6He made a colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty wide.That is, about 75 feet (about 23 meters) long and 45 feet (about 13.5 meters) wide In front of it was a portico, and in front of that were pillars and an overhanging roof.

7He built the throne hall, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge, and he covered it with cedar from floor to ceiling.Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew floor8And the palace in which he was to live, set farther back, was similar in design. Solomon also made a palace like this hall for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had married.

9All these structures, from the outside to the great courtyard and from foundation to eaves, were made of blocks of high-grade stone cut to size and trimmed with a saw on their inner and outer faces.10The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubitsThat is, about 15 feet (about 4.5 meters) and some eight.That is, about 12 feet (about 3.6 meters)11Above were high-grade stones, cut to size, and cedar beams.12The great courtyard was surrounded by a wall of three courses of dressed stone and one course of trimmed cedar beams, as was the inner courtyard of the temple of the LORD with its portico.

15He cast two bronze pillars, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits around,That is, about 27 feet (about 8.1 meters) high and 18 feet (about 5.4 meters) around by line.16He also made two capitals of cast bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; each capital was five cubitsThat is, about 7 1/2 feet (about 2.3 meters); also in verse 23 high.17A network of interwoven chains festooned the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.18He made pomegranates in two rowsTwo Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts made the pillars, and there were two rows encircling each network to decorate the capitals on top of the pillars.Many Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts pomegranates He did the same for each capital.19The capitals on top of the pillars in the portico were in the shape of lilies, four cubitsThat is, about 6 feet (about 1.8 meters); also in verse 38 high.20On the capitals of both pillars, above the bowl-shaped part next to the network, were the two hundred pomegranates in rows all around.21He erected the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named JakinJakin probably means he establishes. and the one to the north Boaz.Boaz probably means in him is strength.22The capitals on top were in the shape of lilies. And so the work on the pillars was completed.

23He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubitsThat is, about 15 feet (about 4.5 meters) from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubitsThat is, about 45 feet (about 13.5 meters) to measure around it.24Below the rim, gourds encircled it—ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.

25The Sea stood on twelve bulls, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east. The Sea rested on top of them, and their hindquarters were toward the center.26It was a handbreadthThat is, about 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.That is, probably about 11,500 gallons (about 44 kiloliters); the Septuagint does not have this sentence.

27He also made ten movable stands of bronze; each was four cubits long, four wide and three high.That is, about 6 feet (about 1.8 meters) long and wide and about 4 1/2 feet (about 1.3 meters) high28This is how the stands were made: They had side panels attached to uprights.29On the panels between the uprights were lions, bulls and cherubim—and on the uprights as well. Above and below the lions and bulls were wreaths of hammered work.30Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and each had a basin resting on four supports, cast with wreaths on each side.31On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubitThat is, about 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 meter) deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half.That is, about 2 1/4 feet (about 0.7 meter); also in verse 32 Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round.32The four wheels were under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand. The diameter of each wheel was a cubit and a half.33The wheels were made like chariot wheels; the axles, rims, spokes and hubs were all of cast metal.

34Each stand had four handles, one on each corner, projecting from the stand.35At the top of the stand there was a circular band half a cubitThat is, about 3/4 foot (about 0.2 meter) deep. The supports and panels were attached to the top of the stand.36He engraved cherubim, lions and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and on the panels, in every available space, with wreaths all around.37This is the way he made the ten stands. They were all cast in the same molds and were identical in size and shape.

38He then made ten bronze basins, each holding forty bathsThat is, about 230 gallons (about 880 liters) and measuring four cubits across, one basin to go on each of the ten stands.39He placed five of the stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north. He placed the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.40He also made the basins and shovels and sprinkling bowls.
So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the LORD: