Bible Cross References
But Solomon built him an house.
2 Samuel 7:13
He will be the one to build a temple for me, and I will make sure that his dynasty continues forever.
1 Kings 5:1-18
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King Hiram of Tyre had always been a friend of David's, and when he heard that Solomon had succeeded his father David as king, he sent ambassadors to him.
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Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:
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"You know that because of the constant wars my father David had to fight against the enemy countries all around him, he could not build a temple for the worship of the LORD his God until the LORD had given him victory over all his enemies.
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But now the LORD my God has given me peace on all my borders. I have no enemies, and there is no danger of attack.
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The LORD promised my father David, 'Your son, whom I will make king after you, will build a temple for me.' And I have now decided to build that temple for the worship of the LORD my God.
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So send your men to Lebanon to cut down cedars for me. My men will work with them, and I will pay your men whatever you decide. As you well know, my men don't know how to cut down trees as well as yours do."
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Hiram was extremely pleased when he received Solomon's message, and he said, "Praise the LORD today for giving David such a wise son to succeed him as king of that great nation!"
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Then Hiram sent Solomon the following message: "I have received your message, and I am ready to do what you ask. I will provide the cedars and the pine trees.
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My men will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea and will tie them together in rafts to float them down the coast to the place you choose. There my men will untie them, and your men will take charge of them. On your part, I would like you to supply the food for my men."
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So Hiram supplied Solomon with all the cedar and pine logs that he wanted,
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and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat and 110,000 gallons of pure olive oil every year to feed his men.
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The LORD kept his promise and gave Solomon wisdom. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made a treaty with each other.
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King Solomon drafted 30,000 men as forced labor from all over Israel,
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and put Adoniram in charge of them. He divided them into three groups of 10,000 men, and each group spent one month in Lebanon and two months back home.
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Solomon also had 80,000 stone cutters in the hill country, with 70,000 men to carry the stones,
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and he placed 3,300 foremen in charge of them to supervise their work.
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At King Solomon's command they cut fine large stones for the foundation of the Temple.
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Solomon's and Hiram's workers and men from the city of Byblos prepared the stones and the timber to build the Temple.
1 Kings 6:1
Four hundred and eighty years after the people of Israel left Egypt, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the second month, the month of Ziv, Solomon began work on the Temple.
1 Kings 6:37
The foundation of the Temple was laid in the second month, the month of Ziv, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign.
1 Kings 6:38
In the eighth month, the month of Bul, in the eleventh year of Solomon's reign, the Temple was completely finished exactly as it had been planned. It had taken Solomon seven years to build it.
1 Kings 7:13-51
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King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre, who was skilled in bronze work.
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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.
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Huram cast two bronze columns, each one 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference, and placed them at the entrance of the Temple.
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He also made two bronze capitals, each one 7 1/2 feet tall, to be placed on top of the columns.
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The top of each column was decorated with a design of interwoven chains
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and two rows of bronze pomegranates.
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The capitals were shaped like lilies, 6 feet tall,
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and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were 200 pomegranates in two rows around each capital.
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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.
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The lily-shaped bronze capitals were on top of the columns. And so the work on the columns was completed.
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Huram made a round tank of bronze, 7 1/2 feet deep, 15 feet in diameter, and 45 feet in circumference.
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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.
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The tank rested on the backs of twelve bronze bulls that faced outward, three facing in each direction.
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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.
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Huram also made ten bronze carts; each was 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 1/2 feet high.
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They were made of square panels which were set in frames,
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The wheels were 25 inches high; they were under the panels, and the axles were of one piece with the carts.
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The wheels were like chariot wheels; their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of bronze.
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There were four supports at the bottom corners of each cart, which were of one piece with the cart.
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There was a 9-inch band around the top of each cart; its supports and the panels were of one piece with the cart.
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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.
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This, then, is how the carts were made; they were all alike, having the same size and shape.
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Huram also made ten basins, one for each cart. Each basin was 6 feet in diameter and held 200 gallons.
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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.
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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 columns The two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the columns The design of interwoven chains on each capital The 400 bronze pomegranates, in two rows of 100 each around the design on each capital The ten carts The ten basins The tank The twelve bulls supporting the tank The pots, shovels, and bowls All this equipment for the Temple, which Huram made for King Solomon, was of polished bronze.
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The king had it all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zarethan, in the Jordan Valley.
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Solomon did not have these bronze objects weighed, because there were too many of them, and so their weight was never determined.
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Solomon also had gold furnishings made for the Temple: the altar, the table for the bread offered to God,
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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;
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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.
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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.
1 Kings 8:20
"And now the LORD has kept his promise. I have succeeded my father as king of Israel, and I have built the Temple for the worship of the LORD God of Israel.
1 Chronicles 17:1
King David was now living in his palace. One day he sent for the prophet Nathan and said to him, "Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but the LORD's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!"
2 Chronicles 2:1-4
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King Solomon decided to build a temple where the LORD would be worshiped, and also to build a palace for himself.
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He put 70,000 men to work transporting materials, and 80,000 to work cutting stone in the hill country. There were 3,600 others responsible for supervising the work.
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Solomon sent a message to King Hiram of Tyre: "Do business with me as you did with my father, King David, when you sold him cedar logs for building his palace.
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I am building a temple to honor the LORD my God. It will be a holy place where my people and I will worship him by burning incense of fragrant spices, where we will present offerings of sacred bread to him continuously, and where we will offer burnt offerings every morning and evening, as well as on Sabbaths, New Moon Festivals, and other holy days honoring the LORD our God. He has commanded Israel to do this forever.
Zechariah 6:12
Tell him that the LORD Almighty says, 'The man who is called The Branch will flourish where he is and rebuild the LORD's Temple.
Zechariah 6:13
He is the one who will build it and receive the honor due a king, and he will rule his people. A priest will stand by his throne, and they will work together in peace and harmony.'