Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 3:3-9

The foundationH3245 that SolomonH8010 laidH1129 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 was sixtyH8346 cubitsH520 longH753 and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 wideH7341,1 according to the oldH7223 standardH4060 .2 4The porticoH197 atH5921 the frontH6440 H753, extending acrossH5921 H6440 the widthH7341 of the templeH1004, was twentyH6242 cubitsH520 long3 and twentyH6242 cubits highH1363.4 He overlaidH6823 the insideH6441 with pureH2889 goldH2091.

He paneledH2645 the mainH1419 roomH1004 withH6086 cypressH1265,5 which he overlaidH2645 with fineH2896 goldH2091 and decoratedH5927 H5921 with palm treesH8561 and chainsH8333. 6He adornedH6823 the templeH1004 with preciousH3368 stonesH68 for beautyH8597, and its goldH2091 was from ParvaimH6516. 7He overlaidH2645 its beamsH6982, thresholdsH5592, wallsH7023, and doorsH1817 with goldH2091, and he carvedH6605 cherubimH3742 onH5921 the wallsH7023.

8Then he madeH6213 the Most HolyH6944 PlaceH1004;6 its lengthH753 corresponded toH5921 H6440 the widthH7341 of the templeH1004—twentyH6242 cubitsH520 long and twentyH6242 cubitsH520 wideH7341. And he overlaidH2645 the inside with sixH8337 hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of fineH2896 goldH2091.7 9The weightH4948 of the nailsH4548 was fiftyH2572 shekelsH8255 of goldH2091.8 He also overlaidH2645 the upper roomsH5944 with goldH2091.

Notes

1. 2 Chronicles 3:3 The foundation was approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide (27.4 meters long and 9.1 meters wide). ↩
2. 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. ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 3:4 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 8, 11, and 13. ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Some LXX and Syriac manuscripts; Hebrew 120 cubits high (approximately 180 feet or 54.9 meters) ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 3:5 Or pine or juniper or fir ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 3:8 Or the Holy of Holies; also in verse 10 ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 3:8 600 talents is approximately 22.6 tons or 20.5 metric tons of gold. ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 3:9 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of gold. ↩