواتِ الفِضَّةِ والذَّهبِ الّتي خصَّصَها داوُدُ أبوهُ لِلرّبِّ، وحَفِظَها في خَزائِنِه.