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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>2 Chronicles 3 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_chronicles/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_chronicles/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > 2 Chronicles 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_chronicles/2.htm" title="2 Chronicles 2">◄</a> 2 Chronicles 3 <a href="../2_chronicles/4.htm" title="2 Chronicles 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/2_chronicles/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Temple Construction</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/1_kings/6.htm">1 Kings 6:1-22</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So Solomon began construction of the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah where the LORD<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:1 The Heb. lacks the LORD">a</a></span> had appeared to his father David, that is, where David had prepared Ornan the Jebusite’s threshing floor. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He began construction on the second day<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:2 The Heb. lacks day">b</a></span> of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.</p> <p class="heading">Dimensions of the Temple</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 foundations that Solomon set in place for God’s Temple. The length in terms of the former standard measurements: 60 cubits;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 i.e. about 90 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">c</a></span> its width: 20 cubits.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:3 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">d</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>A portico extended in front of the Temple for its entire width of 20 cubits,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">e</a></span> and was<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4The Heb. lacks was">f</a></span> 120 cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:4 i.e. about 180 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">g</a></span> high. Inside he had it overlaid with pure gold. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The main room of the Temple was trimmed with a wainscoting composed of cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold ornamented with palm trees and chains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The Temple was adorned with precious stones, including gold from the Orient.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:6 Lit. from Parvaim">h</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The Temple was overlaid with gold, including the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors. Cherubim were engraved on the walls. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>With respect to the Most Holy Place in the Temple, its length across the width of the Temple was 20 cubits,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:8 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">i</a></span> and its width extended 20 cubits.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:8 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">j</a></span> </p> <p class="heading">Materials of the Temple</p><p class="reg">Solomon<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:8 Lit. He">k</a></span> overlaid it with 600 talents<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:8 i.e. about 45,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds">l</a></span> of pure gold. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The gold nails weighed 50 shekels.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:9 i.e. about 20 ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces">m</a></span> He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He crafted two cherubim from wood, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place in the Temple. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The wingspan of the cherubim was 20 cubits;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:11 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">n</a></span> the wing of one, five cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:11 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">o</a></span> long, touched the wall of the Temple, and its other wing, five cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:11 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">p</a></span> long, touched the wing of the other cherub. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The wing of the other cherub, five cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">q</a></span> long, touched the opposite<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 The Heb. lacks opposite">r</a></span> wall of the Temple and its other wing, five cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">s</a></span> long, touched the wing of the first<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:12 Lit. other">t</a></span> cherub. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The wings of these cherubim extended for 20 cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:13 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">u</a></span> as they stood on their feet and faced the front of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:13 The Heb. lacks the front of ">v</a></span> the Temple. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He constructed the veil from blue,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:14 Or violet">w</a></span> purple, crimson, and fine linen, embroidering cherubim on it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He also made two pillars 35 cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:15 i.e. about 52 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">x</a></span> high for the front of the Temple, topped by a capital that was five cubits<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:15 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches">y</a></span> high. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He crafted chains for the inner sanctuary and placed them on top of the pillars, attaching 100 pomegranates to each of the chains. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_chronicles/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He set up the pillars at the front of the Temple, one on the south side of the entrance<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:17 The Heb. lacks of the entrance">z</a></span> and the other on the north side of the entrance.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:17 The Heb. lacks of the entrance">aa</a></span> He named the south pillar Jachin<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:17 The Heb. name means He will establish">bb</a></span> and the north pillar Boaz.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="3:17 The Heb. name means In him is strength">cc</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 3:1 The Heb. lacks <i>the LORD</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 3:2 The Heb. lacks <i>day</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 3:3 i.e. about 90 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 3:3 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 3:4 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 3:4The Heb. lacks <i>was</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 3:4 i.e. about 180 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 3:6 Lit. <i>from Parvaim</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 3:8 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 3:8 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 3:8 Lit. <i>He</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 3:8 i.e. about 45,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds<br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 3:9 i.e. about 20 ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounces<br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 3:11 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 3:11 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 3:11 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 3:12 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 3:12 The Heb. lacks <i>opposite</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 3:12 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 3:12 Lit. <i>other</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 3:13 i.e. about 30 feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">v</span> 3:13 The Heb. lacks <i>the front of</i><br /><span class="fnb">w</span> 3:14 Or <i>violet</i><br /><span class="fnb">x</span> 3:15 i.e. about 52 and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">y</span> 3:15 i.e. about seven and a half feet; a cubit was about eighteen inches<br /><span class="fnb">z</span> 3:17 The Heb. lacks <i>of the entrance</i><br /><span class="fnb">aa</span> 3:17 The Heb. lacks <i>of the entrance</i><br /><span class="fnb">bb</span> 3:17 The Heb. name means <i>He will establish</i><br /><span class="fnb">cc</span> 3:17 The Heb. name means <i>In him is strength</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_chronicles/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_chronicles/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/2_chronicles/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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