2 Chronicles 3:1–9

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.