Old/New Testament
4 1 The altar of brass. 2 The molten sea. 6 The caldrons. 7 The candlesticks, etc.
1 And he made an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.
2 And he made a molten [a]Sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits high: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it about.
3 And under [b]it was the fashion of oxen, which did compass it round about, [c]ten in a cubit compassing the Sea about: two rows of oxen were cast when it was molten.
4 It stood upon twelve oxen: three looked toward the North, and three looked toward the West, and three looked toward the South, and three looked toward the East, and the Sea stood above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
5 And the thickness thereof was an hand breadth, and the brim thereof was like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of [d]lilies: it contained [e]three thousand baths.
6 ¶ He made also ten caldrons, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them, and to cleanse in them that which appertained to the burnt offerings: but the Sea was for the Priests to wash in.
7 ¶ And he made ten candlesticks of gold (according to [f]their form) and put them in the Temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.
8 ¶ And he made ten tables, and put them in the Temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left: and he made an hundred basins of gold.
9 And he made the [g]court of the Priests, and the great court and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors thereof with brass.
10 And he set the Sea on the right side Eastward toward the South.
11 And Huram made [h]pots and besoms and basins, and Huram finished the work that he should make for King Solomon for the house of God,
12 To wit, two pillars, and the bowls and the chapiters on the top of the two pillars, and two grates to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars:
13 And four hundred pomegranates for the two grates, two rows of pomegranates for every grate to cover the two bowls of the chapiters, that were upon the pillars.
14 He made also bases, and made caldrons upon the bases:
15 And a Sea, and twelve bulls under it:
16 Pots also and besoms, and flesh hooks, and all these vessels made Huram [i]his father to King Solomon for the house of the Lord of shining brass.
17 In the plain of Jordan did the King cast them in clay between Succoth and Zeredathah.
18 And Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of brass could not be reckoned.
19 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God: the golden altar also and the tables, whereon the [j]showbread stood.
20 Moreover, the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn them after the manner before the Oracle, of pure gold.
21 And the flowers and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold, which was fine gold.
22 And the [k]hooks, and the basins, and the spoons, and the ash pans of pure gold: the entry also of the house and doors thereof within, even of the most holy place: and the doors of the house, to wit, of the Temple were [l]of gold.
5 1 The things dedicated by David are put in the Temple. 2 The Ark is brought into the Tmple. 10 What was within it. 12 They sing praise to the Lord.
1 So (A)was all the work finished that Solomon made for the house of the Lord, and Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, with the silver and the gold, and all the vessels, and put them among the treasures of the house of God.
2 Then Solomon assembled the Elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of the covenant of the Lord from the [m]city of David, which is Zion.
3 And all the men of Israel assembled unto the king at the [n]feast: it was in the seventh [o]month.
4 And all the Elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the Ark.
5 And they carried up the Ark, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation: and all the holy vessels that were in the Tabernacle, those did the Priests and Levites bring up.
6 And king Solomon and all the Congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him, were before the Ark, offering sheep and bullocks, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
7 So the Priests brought the Ark of the covenant of the Lord unto his place, into the Oracle of the house, into the most Holy place, even under the wings of the Cherubims.
8 For the Cherubims stretched out their wings over the place of the Ark, and the Cherubims covered the Ark and the bars thereof above.
9 And they drew out the bars, that the ends of the bars might be seen out of the Ark before the Oracle, but they were not seen [p]without: and there they are unto this day.
10 Nothing was in the Ark, save [q]the two Tables, which Moses gave at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt.
11 And when the Priests were come out of the Sanctuary (for all the Priests that were present, were [r]sanctified and did not wait by course.
12 And the Levites the singers of all sorts, as of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, and of their sons and of their brethren, being clad in fine linen, stood with cymbals, and with viols, and harps at the East end of the Altar, and with them an hundred and twenty Priests blowing with trumpets.
13 And they were [s]as one, blowing trumpets, and singing, and made one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with trumpets, and with cymbals, and with instruments of music, and when they praised the Lord, singing, [t]For he is good, because his mercy lasteth forever) then the house, even the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud,
14 So that the Priests could not stand to minister, because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
6 3 Solomon blesseth the people. 4 He praiseth the Lord. 14 He prayeth unto God for those that shall pray in the Temple.
1 Then (B)Solomon [u]said, The Lord hath said that he would dwell in the dark cloud:
2 And I have built thee an house to dwell in, an habitation for thee to dwell in forever.
3 And the King turned his face, and blessed all the Congregation of Israel (for all the Congregation of Israel stood there.)
4 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his [v]hand fulfilled it, saying,
5 Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city of all the tribes of Israel to build an [w]house, that my Name might be there, neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my Name might be there, and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
7 (C)And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house unto the Name of the Lord God of Israel.
