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Then he began to build on the second day in the second month [a]of the fourth year of his reign. Now these are the [b]foundations which (A)Solomon laid for building the house of God. The length in cubits, according to the old standard was [c]sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits. And the porch which was in front of the house (B)was as long as the width of the house, [d]20 cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 3:2 Lit in
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Lit founding of Solomon to build
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:3 Approx. 90 ft. long and 30 ft. wide or 27 m and 9 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Approx. 30 ft. long, 30 ft. wide, and 180 ft. tall or 9 m, 9 m, and 54 m