2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:1–4

1Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeareda to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornanb the Jebusite. 2Solomon began construction on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.

3The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide,c according to the old standard.d 4The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits longe and twenty cubits high.f He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

Footnotes

  • a 3:1 See LXX; Hebrew where He had appeared
  • b 3:1 Ornan is a variant of Araunah; see 2 Samuel 24:16|2SA 24:16.
  • c 3:3 The foundation was approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide (27.4 meters long and 9.1 meters wide).
  • d 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.
  • e 3:4 20 cubits is approximately 30 feet or 9.1 meters; also in verses 8, 11, and 13.
  • f 3:4 Some LXX and Syriac manuscripts; Hebrew 120 cubits high (approximately 180 feet or 54.9 meters)

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2 Chronicles 3:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
beganוַיָּ֣חֶלway·yā·ḥelConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
the houseבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
on Mountבְּהַר֙bə·harPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Moriahהַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔הham·mō·w·rî·yāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4179 Morijah
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
had appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir·’āhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
to his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ’ā·ḇî·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
Davidלְדָוִ֣ידlə·ḏā·wîḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
the place thatבִּמְק֣וֹםbim·qō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4725 standing, spot, condition
Davidדָּוִ֔ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
had preparedהֵכִין֙hê·ḵînVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3559 be firm
on the threshing floorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbə·ḡō·renPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH1637 threshing-floor
of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן’ā·rə·nānNoun - proper - masculine singularH771 Ornan
the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃hay·ḇū·sîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites

2 Chronicles 3:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
beganוַ֠יָּחֶלway·yā·ḥelConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2490 bore, pierce
constructionלִבְנ֞וֹתliḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
on the secondבַּשֵּׁנִ֔יbaš·šê·nîPreposition-b, Article; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
of the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙haš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
in the fourthאַרְבַּ֖ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singularH702 four
yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbiš·naṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8141 year
of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃lə·mal·ḵū·ṯōwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom

2 Chronicles 3:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The foundationהוּסַ֣דhū·saḏVerb - Hofal - Infinitive constructH3245 establish, found, fix
that Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הšə·lō·mōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8010 Solomon
laidלִבְנ֖וֹתliḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
for the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֔יםšiš·šîmNumber - common pluralH8346 sixty
cubitsאַמּ֞וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
longהָאֹ֡רֶךְhā·’ō·reḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH753 length
and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
cubitsאַמּ֥וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
wideוְרֹ֖חַבwə·rō·ḥaḇConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7341 breadth, width
according to the oldהָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙hā·ri·šō·w·nāhArticle; Adjective - feminine singularH7223 former, first, chief
standardבַּמִּדָּ֤הbam·mid·dāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment

2 Chronicles 3:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The porticoוְהָאוּלָ֡םwə·hā·’ū·lāmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH197 porch
atעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the frontפְּנֵ֨יpə·nêNoun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
extending acrossעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the widthרֹֽחַב־rō·ḥaḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH7341 breadth, width
of the templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙hab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
twentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
cubitsאַמּ֣וֹת’am·mō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH520 ell, cubit
twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֑יםwə·‘eś·rîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
highוְהַגֹּ֖בַהּwə·hag·gō·ḇahConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1363 height
He overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּway·ṣap·pê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6823 lay out, lay over
the insideמִפְּנִ֖ימָהmip·pə·nî·māhPreposition-m; AdverbH6441 towards the (in-)side
with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ṭā·hō·wrAdjective - masculine singularH2889 clean, pure
goldזָהָ֥בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold

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2 Chronicles 3:1 1 Chronicles 21:18 · Genesis 22:14 · Genesis 22:2 · 1 Chronicles 22:1 · 1 Kings 6:1–14

2 Chronicles 3:2 1 Kings 6:1

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