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The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The construction began in midspring,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement).<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He paneled the main room of the Temple with cypress wood, overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with carvings of palm trees and chains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He made the Most Holy Place 30 feet wide, corresponding to the width of the Temple, and 30 feet deep. He overlaid its interior with 23 tons<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a> of fine gold. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a> each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He made two figures shaped like cherubim, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> feet<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a> long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> feet long, touched the wing of the first figure. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So the wingspan of the two cherubim side by side was 30 feet. They stood on their feet and faced out toward the main room of the Temple.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a> tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 <span class="sup">1</span>/<span class="sub">2</span> feet. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He made a network of interwoven chains<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">k</span></a> and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then he set up the two pillars at the entrance of the Temple, one to the south of the entrance and the other to the north. He named the one on the south Jakin, and the one on the north Boaz.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">l</span></a></p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:1 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">Ornan,</span><span class="ft"> a variant spelling of Araunah; compare 2 Sam 24:16.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:2 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">on the second [day] of the second month.</span><span class="ft"> This day of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in April or May.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:3a </span><span class="ft">The “old standard of measurement” was a cubit equal to 18 inches [46 centimeters]. The new standard was a cubit of approximately 21 inches [53 centimeters].</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:3b </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">60 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [27.6 meters] </span><span class="it">long and 20 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [9.2 meters] </span><span class="it">wide.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:4a </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">20 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [9.2 meters]; also in 3:8, 11, 13.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:4b </span><span class="ft">As in some Greek and Syriac manuscripts, which read </span><span class="it">20 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [9.2 meters]; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">120 [cubits],</span><span class="ft"> which is 180 feet or 55 meters.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:8 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">600 talents</span><span class="ft"> [20.4 metric tons].</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:9 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">50 shekels</span><span class="ft"> [570 grams].</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">5 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [2.3 meters]; also in 3:11b, 12, 15.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:15 </span><span class="ft">As in Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 7:15; 2 Kgs 25:17; Jer 52:21), which reads </span><span class="it">18 cubits</span><span class="ft"> [8.3 meters]; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">35 cubits,</span><span class="ft"> which is 52.5 feet or 16.5 meters.</span><br><span class="fn">k</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:16 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">He made chains in the inner sanctuary.</span><span class="ft"> The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.</span><br><span class="fn">l</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">3:17 </span><span class="it">Jakin</span><span class="ft"> probably means “he establishes”; </span><span class="it">Boaz</span><span class="ft"> probably means “in him is strength.”</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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