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It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />These are Solomon’s measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now these <i>are the things wherein</i> Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure <i>was</i> threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This is the foundation which Solomon laid for building the house of God: The length <i>was</i> sixty cubits (by cubits according to the former measure) and the width twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard, <i>was</i> sixty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard <i>was</i> sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard <i>was</i> sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now this is the [measurement of the] foundation which Solomon laid for the house of God: the length in cubits—by the old standard of measure—was sixty cubits (90 ft.), and the width was twenty cubits (30 ft.).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are Solomon’s foundations for building God’s temple: the length was ninety feet, and the width thirty feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These are Solomon&#8217s foundations for building God&#8217s temple: the length was 90 feet, and the width 30 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The inside of the temple was 27 meters long and 9 meters wide, according to the older standards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is how Solomon laid the foundation to build God's temple. It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. (They used the old standard measurement.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Temple which King Solomon built was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These are the foundations that Solomon set in place for God's Temple. The length in terms of the former standard measurements: 60 cubits; its width: 20 cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Solomon laid the foundation for God's temple; its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God?s house. The length, using the former standard measure, was one hundred three feet and four inches, and the breadth was thirty-four feet and five inches, and its height was fifty-one feet and eight inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now these are the things in which Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house: the length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And [in] these Solomon has been instructed to build the house of God: the length [in] cubits by the former measure [is] sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length in cubits by the former measure is sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these Solomon founded to build the house of God. The length of cubits in the first measure, sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations, which Solomon laid, to build the house of God, the length by the first measure sixty cubits, the breadth twenty cubits. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And these are the foundations, which Solomon set forth so that he might build the house of God: the length in cubits by the first measure sixty, the width in cubits twenty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These were the specifications laid down by Solomon for building the house of God: the length was sixty cubits according to the old measure, and the width was twenty cubits;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These are Solomon’s measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the measurements which Solomon measured for the building of the house of the LORD: The length of the house by the measure of the sanctuary was sixty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And these are the measuring lines that Solomon measured to build the house of LORD JEHOVAH: the length of the house, sixty cubits, by the measure of holiness, and its height, thirty cubits, and its width, twenty cubits.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the ancient measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thus Solomon began to build the house of God: the length in cubits - even the first measurement from end to end, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=455" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/3.htm">Temple Construction Begins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: hū·saḏ (V-Hofal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">The foundation</a> <a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: šə·lō·mōh (N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">that Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">laid</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">for the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">was sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/753.htm" title="753: hā·’ō·reḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- Length. From 'arak; length.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">and twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance).">cubits</a> <a href="/hebrew/7341.htm" title="7341: wə·rō·ḥaḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Breadth, width. From rachab; width.">wide,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">according to the old</a> <a href="/hebrew/4060.htm" title="4060: bam·mid·dāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Feminine of mad; properly, extension, i.e. Height or breadth; also a measure; hence a portion or a vestment; specifically, tribute.">standard.</a> <a href="/hebrew/520.htm" title="520: ’am·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Prolonged from 'em; properly, a mother (below the elbow), i.e. A cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2</a></span><br />The house that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-3.htm">1 Kings 6:3</a></span><br />The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">1 Kings 6:37-38</a></span><br />The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv. / In the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, the eighth month, the temple was finished in every detail and according to every specification. So he built the temple in seven years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-1.htm">1 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. / He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27</a></span><br />But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and petition before Me. I have consecrated this temple, which you have built, by putting My Name there forever; My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-10.htm">1 Kings 9:10</a></span><br />Now at the end of the twenty years during which Solomon built these two houses, the house of the LORD and the royal palace,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></span><br />Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the LORD, burning incense with them before the LORD. So he completed the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-4.htm">1 Kings 10:4-5</a></span><br />When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, the palace he had built, / the food at his table, the seating of his servants, the service and attire of his attendants, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he presented at the house of the LORD, it took her breath away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-18.htm">1 Kings 10:18-20</a></span><br />Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold. / The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest. / Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a></span><br />All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23</a></span><br />So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-26.htm">1 Kings 10:26</a></span><br />Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></span><br />The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was three score cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">1 Chronicles 28:11-19</a></b></br> Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, … </p><p class="hdg">instructed [heb] founded </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm">1 Kings 6:2,3</a></b></br> And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof <i>was</i> threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty <i>cubits</i>, and the height thereof thirty cubits… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/4-22.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Base</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-2.htm">Building</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-28.htm">Construction</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-35.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-23.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-29.htm">First</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-7.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Measurements</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-11.htm">Position</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-8.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-1.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-17.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-9.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-18.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-2.htm">Using</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-6.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-27.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/3-12.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Base</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezra/5-16.htm">Construction</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-2.htm">Cubit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Cubits</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/ezra/4-12.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-5.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/7-22.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/job/38-5.htm">Measurements</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Position</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-13.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-11.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Solomon's</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Standard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-13.htm">Threescore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-15.htm">Using</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-11.