1Then 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.3.1 where…: or, which was seen of David his father3.1 Ornan: also called, Araunah 2And 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.3.3 instructed: Heb. founded 4And 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. 5And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.3.6 garnished: Heb. covered 7He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. 8And 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. 9And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
10And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.3.10 image…: or, (as some think) of moveable work
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. 12And 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. 13The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.3.13 inward: or, toward the house
14¶ And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.3.14 wrought: Heb. caused to ascend 15Also 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.3.15 high: Heb. long 16And 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. 17And 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.3.17 Jachin: that is, He shall establish3.17 Boaz: that is, In it is strength
Salomão constrói o templo
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1Finalmente, começou a construção do templo em Jerusalém, no cimo do monte Moriá, onde o Senhor aparecera a David, seu pai, onde se localizava a eira de Ornã, o jebuseu. Foi David quem escolheu esse sítio. 2O início da construção teve lugar no dia 2 do segundo mês3.2 Mês de Zive. No nosso calendário, entre a lua nova do mês de abril e o mês de maio., no quarto ano do reinado de Salomão.
3-4Os alicerces tinham 30 metros de comprimento e 10 de largura. Havia um alpendre ao longo dos 10 metros da largura do edifício, na parte da frente. A sua parte interior e o teto eram cobertos de ouro puro. O telhado estava à altura de 60 metros.
5A parte principal do templo era forrada com madeira de cipreste, coberta de ouro puro, com gravações de folhas de palmeiras e cadeias. 6Havia pedras preciosas incrustadas nas paredes, para aumentar a sua beleza; o ouro era do melhor, de Parvaim. 7Todas as paredes, traves, portas e ombreiras das entradas do templo estavam cobertas de ouro com querubins gravados.
O lugar santíssimo
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8Dentro, numa extremidade, ficava o local mais sagrado, o lugar santíssimo, com 10 metros quadrados. Esta área também era toda coberta de ouro do mais puro, pesando 21 toneladas. 9Os pregos ali usados eram igualmente de ouro e pesavam 575 gramas cada. As salas superiores estavam também forradas a ouro.
10Dentro da referida dependência, o lugar santíssimo, Salomão colocou duas esculturas de querubins revestidas de ouro. 11-13Os querubins estavam de pé ao lado um do outro, voltados para a entrada. Tinha cada um duas asas com 2,5 metros de comprimento. Uma tocava a parede da sala e a outra tocava a asa do outro querubim. As asas assim estendidas mediam 10 metros.
14À entrada desta sala colocou um véu em azul, vermelho, púrpura e linho fino, decorado também com querubins.
Os dois pilares na frente do templo
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15Na frente do templo havia dois pilares de 17,5 metros de altura, com capitéis de 2,5 metros que os ligavam ao teto. 16Mandou fazer cadeias, como as do santuário, e colocou-as no cimo dos pilares; havia 100 romãs ligadas às cadeias. 17Os pilares, colocou-os um à direita e o outro à esquerda, na parte da frente do templo, e deu-lhes nomes: ao da direita deu o nome de Jaquim, ao da esquerda, Boaz.3.17 Em hebraico, Jaquim significa ele estabelecerá e Boaz significa nele está a força.
