2 Chronicles 3

Building the Temple

3Then Solomon began ^gto build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah ^hwhere the Lord ⁱhad appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan ^jthe Jebusite. ²He began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. ³These are Solomon’s foundations ^kfor building God’s temple: the length ^lwas 90 feet, ^mand the width 30 feet. ⁿ⁴The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was 30 feet ^owide; its height was 30 feet; ^pqhe overlaid its inner surface with pure gold. ⁵The larger room ^rhe paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains. ⁶He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim. ⁷He overlaid the temple—the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors—with gold, ^sand he carved cherubim on the walls. ^t

The Most Holy Place

⁸Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet, ^uand its width was 30 feet. ^vwHe overlaid it with 45,000 pounds ^xof fine gold. ⁹The weight of the nails was 20 ounces ^yof gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

¹⁰He made ^ztwo cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold. ¹¹The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet: ^athe wing of one was 7½ feet, ^btouching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet, ^ctouching the wing of the other cherub. ¹²The wing of the other ^dcherub was 7½ feet, ^etouching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet, ^freaching the wing of the other cherub. ¹³The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. ^gThey stood on their feet and faced the larger room. ^h

¹⁴He made the veil of blue, purple, and crimson yarn and fine linen, and he wove cherubim into it. ⁱ

The Bronze Pillars

¹⁵In front of the temple ^jhe made two pillars, each 27 feet ^klhigh. The capital on top of each was 7½ feet ^mhigh. ¹⁶He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars. ⁿHe made 100 pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. ¹⁷Then he set up the pillars in front of the sanctuary, one on the right and one on the left. He named the one on the right Jachin ^oand the one on the left Boaz. ^p