1 Kings 6:2–10

²The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord ⁱwas 90 feet ^jlong, 30 feet ^kwide, and 45 feet ^lhigh. ^m3The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was 30 feet ⁿlong extending across the temple’s width, and 15 feet deep ^oin front of the temple. ^p4He also made windows with beveled frames ^qfor the temple. ^r

⁵He then built a chambered structure ^salong the temple wall, encircling the walls of the temple, that is, the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. ^tAnd he made side chambers ^uall around. ^v6The lowest chamber was 7½ feet ^wwide, the middle was nine feet ^xwide, and the third was 10½ feet ^ywide. He also provided offset ledges for the temple all around the outside so that nothing would be inserted into the temple walls. ⁷The temple’s construction used finished stones cut at the quarry so that no hammer, chisel, or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. ^z

⁸The door for the lowest ^aside chamber was on the right side of the temple. They ^bwent up a stairway ^cto the middle chamber, and from the middle to the third. ⁹When he finished building the temple, ^dhe paneled it with boards and planks of cedar. ¹⁰He built the chambers along the entire temple, joined to the temple with cedar beams; ^eeach story was 7½ feet ^fhigh.