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The temple is finished

1005 BCUssher date

1 Kings 6:37–7:51

After seven and a half years, the temple and all its bronze and gold furnishings were complete.

In the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished throughout all its parts and according to all its specifications. So he spent seven years building it.

1 Kings 6:38 (World English Bible)
side rooms, three storiesMost Holy20 × 20 cubitsark and cherubimHoly Place40 × 20 cubits10 lampstands, 10 tables, incense altarporchBoazJachinbronze altar20 × 20 cubitsbronze “sea” on 12 oxenten bronze basins on stands, five on each sideNorth ↑ East (entrance) →1 Kings 6–7; 2 Chronicles 3–4. Inner house 60 × 20 cubits (about 90 × 30 ft). Courts not shown; positions simplified.
Plan of Solomon's temple from 1 Kings 6–7, drawn to scale.

Huram, a master bronze worker from Tyre, cast the two great pillars named Jachin and Boaz, the huge bronze “sea” resting on twelve bronze oxen, and ten bronze stands with basins.

Places

JordanTyreMost Holy PlaceSuccothHouse of the Forest of LebanonZarethan

Dating notes

The eighth month of Solomon's 11th year (1 Kings 6:38). Ussher, 1005 BC.

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