2 Chronicles 3:2-4

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²Solomon started to build on the second day of the second month of his fourth year as king of Israel.

³These are the measurements he used for building the foundation of God’s Temple, using the old cubit.^[a] The foundation was 60 cubits^[b] long and 20 cubits^[c] wide. ⁴The porch in front of the Temple was 20 cubits long and 20 cubits high.^[d] He covered the inside of the porch with pure gold.

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Footnotes

2 Chronicles 3:3 the old cubit This was the Egyptian cubit, measuring about 20 3/8" (51.83 cm).
2 Chronicles 3:3 60 cubits 102' 3/8" (31.1 m).
2 Chronicles 3:3 20 cubits 34' 1/8" (10.37 m). Also in verses 4, 8, 11, 13.
2 Chronicles 3:4 20 cubits high 34' 1/8" (10.37 m). Some of the Hebrew texts have “120 cubits high.”