It stood on twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

There were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.

[he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

besides Solomon's chief officers who were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.

He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams.

All the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

The great court around had three courses of cut stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Yahweh, and the porch of the house.

He made the ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits its breadth, and three cubits its height.

Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

He said to them, "Depart for three days, then come back to me." The people departed.

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, "Yahweh my God, please let this child's soul come into him again."

They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.