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2 Chronicles 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible

Building the Temple

3 Then Solomon began(A) to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah(B) where the Lord[a] had appeared to his father David, at the site David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan[b] the Jebusite. 2 He began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign. 3 These are Solomon’s foundations[c] for building God’s temple: the length[d] was 90 feet,[e] and the width 30 feet.[f] 4 The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was 30 feet[g] wide; its height was 30 feet;[h][i] he overlaid its inner surface with pure gold. 5 The larger room[j] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains. 6 He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid the temple—the beams, the thresholds, its walls and doors—with gold,(C) and he carved cherubim on the walls.(D)

The Most Holy Place

8 Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet,[k] and its width was 30 feet.[l](E) He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds[m] of fine gold. 9 The weight of the nails was 20 ounces[n] of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

10 He made(F) two cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold. 11 The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet:[o] the wing of one was 7½ feet,[p] touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,[q] touching the wing of the other cherub. 12 The wing of the other[r] cherub was 7½ feet,[s] touching the wall of the room; its other wing was 7½ feet,[t] reaching the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet.[u] They stood on their feet and faced the larger room.[v]

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

The Bronze Pillars

15 In front of the temple(H) he made two pillars, each 27 feet[w][x] high. The capital on top of each was 7½ feet[y] high. 16 He had made chainwork in the inner sanctuary and also put it on top of the pillars.(I) He made 100 pomegranates and fastened them into the chainwork. 17 Then 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[z] and the one on the left Boaz.[aa]

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:1 LXX; Tg reads the Angel of the Lord; MT reads He
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:1 = Araunah in 2Sm 24:16-24
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Tg reads The measurements which Solomon decreed
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Lit length—cubits in the former measure—
  5. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Lit 60 cubits
  6. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Lit 20 cubits
  7. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Lit 20 cubits
  8. 2 Chronicles 3:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads 120 cubits
  9. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Lit 20 cubits
  10. 2 Chronicles 3:5 Lit The house
  11. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Lit 20 cubits
  12. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Lit 20 cubits
  13. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Lit 600 talents
  14. 2 Chronicles 3:9 Lit 50 shekels
  15. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit 20 cubits
  16. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit five cubits
  17. 2 Chronicles 3:11 Lit five cubits
  18. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Syr, Vg; MT reads the one
  19. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit five cubits
  20. 2 Chronicles 3:12 Lit five cubits
  21. 2 Chronicles 3:13 Lit 20 cubits
  22. 2 Chronicles 3:13 Lit the house
  23. 2 Chronicles 3:15 Hb uncertain
  24. 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit 35 cubits
  25. 2 Chronicles 3:15 Lit five cubits
  26. 2 Chronicles 3:17 = He Will Establish
  27. 2 Chronicles 3:17 = Strength Is in Him
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2 Chronicles 3
New Living Translation

Solomon Builds the Temple

3 So Solomon began to build the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David, his father. The Temple was built on the threshing floor of Araunah[a] the Jebusite, the site that David had selected. 2 The construction began in midspring,[b] during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.

3 These are the dimensions Solomon used for the foundation of the Temple of God (using the old standard of measurement).[c] It was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.[d] 4 The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet[e] wide, running across the entire width of the Temple, and 30 feet[f] high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

5 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. 6 He decorated the walls of the Temple with beautiful jewels and with gold from the land of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.

8 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[g] of fine gold. 9 The gold nails that were used weighed 20 ounces[h] each. He also overlaid the walls of the upper rooms with gold.

10 He made two figures shaped like cherubim, overlaid them with gold, and placed them in the Most Holy Place. 11 The total wingspan of the two cherubim standing side by side was 30 feet. One wing of the first figure was 7 1⁄2 feet[i] long, and it touched the Temple wall. The other wing, also 7 1⁄2 feet long, touched one of the wings of the second figure. 12 In the same way, the second figure had one wing 7 1⁄2 feet long that touched the opposite wall. The other wing, also 7 1⁄2 feet long, touched the wing of the first figure. 13 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.

14 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.

15 For the front of the Temple, he made two pillars that were 27 feet[j] tall, each topped by a capital extending upward another 7 1⁄2 feet. 16 He made a network of interwoven chains[k] and used them to decorate the tops of the pillars. He also made 100 decorative pomegranates and attached them to the chains. 17 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.[l]

Footnotes

  1. 3:1 Hebrew reads Ornan, a variant spelling of Araunah; compare 2 Sam 24:16.
  2. 3:2 Hebrew on the second [day] of the second month. This day of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in April or May.
  3. 3:3a 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].
  4. 3:3b Hebrew 60 cubits [27.6 meters] long and 20 cubits [9.2 meters] wide.
  5. 3:4a Hebrew 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; also in 3:8, 11, 13.
  6. 3:4b As in some Greek and Syriac manuscripts, which read 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; Hebrew reads 120 [cubits], which is 180 feet or 55 meters.
  7. 3:8 Hebrew 600 talents [20.4 metric tons].
  8. 3:9 Hebrew 50 shekels [570 grams].
  9. 3:11 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters]; also in 3:11b, 12, 15.
  10. 3:15 As in Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 7:15; 2 Kgs 25:17; Jer 52:21), which reads 18 cubits [8.3 meters]; Hebrew reads 35 cubits, which is 52.5 feet or 16.5 meters.
  11. 3:16 Hebrew He made chains in the inner sanctuary. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
  12. 3:17 Jakin probably means “he establishes”; Boaz probably means “in him is strength.”
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