2 Chronicles 3

Measurements and Materials 2 Chronicles 3:3–7

³Verse 3. Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits. ⁴Verse 4. The porch that was in front, its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold. ⁵Verse 5. He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains. ⁶Verse 6. He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.

⁷Verse 7. He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.

The Most Holy Place 2 Chronicles 3:8–10

⁸Verse 8. He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. ⁹Verse 9. The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold. ¹⁰Verse 10. In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving; and they overlaid them with gold.

Cherubim and Veil 2 Chronicles 3:11–14

¹¹Verse 11. The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub. ¹²Verse 12. The wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub. ¹³Verse 13. The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house. ¹⁴Verse 14. He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

Pillars of the Temple 2 Chronicles 3:15–17

¹⁵Verse 15. Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits height, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. ¹⁶Verse 16. He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. ¹⁷Verse 17. He set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.