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² »I have called Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. ³ »I filled him with the Spirit of God (my power). I gave him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work. ⁴ »This is for planning skillful designs and working them in gold, silver, and copper. ⁵ »It is also for cutting jewels to be set and for carving wood and for every other kind of artistic work. ⁶ »I also appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make what I have commanded you: ⁷ the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my covenant with the throne of mercy on it, and all the other furnishings for the tent, ⁸ the table and the dishes, the pure gold lamp stand and all its utensils, the altar for incense, ⁹ the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, the basin with its stand, ¹⁰ the special clothes the holy clothes for the priest Aaron and the clothes for his sons when they serve as priests, ¹¹ the anointing oil, and the sweet incense for the holy place. They will make all these things as I commanded you.« ¹² Jehovah also said to Moses: ¹³ »Speak to the people of Israel. Say: ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This is a sign between you and me throughout your generations that you may know that I am Jehovah, the one who sanctifies you. ¹⁴ »‘You are to observe the Sabbath. It is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it will absolutely be put to death. Whoever does any work on it will be removed from his people.

² »I have called Bezalel, son of Uri and grandson of Hur, from the tribe of Judah. ³ »I filled him with the Spirit of God (my power). I gave him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work. ⁴ »This is for planning skillful designs and working them in gold, silver, and copper. ⁵ »It is also for cutting jewels to be set and for carving wood and for every other kind of artistic work. ⁶ »I also appointed Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, to help him. I have given every craftsman the skill necessary to make what I have commanded you: ⁷ the tent of meeting, the ark containing the words of my covenant with the throne of mercy on it, and all the other furnishings for the tent, ⁸ the table and the dishes, the pure gold lamp stand and all its utensils, the altar for incense, ⁹ the altar for burnt offerings and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,

¹³ King Solomon sent for a man named Huram, a craftsman living in the city of Tyre. ¹⁴ Huram was knowledgeable and skilled in making things out of copper. He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali. His father had been from Tyre. He went to do all of King Solomon’s work. ¹⁵ Huram cast two copper columns. Each one was twenty-seven feet tall and eighteen feet in circumference. They were placed at the entrance of the Temple. ¹⁶ He also made two copper crowns. Each one was seven and one half feet tall. They were to be placed on top of the columns. ¹⁷ The top of each column was decorated with a design of interwoven chains. ¹⁸ They had two rows of copper pomegranates. ¹⁹ The crowns on the top of the columns were shaped like lilies, six feet tall, ²⁰ and were placed on a rounded section which was above the chain design. There were two hundred pomegranates in two rows around each crown. ²¹ Huram placed these two copper columns in front of the entrance of the Temple. The column on the south side was named Jachin and the one on the north was named Boaz. ²² The lily-shaped copper crowns were on top of the columns. The work on the columns was completed. ²³ Hiram made a round tank of copper, seven and one half feet deep, fifteen feet in diameter, and forty-five feet in circumference. ²⁴ All around the outer edge of the rim of the tank were two rows of copper gourds. They were all cast in one piece with the rest of the tank. ²⁵ The tank rested on the backs of twelve copper bulls that faced outward. Three faced in each direction. ²⁶ The sides of the tank were three inches thick. Its rim was like the rim of a cup. It curved outward like the petals of a lily. The tank held about ten thousand gallons. ²⁷ Huram also made ten copper carts. Each cart was six feet long, six feet wide, and four and one half feet high. ²⁸ They were made of square panels set in frames. ²⁹ There were figures of lions, bulls, and cherubim on the panels. And there were spiral relief figures on the frames above and underneath the lions and bulls. ³⁰ Each cart had four copper wheels with copper axles. At the four corners were copper supports for a basin. The supports were decorated with spiral relief figures. ³¹ There was a circular frame on top for the basin. It projected eighteen inches upward from the top of the cart and seven inches down into it. It had carvings around it. ³² The wheels were under the panels. They were twenty-five inches high. The axles were of one piece with the carts. ³³ The wheels were like chariot wheels. Their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of copper. ³⁴ There were four supports at the bottom corners of each cart. They were of one piece with the cart. ³⁵ There was a nine-inch band around the top of each cart. Its supports and the panels were of one piece with the cart. ³⁶ The supports and panels were decorated with figures of cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was space for them, with spiral figures all around. ³⁷ This is how the carts were made. They were all alike, having the same size and shape. ³⁸ Huram made ten basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet in diameter and held two hundred gallons. ³⁹ He placed five of the carts on the south side of the Temple. The other five were placed on the north side. The tank was placed at the southeast corner. ⁴⁰ Huram made the pots and spades and the basins. Huram finished all the work he did for King Solomon in the house of Jehovah. ⁴¹ The two pillars and the two cups of the crowns which were on the tops of the two pillars; and the network covering the two cups of the crowns on the tops of the pillars, ⁴² The four hundred apples for the network, two lines of apples for every network, covering the two cups of the crowns on the pillars; ⁴³ The ten bases, with the ten washing-vessels on them; ⁴⁴ The great water-vessel (molten sea) (copper sea), with the twelve oxen under it; ⁴⁵ And the pots and the spades and the basins; all the vessels which Huram made for King Solomon, for the house of Jehovah, were of polished brass. ⁴⁶ He made them of liquid metal in the lowland district of the Jordan River. This was at the river crossing at Adama, between Succoth and Zarethan. ⁴⁷ Solomon did not weigh all the utensils because so much copper was used. No one tried to determine how much the copper weighed. ⁴⁸ Solomon made all the furnishings for Jehovah’s Temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which the bread of the presence was placed, ⁴⁹ lamps stands of pure gold, five on the south side and five on the north in front of the inner room, flowers, lamps, gold tongs, ⁵⁰ dishes, snuffers, bowls, saucers, incense burners of pure gold, the gold sockets for the doors of the inner room (the Most Holy Place), and the doors of the temple. ⁵¹ All the work King Solomon did on Jehovah’s Temple was finished. He brought the holy things that belonged to his father David: the silver, gold, and utensils and put them in the storerooms of Jehovah’s Temple.