8 But the Lord said to David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my Name, thou diddest well, that [x]thou wast so minded.
9 Notwithstanding, thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, which shall come out of thy loins, he shall build an house unto my Name.
10 And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake: and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised, and have built an house to the Name of the Lord God of Israel.
11 And I have set the Ark there, wherein is the [y]covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Israel.
12 And the [z]king stood before the altar of the Lord, in the presence of all the Congregation of Israel, and stretched out his hands,
13 (For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, and set it in the midst of the court, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits of height, and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the Congregation of Israel, and [aa]stretched out his hands toward heaven.)
14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in heaven nor in earth, which keepest covenant and mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart.
15 Thou that hast kept with thy servant David my father, that thou hast promised him: for thou spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine [ab]hand, as appeareth this day.
16 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father, that thou hast promised him, saying, Thou [ac]shalt not want a man in my sight, that shall sit upon the throne of Israel, so that thy sons take heed to their ways to walk in my Law, as thou hast walked before me.
17 And now, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David.
18 (Is it true indeed that God will dwell with man on earth? behold, the (D)heavens, and the heavens of heavens are not able to contain thee: how much more unable is this house which I have built?)
19 But have thou respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hear the cry and prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee,
20 That thine [ad]eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place, whereof thou hast said, that thou wouldest put thy Name there, that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer, which thy servant prayeth in this place.
21 Hear thou therefore the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they pray in this place: and hear thou in the place of thine habitation, even in heaven, and when thou hearest, be merciful.
22 ¶ (E)When a man shall sin against his [ae]neighbor, and he lay upon him an oath to cause him to swear, and the [af]swearer shall come before thine altar in this house,
23 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, in recompensing the wicked to bring his way [ag]upon his head, and in justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
24 ¶ And when thy people Israel shall be overthrown before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and turn again, and [ah]confess thy Name, and pray, and make supplication before thee in this house,
25 Then hear thou in heaven, and be merciful unto the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
26 When heaven shall be shut up, and there shall be no rain, because they have sinned against thee, and shall pray in this place and confess thy Name, and [ai]turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them,
27 Then hear thou in heaven, and pardon the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel (when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they may walk) and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
28 ¶ (F)When there shall be famine in the land, when there shall be pestilence, blasting, or mildew, when there shall be grasshopper, or caterpillar, when their enemy shall besiege them [aj]in the cities of their land, or any plague or any sickness,
29 Then what prayer and supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own plague, and his own disease, and shall stretch forth his hands toward this house,
30 Hear thou then in heaven, thy dwelling place, and be merciful, and give every man according unto all his ways, as thou dost know his [ak]heart (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men)
31 That they may fear thee, and walk in thy ways, as long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
32 ¶ Moreover, as touching the stranger which is not of thy people Israel, who shall come out of a far country for thy great Name’s sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm: when they shall come and [al]pray in this house,
33 Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth for unto thee, that all the people of the earth may know thy Name, and fear thee like thy people Israel, and that they may know that thy Name is called upon in this house which I have built.
34 ¶ When thy people shall go out to battle against their enemies, by the way that [am]thou shalt send them, and they pray to thee, [an]in the way toward this city, which thou hast chosen, even toward the house which I have built to thy Name,
35 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and judge their cause.
36 If they sin against thee ((G)for there is no man that sinneth not) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them unto the enemies, and they take them and carry them away captive unto a land far or near,
37 If they [ao]turn again to their heart in the land whither they be carried in captives, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have transgressed and have done wickedly,
38 If they turn again to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy Name,
39 Then hear thou in heaven, in the place of thine habitation, their prayer and their supplication, and [ap]judge their cause, and be merciful unto thy people, which have sinned against thee.
40 Now my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open, and thine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
41 (H)Now therefore arise, O Lord God, to come into thy [aq]rest, thou, and the Ark of thy strength: O Lord God, let thy Priests be clothed with [ar]salvation, and let thy Saints rejoice in goodness.
42 O Lord God, refuse not the face of [as]thine anointed: remember the mercies promised to David thy servant.
24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be that Christ, tell us plainly.
25 [a]Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s Name, they bear witness of me.
26 [b]But ye believe not: [c]for ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me,
28 And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of mine hand.
29 My Father which gave them me, is greater than all, and none is able to take them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
31 (A)[d]Then the Jews again took up stones, to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my [e]Father: for which of these works do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For the good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and that thou being a man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, (B)I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God was given, and the Scripture cannot be [f]broken,
36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, then though ye believe not me, yet believe the works, that ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 [g]Again they went about to take him: but he escaped out of their hands,
40 And went again beyond Jordan, into the place where John first baptized, and there abode.
41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man, were true.
42 And many believed in him there.
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