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Width</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">The place and time of building the temple</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">The measure and ornaments of the house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">The cherubim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-14.htm">The veil and pillars</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Solomon, the son of King David, was chosen by God to build this temple, fulfilling the promise made to David. The foundation signifies the beginning of this monumental project, which was central to Israel's worship and religious life. The temple served as the dwelling place of God's presence among His people, symbolizing His covenant with Israel. The foundation's laying was a significant event, marking the transition from the tabernacle, a portable sanctuary, to a permanent structure.<p><b>was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide</b><br>The dimensions given here reflect the grandeur and significance of the temple. A cubit is generally considered to be about 18 inches or 45 centimeters, making the temple approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. These dimensions highlight the temple's importance as a central place of worship and its role in the religious life of Israel. The size also reflects the wealth and resources available to Solomon, as well as the influence of surrounding cultures, which often built large and impressive temples for their deities. The temple's size and design were intended to reflect the glory and majesty of God.<p><b>according to the old standard</b><br>This phrase indicates that the measurements were based on an ancient or traditional unit of measure, possibly referring to the cubit used during the time of Moses or earlier. This standardization suggests continuity with Israel's past and adherence to established norms, emphasizing the temple's role as a continuation of the worship practices established in the wilderness with the tabernacle. It also underscores the importance of tradition and consistency in the worship of God, linking the temple to the historical and spiritual heritage of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon was the third king of Israel. Known for his wisdom, wealth, and building projects, he was tasked with constructing the Temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_god.htm">The House of God (Temple)</a></b><br>This refers to the Temple in Jerusalem, which Solomon built as a permanent dwelling place for the Ark of the Covenant and a center for Israelite worship. It symbolized God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/foundation.htm">Foundation</a></b><br>The foundation mentioned here refers to the initial stage of the Temple's construction. It signifies the beginning of a significant project that would become a focal point of Israelite religious life.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cubits.htm">Cubits</a></b><br>An ancient unit of measurement used in the construction of the Temple. The dimensions given (sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide) reflect the grandeur and sacredness of the structure.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/old_standard.htm">Old Standard</a></b><br>This phrase indicates that the measurements were based on traditional or established standards, possibly referring to the measurements used in the Tabernacle or other ancient structures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_foundations.htm">The Importance of Foundations</a></b><br>Just as Solomon laid a strong foundation for the Temple, we must lay a strong spiritual foundation in our lives, rooted in Christ and His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_his_people.htm">God's Dwelling Among His People</a></b><br>The Temple was a symbol of God's presence. Today, believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and we should live in a way that honors His presence within us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/attention_to_detail_in_worship.htm">Attention to Detail in Worship</a></b><br>The specific measurements and standards used in the Temple's construction remind us of the importance of reverence and attention to detail in our worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuity_and_tradition_in_faith.htm">Continuity and Tradition in Faith</a></b><br>The use of the "old standard" highlights the value of tradition and continuity in our faith practices, encouraging us to respect and learn from the past while moving forward in our spiritual journey.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(<span class= "ital">b</span>) <span class= "bld">DIMENSIONS OF THE TEMPLE; THE PORCK AND THE HOLY PLACE, OR NAVE</span> (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/3-3.htm" title="Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was three score cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.">2Chronicles 3:3-7</a>).<p>(3) <span class= "bld">Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">And this is the foundation</span> (or ground-plan) <span class= "ital">of Solomon.</span> The plural pronoun <span class= "ital">'?lle, "</span>these," is used as a neut. sing. "this" (comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/24-19.htm" title="These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.">1Chronicles 24:19</a>), and the <span class= "ital">hophal</span> infinitive <span class= "ital">h-sad,</span> "to be founded," is used substantively, as in <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm" title="And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endures for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.">Ezra 3:11</a>. So Vulgate, "Et haec sunt fundamenta quae jecit Solomon."<p><span class= "bld">After the first measure.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">in the ancient measure,</span> an explanation not found in the parallel passage, <a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm" title="And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.">1Kings 6:2</a>. The ancient or Mosaic cubit was one hand -breadth longer than the cubit of later times (<a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm" title="And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.">Ezekiel 40:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm" title="And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.">Ezekiel 43:13</a>). The chronicler has omitted the height, which was thirty cubits (<a href="/1_kings/6-2.htm" title="And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was three score cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.">1Kings 6:2</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now these</span>. Perhaps the easiest predicate to supply to this elliptical clause is <span class="accented">are the measures</span>, or <span class="accented">the cubits.</span> Was instructed. The verb is hoph. conjugation of <span class="hebrew">יָסַד</span> to "found;" and the purport of the clause is that Solomon <span class="accented">caused the foundations</span> of the building <span class="accented">to be laid</span> of such dimensions by cubit. <a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11</a> and <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> give the only other occurrences of the hoph. conjugation of this verb. <span class="cmt_word">Cubits after the first measure</span>. This possibly means the cubit of pre-Captivity times, but at all events the Israelites' own ancient cubit - perhaps a hand-breadth (<a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13</a>) longer than the present, or seven in place of six. The cubit (divided into six palms, and a palm into four finger-breadths) was the unit of Hebrew lineal measure. It stands for the length from the elbow to the wrist, the knuckle, or the tip of the longest finger. There is still considerable variation in opinion as to the number of inches that the cubit represents, and considerable perplexity as to the two or three different cubits (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/40-5.htm">Ezekiel 40:5</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Ezekiel 43:13</a>) mentioned in Scripture. One of the latest authorities, Conder ('Handbook to the Bible,' 2nd edit., pp. 56-59, 371, 386), gives what seem to be reasons of almost decisive character for regarding the cubit of the temple buildings as one of sixteen inches. The subject is also discussed at length in Smith's ' Bible Dictionary,' 3:1736 - 1739. And the writer finally concludes to accept, under protest, Thenius's calculations, which give the cubit as rather over nineteen inches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The foundation</span><br /><span class="heb">הוּסַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(hū·saḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְנ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] sixty</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשִּׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sixty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֞וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֡רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_753.htm">Strong's 753: </a> </span><span class="str2">Length</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and twenty</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cubits</span><br /><span class="heb">אַמּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’am·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_520.htm">Strong's 520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, a cubit, a door-base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wide,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרֹ֖חַב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rō·ḥaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7341.htm">Strong's 7341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Breadth, width</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to the old</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">standard.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·mid·dāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4060.htm">Strong's 4060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/3-3.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 3:3 Now these are the foundations which Solomon (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 3:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>