Thematic Bible

2 Chronicles 3:1

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where [the LORD] appeared to David his father, at the place that David had designated, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2 Chronicles 3:2

And he began to build on the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.

2 Chronicles 3:3

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 breadth twenty cubits.

2 Chronicles 3:4

The porch that was in front, its length, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

2 Chronicles 3:5

The greater house he made a ceiling with fir wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

2 Chronicles 3:6

He garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

2 Chronicles 3:7

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

2 Chronicles 3:8

He made the most holy house: its length, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

2 Chronicles 3:9

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:10

In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:11

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.

2 Chronicles 3:12

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.

2 Chronicles 3:13

The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.

2 Chronicles 3:14

He made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.

2 Chronicles 3:15

Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

2 Chronicles 3:16

He made chains in the oracle, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.

2 Chronicles 3:17

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.