Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 3:1-3
1Then SolomonH8010 beganH2490 to buildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 in JerusalemH3389 on MountH2022 MoriahH4179, whereH834 the LORD had appearedH72001 to his fatherH1 DavidH1732. This was the place thatH4725 DavidH1732 had preparedH3559 on the threshing floorH1637 of OrnanH7712 the JebusiteH2983. 2Solomon beganH2490 constructionH1129 on the secondH8145 day of the secondH8145 monthH2320 in the fourthH702 yearH8141 of his reignH4438.
The foundationH3245 that SolomonH8010 laidH1129 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 was sixtyH8346 cubitsH520 longH753 and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 wideH7341,3 according to the oldH7223 standardH4060.4
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 3:1 See LXX; Hebrew where He had appeared ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 3:1 Ornan is a variant of Araunah; see 2 Samuel 24:16. ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 3:3 The foundation was approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide (27.4 meters long and 9.1 meters wide). ↩
- 4. 2 Chronicles 3:3 The old standard of measurement was a cubit equal to 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. The new standard, a cubit of approximately 21 inches or 53.3 centimeters (the long cubit) is the basic unit of length throughout Ezekiel 40 to 48. ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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