Translations
Modern
The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
Traditional
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
Literal
And the portico that was in the front, the length on the front of the width of the house was twenty cubits, and the height was twenty, and He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
Latin
Porticum vero ante frontem, quæ tendebatur in longum juxta mensuram latitudinis domus, cubitorum viginti: porro altitudo centum viginti cubitorum erat: et deauravit eam intrinsecus auro mundissimo.
Original
Hebrew
English
The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
Notes
In Chronicles, the temple is the main focus of Solomon's reign. However, it provides less detail about its architecture and furnishings than the book of Kings does (for example, 1 Kings 6:2–10).
Theme notes and profiles
Measurements
- twenty cubits long: About 30 ft (9.1 m)
- twenty cubits high: About 180 ft (54.9 m)
Parallels
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Minerals and Metals
Topics
Temple: Solomon's: Dimensions of Temple: Solomon's: Overlaid with Gold the First Temple: Divided Into: The Porch the First Temple: The Porch of One Hundred and Twenty Cubits High