There he built his sanctuary as high as the heavens, as solid and enduring as the earth.

盖造他的圣所，好像高峰，又像他建立永存之地；

建造他的圣所如同高峰，又像他所建立的永存之地。

建造他的圣所如同高峰，又像他所建立的永存之地。

祂为自己建造高耸的圣所，使它像大地一样长存。

他建造了自己的圣所好像在高天之上，又像他所建立永存的大地。

他建造他的圣所如同高峰，又像他永远建立的大地。

蓋造他的聖所，好像高峯，又像他建立永存之地；

建造他的聖所如同高峯，又像他所建立的永存之地。

建造他的聖所如同高峯，又像他所建立的永存之地。

祂為自己建造高聳的聖所，使它像大地一樣長存。

他建造了自己的聖所好像在高天之上，又像他所建立永存的大地。

他建造了他的聖所如高天，像他奠定到永遠的大地。

他建造他的聖所如同高峰，又像他永遠建立的大地。

建其聖室、如崇高之天、如永奠之地兮、

爰建聖室、與天同高、與地同久兮、

營建聖殿、崇高如天、如永久奠定之地、

峨峨聖所。實主所築。安如大地。終古自若。

He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.

There he built his holy place as secure as the heavens. He built it to last forever, like the earth.

He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.

He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.

And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.

And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.

And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.

He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.

And he built his sanctuary like high[ palaces], like the earth which he hath established for ever.

He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.

He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.

You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved.

Then King David turned to the entire assembly and said,“ My son Solomon, whom God has clearly chosen as the next king of Israel, is still young and inexperienced. The work ahead of him is enormous, for the Temple he will build is not for mere mortals— it is for the Lord God himself!

It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple.Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple.He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7 1/2 feet wide, the second floor 9 feet wide, and the top floor 10 1/2 feet wide. The rooms were connected to the walls of the Temple by beams resting on ledges built out from the wall. So the beams were not inserted into the walls themselves.The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site.The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors.After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7 1/2 feet high.Then the Lord gave this message to Solomon:“ Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.”So Solomon finished building the Temple.The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.He partitioned off an inner sanctuary— the Most Holy Place— at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.The main room of the Temple, outside the Most Holy Place, was 60 feet long.Cedar paneling completely covered the stone walls throughout the Temple, and the paneling was decorated with carvings of gourds and open flowers.He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant would be placed.This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar.Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place.So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place.He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary.The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1/2 feet long.The two cherubim were identical in shape and size;each was 15 feet tall.He placed them side by side in the inner sanctuary of the Temple. Their outspread wings reached from wall to wall, while their inner wings touched at the center of the room.He overlaid the two cherubim with gold.He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.He overlaid the floor in both rooms with gold.For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, he made double doors of wild olive wood with five sided doorposts.These double doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. The doors, including the decorations of cherubim and palm trees, were overlaid with gold.Then he made four sided doorposts of wild olive wood for the entrance to the Temple.There were two folding doors of cypress wood, and each door was hinged to fold back upon itself.These doors were decorated with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers— all overlaid evenly with gold.The walls of the inner courtyard were built so that there was one layer of cedar beams between every three layers of finished stone.The foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.The entire building was completed in every detail by midautumn, in the month of Bul, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple.

He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order.

for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.

And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask,‘ Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’

God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.

Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”

Look up to the skies above, and gaze down on the earth below. For the skies will disappear like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing. The people of the earth will die like flies, but my salvation lasts forever. My righteous rule will never end!

And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.

The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.Your regulations remain true to this day, for everything serves your plans.

It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth, my right hand that spread out the heavens above. When I call out the stars, they all appear in order.”

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.

An immense amount of timber will be needed, for the Temple I am going to build will be very large and magnificent.