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Salomo bygger sitt palats

1 Sedan byggde Salomo sitt eget palats, som det däremot tog tretton år att färdigställa. 2 Ett av rummen i palatset kallades Libanonskogens sal. Det var mycket stort, fyrtiosex meter långt, tjugotre meter brett och tretton och en halv meter högt. De stora takbjälkarna av cederträ vilade på fyra rader av cederpelare, 3-4 fyrtiofem bjälkar, femton i varje rad. Fönster var placerade mitt emot varandra i rader om tre. 5 Alla dörröppningar var fyrkantiga, och i den främre delen fanns tre dörrar i varje grupp, mitt emot varandra. 6 Ett annat rum kallades Pelarhallen. Den var tjugotvå meter lång och tretton och en halv meter bred och hade ett förrum med en baldakin som hölls uppe av pelare. 7 Där fanns också tronrummet, eller domsalen, där Salomo satt när han utövade sitt ämbete att döma folket. Det hade panel av cederträ från golv till tak. 8 Rummen som han själv skulle bo i längre in i byggnaden var av liknande utseende. Han byggde också ett palats i samma stil åt Faraos dotter, som var en av hans hustrur. 9 Alla dessa byggnader uppfördes av stora stenblock av dyrbar sten, som huggits ut efter mått. 10 Grundstenarna var tre till fyra meter långa. 11 Stenarna i murarna var också uthuggna efter mått, och över dem låg bommar av cederträ, 12 precis som på den inre förgårdsmuren vid templet och palatsets förhus.

Templets utrustning

13-14 Salomo lät sända bud efter Hiram från Tyrus, känd som en skicklig och begåvad konstnär, och han kom nu för att utföra alla kung Salomos arbeten som skulle göras i koppar. Han var son till en änka av Naftalis stam och en kopparsmed från Tyrus. 15 Hiram tillverkade två pelare av koppar, var och en åtta meter hög och med en omkrets av cirka fem meter. 16-22 På varje pelare gjorde han ett liljeformat kapitäl av gjuten koppar, två och en halv meter högt och två meter brett. Varje kapitäl var dekorerat med sju kedjor i form av hängprydnader och fyrahundra granatäpplen i två rader. Hiram ställde dessa pelare vid templets ingång. Den södra kallades Jakin och den norra Boas. 23 Sedan gjorde Hiram ett väldigt kopparfat, två och en halv meter högt, fem meter i diameter och femton meter i omkrets. 24 Runt dess kant fanns två rader av utsirningar med tre till sex centimeters mellanrum utmed hela fatet. 25 Det vilade på tolv oxar av koppar, tre vända mot norr, tre mot väster, tre mot söder och tre mot öster. 26 Fatets sidor var sju och en halv centimeter tjocka, och kanten var formad som kanten på en bägare. Fatet rymde 40.000 liter. 27-30 Därefter gjorde han tio flyttbara bäckenställ. De var ungefär två meter i fyrkant och en och en halv meter höga. Deras sidoplåtar var dekorerade med lejon, oxar och änglar. Under och över lejonen och oxarna fanns utsirade blomsterkransar. Vart och ett av dessa ställ hade fyra hjul av koppar med axlar av koppar. 31 Överst på varje ställ fanns en rund behållare, en halv meter hög. Dess mitt var skålformig, sjuttiofem centimeter djup, och utsidan var dekorerad med blomsterkransar. 32 Ställen hade fyra hjul, som satt under sidoplåtarna på hjulaxlar fästade i ställets hörn. Hjulen var sextiosex centimeter höga 33 och gjorda som vagnshjul, i alla delar gjutna i brons, axlar, ekrar, hjulringar och hjulnav. 34 I varje hörn fanns ett handtag, gjort i ett stycke med stället i övrigt. 35 Överst på varje ställ fanns en rund kant, tjugotvå centimeter hög, och hållare. 36 Keruber, lejon och palmträd omgivna av blomsterkransar var ingraverade på hållarnas ytor, där det fanns utrymme. 37 Alla tio ställen var gjutna exakt lika i samma form. 38 Till detta gjorde han tio fat av koppar som placerades på ställen. Varje fat var två meter i diameter och rymde 800 liter vatten. 39 Fem av ställen placerades i rummets södra del och fem i den norra. Det stora fatet stod i det hörn av templet som låg mot sydost. 40 Hiram gjorde dessutom öskar och skålar, och han slutförde allt det arbete med Herrens tempel som Salomo hade gett honom i uppdrag att göra. 41-46 Här följer en förteckning över de saker som Hiram tillverkade: Två pelare, ett kapitäl ovanpå varje pelare, nät som utsmyckning till de båda kapitälen, fyrahundra granatäpplen i två rader på nätet, för att täcka de båda kapitälen, tio rörliga ställ med tio fat, ett stort fat med tolv oxar som fot, kärl, skovlar och skålar. Allt detta tillverkades av polerad koppar och göts på Jordanslätten mellan Suckot och Saretan. 47 Den totala vikten av allt detta är obekant, för det var alldeles för mycket att kunna vägas. 48 Alla andra föremål som skulle finnas i templet gjordes av rent guld. Detta gällde alltså altaret, bordet för skådebröden, 49 ljusstakarna (fem på högra sidan och fem på vänstra och framför det allraheligaste), blommorna, lamporna, tängerna, 50 faten, knivarna, skålarna, fyrfaten, gångjärnen till dörrarna in till det allraheligaste och till templets huvudingång. Allt detta gjordes alltså av rent guld. 51 När templet slutligen var färdigt, tog Salomo silvret, guldet och alla de kärl som hans far David hade invigt för detta ändamål och lade dem i templets skattkammare.

English Standard Version

Solomon Builds His Palace

1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. (1 Kung 3:1; 1 Kung 9:10; 2 Krön 8:1) 2 He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. Its length was a hundred cubits^[1] and its breadth fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits, and it was built on four^[2] rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars. (1 Kung 10:17; 1 Kung 10:21) 3 And it was covered with cedar above the chambers that were on the forty-five pillars, fifteen in each row. 4 There were window frames in three rows, and window opposite window in three tiers. 5 All the doorways and windows^[3] had square frames, and window was opposite window in three tiers. 6 And he made the Hall of Pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth thirty cubits. There was a porch in front with pillars, and a canopy in front of them. (1 Kung 7:12; Hes 41:25) 7 And he made the Hall of the Throne where he was to pronounce judgment, even the Hall of Judgment. It was finished with cedar from floor to rafters.^[4] (1 Kung 6:15) 8 His own house where he was to dwell, in the other court back of the hall, was of like workmanship. Solomon also made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter whom he had taken in marriage. (1 Kung 3:1; 2 Krön 8:11) 9 All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court. 10 The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits. 11 And above were costly stones, cut according to measurement, and cedar. 12 The great court had three courses of cut stone all around, and a course of cedar beams; so had the inner court of the house of the Lord and the vestibule of the house. (1 Kung 6:36; 1 Kung 7:6)

The Temple Furnishings

13 And King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. (2 Krön 2:14) 14 He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze. And he was full of wisdom, understanding, and skill for making any work in bronze. He came to King Solomon and did all his work. (2 Mos 31:3; 2 Mos 35:31) 15 He cast two pillars of bronze. Eighteen cubits was the height of one pillar, and a line of twelve cubits measured its circumference. It was hollow, and its thickness was four fingers. The second pillar was the same.^[5] (1 Kung 7:41; 2 Kung 25:17; 1 Krön 18:8; 2 Krön 3:15; 2 Krön 4:12; Jer 52:21)

1 Kung 7:412 Kung 25:171 Krön 18:82 Krön 3:152 Krön 4:12Jer 52:21

16 He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of the one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits. (1 Kung 7:15) 17 There were lattices of checker work with wreaths of chain work for the capitals on the tops of the pillars, a lattice^[6] for the one capital and a lattice for the other capital. 18 Likewise he made pomegranates^[7] in two rows around the one latticework to cover the capital that was on the top of the pillar, and he did the same with the other capital. 19 Now the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars in the vestibule were of lily-work, four cubits. 20 The capitals were on the two pillars and also above the rounded projection which was beside the latticework. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows all around, and so with the other capital. (1 Kung 7:42; 2 Krön 3:16; 2 Krön 4:13; Jer 52:23)

