1 Many years after God led the people out of Egypt, in year 4 of King Solomon, in month 2, he began to build God’s house. ️ 2 The God house was big: 60 long, 20 wide, 30 high. ️ 3 There was a front porch. It went across the front. It was 10 deep. ️ 4 The house had windows to let in light. 5 Rooms were built on the sides. There were 3 floors. 6 Low rooms were small. Top rooms were bigger. They did not cut the main wall. 7 They cut the stones far away. No loud tools were used at the house. 8 A door was on the right side. Stairs went up to the next floors. 9 They built the house and made a roof with wood. 10 Side rooms were around the house, three floors high. Each floor was 5 high. 3️⃣ 11 God’s word came to Solomon. 12 God said, “If you obey Me and do what I say, I will keep My word to you.” ✋ 13 God said, “I will live with My people and not leave them.” ❤️ 14 Solomon kept building the house and finished the main work. ️✅ 15 He covered the inside with wood. The floor had fine wood too. 16 He made a back room, 20 long. This was the very holy room. ✨ 17 The big front room was 40 long. ️ 18 The wood had cut art of plants and flowers. No stone could be seen. 19 He made the very holy room for the box of God’s promise. ✨ 20 The very holy room was 20 by 20 by 20. He covered it with gold. He made a wood altar. ✨ 21 Solomon put gold on the inside. He put gold chains at the front of the very holy room. ✨⛓️ 22 He covered the whole place with gold, even the altar near the very holy room. ✨ 23 He made two big angels from olive wood. Each was 10 high. 24 Each angel had two wings. One wing was 5. The other wing was 5. 25 Both angels were the same size and shape. ♂️ 26 Each angel was 10 high. 27 He put the angels in the very holy room. One wing touched one wall. One wing touched the other wall. Their wings touched in the middle. 28 He covered the angels with gold. ✨ 29 He cut art on all the walls: angels, palm trees, and flowers. 30 He put gold on the floors too, inside and outside. ✨ 31 He made doors for the very holy room from olive wood. The frame was special. 32 He cut angels, palm trees, and flowers on the doors and put gold on them. ✨ 33 He made door posts for the big room from olive wood too. 34 He made two folding doors from another wood. Each door had two parts. 35 He cut angels, palm trees, and flowers on them and spread gold on the cuts. ✨ 36 He made a yard wall: three rows of cut stone and one row of wood. 37 In year 4, month 2, they put in the base of the house. 38 In year 11, month 8, the house was done. It took 7 years. ️