2 Chronicles 3 – NIRV & CCB

New International Reader’s Version

2 Chronicles 3:1-17

Solomon Builds the Temple

1Then Solomon began to build the temple of the Lord. He built it on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. That’s where the Lord had appeared to Solomon’s father David. The Lord had appeared at the threshing floor of Araunah. Araunah was from Jebus. David had provided the threshing floor. 2Solomon began building the temple on the second day of the second month. It was in the fourth year of his rule.

3Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple. It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. Solomon’s men followed the standard measure used at that time. 4The porch in front of the temple was 30 feet across and 30 feet high.

Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold. 5He covered the inside of the main hall with juniper boards. Then he covered the boards with fine gold. He decorated the hall with palm tree patterns and chain patterns. 6He decorated the temple with valuable jewels. The gold he used came from Parvaim. 7He covered the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold. He carved cherubim on the walls.

8He built the Most Holy Room. It was as long as the temple was wide. It was 30 feet long and 30 feet wide. He covered the inside of the Most Holy Room with 23 tons of fine gold. 9He also covered the upper parts with gold. The gold on the nails weighed 20 ounces.

10For the Most Holy Room, Solomon made a pair of carved cherubim. He covered them with gold. 11The total length of the cherubim’s wings from tip to tip was 30 feet. One wing of the first cherub was seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the temple wall. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the wing tip of the other cherub. 12In the same way one wing of the second cherub was seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the other temple wall. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long. Its tip touched the wing tip of the first cherub. 13So the total length of the wings of the two cherubim was 30 feet from tip to tip. The cherubim stood facing the main hall.

14Solomon made the curtain out of blue, purple and bright red yarn and fine linen. A skilled worker sewed cherubim into its pattern.

15For the front of the temple, Solomon made two pillars. Each pillar was 26 feet tall. Each had a decorated top seven and a half feet high. 16Solomon made chains that were linked together. He put them on top of the pillars. He also made 100 pomegranates. He fastened them to the chains. 17Solomon set the pillars up in front of the temple. One was on the south. The other was on the north. He named the one on the south Jakin. The one on the north he named Boaz.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

历代志下 3:1-17

建造圣殿

1所罗门耶路撒冷摩利亚山上动工兴建耶和华的殿,殿址在耶布斯阿珥楠的麦场,就是大卫指定的地方。耶和华曾在那里向他父亲大卫显现。 2所罗门在执政第四年二月二日动工建殿。 3按照古时的尺度,他建造的上帝殿宇的地基长二十七米,宽九米。 4殿前的门廊长九米,与殿的宽度一样,高九米3:4 高九米”希伯来文是“高五十四米”。,里面都贴上纯金。 5大殿里镶上松木板,贴上纯金,又刻上棕树和链子。 6所罗门用宝石和巴瓦音的纯金装饰殿。 7殿的栋梁、墙壁、门槛和门扇也都贴上金子;墙上还刻上基路伯天使。

8所罗门又动工建造至圣所,长九米,宽九米,与殿的宽度一样,里面共贴了二十一吨纯金。 9所用的金钉重六百克。楼房也都贴上了金子。 10他又在至圣所制造两个基路伯天使的翅膀,包上金子。 11-13两个基路伯天使的翅膀共九米长,每个翅膀长二点二五米。两个基路伯天使面向大殿站立,他们展开的翅膀共九米长,各有一个翅膀触到殿墙,一个翅膀互相连接。 14他用蓝色、紫色和朱红色的线以及细麻织成幔子,并在上面绣上基路伯天使。

15所罗门在殿前造了两根柱子,每根高八米,上面的柱冠高二点二五米。 16他也造了链子3:16 他也造了链子”希伯来文是“他在圣所内造了链子”。,装饰在柱冠上。他又造了一百个石榴,安在链子上。 17这两根柱子一左一右立在殿的入口处,他给右边那根取名叫雅斤,给左边那根取名叫波阿斯