1 Kung 7:422 Krön 3:162 Krön 4:13Jer 52:23

21 He set up the pillars at the vestibule of the temple. He set up the pillar on the south and called its name Jachin, and he set up the pillar on the north and called its name Boaz. (2 Krön 3:17) 22 And on the tops of the pillars was lily-work. Thus the work of the pillars was finished. 23 Then he made the sea of cast metal. It was round, ten cubits from brim to brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its circumference. (2 Mos 30:18; 2 Kung 16:17; 2 Kung 25:13; 1 Krön 18:8; 2 Krön 4:2; Jer 52:17)

2 Mos 30:182 Kung 16:172 Kung 25:131 Krön 18:82 Krön 4:2Jer 52:17

24 Under its brim were gourds, for ten cubits, compassing the sea all around. The gourds were in two rows, cast with it when it was cast. (1 Kung 6:18) 25 It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, and all their rear parts were inward. (Jer 52:20) 26 Its thickness was a handbreadth,^[8] and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily. It held two thousand baths.^[9] 27 He also made the ten stands of bronze. Each stand was four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high. (2 Kung 25:13; 2 Krön 4:14; Jer 52:17) 28 This was the construction of the stands: they had panels, and the panels were set in the frames, 29 and on the panels that were set in the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the frames, both above and below the lions and oxen, there were wreaths of beveled work. 30 Moreover, each stand had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze, and at the four corners were supports for a basin. The supports were cast with wreaths at the side of each. 31 Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were square, not round. 32 And the four wheels were underneath the panels. The axles of the wheels were of one piece with the stands, and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. 33 The wheels were made like a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. 34 There were four supports at the four corners of each stand. The supports were of one piece with the stands. 35 And on the top of the stand there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the stand its stays and its panels were of one piece with it. 36 And on the surfaces of its stays and on its panels, he carved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths all around. 37 After this manner he made the ten stands. All of them were cast alike, of the same measure and the same form. (1 Kung 7:27) 38 And he made ten basins of bronze. Each basin held forty baths, each basin measured four cubits, and there was a basin for each of the ten stands. (2 Mos 30:18; 2 Krön 4:6) 39 And he set the stands, five on the south side of the house, and five on the north side of the house. And he set the sea at the southeast corner of the house. 40 Hiram also made the pots, the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram finished all the work that he did for King Solomon on the house of the Lord: (2 Mos 27:3; 2 Mos 38:3; 2 Krön 4:11) 41 the two pillars, the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars, and the two latticeworks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the tops of the pillars; (1 Kung 7:17) 42 and the four hundred pomegranates for the two latticeworks, two rows of pomegranates for each latticework, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the pillars; (1 Kung 7:20) 43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands; 44 and the one sea, and the twelve oxen underneath the sea. (1 Kung 7:23; 1 Kung 7:25) 45 Now the pots, the shovels, and the basins, all these vessels in the house of the Lord, which Hiram made for King Solomon, were of burnished bronze. (2 Mos 27:3; 2 Mos 38:3) 46 In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. (Jos 3:16; Jos 13:27) 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained. (1 Krön 22:3; 1 Krön 22:14) 48 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the Lord: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence, (2 Mos 25:30; 2 Mos 37:10; 2 Mos 37:25; 3 Mos 24:5; 2 Krön 4:8)

2 Mos 25:302 Mos 37:102 Mos 37:253 Mos 24:52 Krön 4:8

49 the lampstands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north, before the inner sanctuary; the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; (2 Mos 25:31; 2 Krön 4:7) 50 the cups, snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold; and the sockets of gold, for the doors of the innermost part of the house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the nave of the temple. (2 Mos 27:3; 1 Kung 6:16) 51 Thus all the work that King Solomon did on the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and stored them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord. (2 Sam 8:11)