⁶ David returned from a campaign against the Philistines. That same day women from all of Israel’s cities came to meet King Saul. They sang and danced. Tambourines, joyful music, and triangles accompanied them.

⁶ We have gifts that differ according to the grace that is given to us. Whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

⁶ For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God that is in you because of the laying on of my hands.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship created with Christ Jesus for good works. God prepared these works in advance that we should walk in them.

³ »Tell all the skilled men whom I have given this ability to make Aaron’s clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest.

¹⁶ David told the Levite leaders to appoint some of their brothers to serve as musicians. They were expected to play music on harps, lyres, and cymbals to produce joyful music for singing.

¹⁴ »He was the son of a woman from the tribe of Dan. His father is a native of Tyre. Huram knows how to work with gold, silver, copper, iron, stone, wood, purple, violet, and dark red cloth, and linen. He also knows how to make all kinds of engravings and follow any set of plans that will be given to him. He can work with your skilled workmen and the skilled workmen of His Majesty David, your father.

¹¹ He made everything appropriate (beautiful) (good) in its time. God placed eternity in the heart of man. For man is unable to see the works of God from the first to the last.

²⁵ All the skilled women brought fine linen thread and thread of blue, purple, and red wool, which they made.

³⁰ Then Moses said to the sons of Israel: »Jehovah has called by name Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur of the tribe of Judah. ³¹ »He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship. ³² »He is a master artist familiar with gold, silver, and copper. ³³ »He knows how to cut and set stones and how to work with wood. He is an expert in all trades. ³⁴ »Jehovah also gave Bezalel and Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan the ability to teach others. ³⁵ »Jehovah made these men highly skilled in all trades. They can do the work of jewelers, carpenters, and designers. They know how to embroider violet, purple and bright red yarn on fine linen. They know how to weave yarn on a loom. They can do all kinds of trades. They are master artists.

³⁵ »Jehovah made these men highly skilled in all trades. They can do the work of jewelers, carpenters, and designers. They know how to embroider violet, purple and bright red yarn on fine linen. They know how to weave yarn on a loom. They can do all kinds of trades. They are master artists.

⁸ But now, Jehovah, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.