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Now it came about in the fourhundred and eightiethyear after the sons of Israelcame out of the land of Egypt, in the fourthyear of Solomon'sreignoverIsrael, in the month of Zivwhich is the secondmonth, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
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The porch in front of the nave of the house was twentycubits in length, corresponding* to the width of the house, and its depthalong the front of the house was tencubits.
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Also for the house he madewindows with artistic frames.
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Against the wall of the house he builtstoriesencompassing the walls of the housearound both the nave and the innersanctuary; thus he madesidechambersallaround.
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The loweststory was fivecubitswide, and the middle was sixcubitswide, and the third was sevencubitswide; for on the outside he madeoffsets in the wall of the houseallaround in order that the beams would not be inserted in the walls of the house.
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The house, while it was being built, was built of stoneprepared at the quarry, and there was neitherhammernoraxenoranyirontoolheard in the house while it was being built.