1 Kings 6:1-3

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Solomon Builds the Temple^(A)

6 Solomon began to build the ·Temple [^Lhouse of the Lord] four hundred eighty years after the people of Israel ·had left [^Lcame out of the land of] Egypt. This was during the fourth year of King Solomon’s ·rule [reign] over Israel. It was the second month, the month of Ziv [^Cmidspring]. ² The ·Temple [^Lhouse that Solomon built for the Lord] was ·ninety feet [^Lsixty cubits] long, ·thirty feet [^Ltwenty cubits] wide, and ·forty-five feet [^Lthirty cubits] high. ³ The ·porch [entry room; portico; vestibule] in front of the ·main room [main hall; nave] of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] was ·fifteen feet [^Lten cubits] deep and ·thirty feet [^Ltwenty cubits] wide. This room ·ran along [projected from] the front of the ·Temple [^Lhouse] itself. Its width was equal to that of the ·Temple [^Lhouse].