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1 Kings 6

In Solomon’s fourth year—480 years after the exodus—temple construction begins. The chapter describes the structure, side chambers, cedar interior, oracle, cherubim, doors, carved decorations, and gold overlay. In the middle of the architecture God reminds Solomon that His dwelling among Israel is connected with walking in His statutes. The house is completed after seven years.

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In Solomon’s fourth year—480 years after the exodus—temple construction begins. The chapter describes the structure, side chambers, cedar interior, oracle, cherubim, doors, carved decorations, and gold overlay. In the middle of the architecture God reminds Solomon that His dwelling among Israel is connected with walking in His statutes. The house is completed after seven years.

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Verses 1–10Solomon begins building the temple and its chambersVerses 11–13The LORD reminds Solomon that obedience is requiredVerses 14–22The temple interior is finished and overlaid with goldVerses 23–30Cherubims are made for the oracleVerses 31–36Doors and the inner court are madeVerses 37–38The temple is completed after seven years
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1And it came to pass in the four hundred and…2And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD,…3And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty…4And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.5And against the wall of the house he built chambers…6The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle…7And the house, when it was in building, was built…8The door for the middle chamber was in the right…9So he built the house, and finished it; and covered…10And then he built chambers against all the house, five…11And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,12Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou…13And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and…14So Solomon built the house, and finished it.15And he built the walls of the house within with…16And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the…17And the house, that is, the temple before it, was…18And the cedar of the house within was carved with…19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to…20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in…21So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and…22And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he…23And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive…24And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub,…25And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims…26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and…27And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and…28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.29And he carved all the walls of the house round…30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold,…31And for the entering of the oracle he made doors…32The two doors also were of olive tree; and he…33So also made he for the door of the temple…34And the two doors were of fir tree: the two…35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open…36And he built the inner court with three rows of…37In the fourth year was the foundation of the house…38And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which…