Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 3:1 (show verse)
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David, in the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Agriculture » Miscellaneous topics » Threshing floors
Appearances » Outward » Of God
God » Ability of » Appearances of
Jerusalem » The temple built in
Jerusalem » Places in and around » Moriah
Moriah » The land of
Mountains » Names of » Moriah, in jerusalem, where the temple was built and where it is supposed abraham offered up isaac
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Moriah
Ornan » Jebusite
Temple » Solomon's » David makes preparation for
Temple » Solomon's » Site of
The First Temple » Built » Mount moriah » threshing-floor » Ornan » Araunah
Threshing » The place for » Generally on high ground
Zion » The ark of the covenant » Removed » Solomon's temple » Mount moriah
Appearances » Outward » Of God
God » Ability of » Appearances of
Jerusalem » The temple built in
Jerusalem » Places in and around » Moriah
Moriah » The land of
Mountains » Names of » Moriah, in jerusalem, where the temple was built and where it is supposed abraham offered up isaac
Mountains » Mentioned in scripture » Moriah
Ornan » Jebusite
Temple » Solomon's » David makes preparation for
Temple » Solomon's » Site of
The First Temple » Built » Mount moriah » threshing-floor » Ornan » Araunah
Threshing » The place for » Generally on high ground
Zion » The ark of the covenant » Removed » Solomon's temple » Mount moriah
2 Chronicles 3:2 (show verse)
Solomon began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
2 Chronicles 3:3 (show verse)
Now this is the [measurement of the] foundation which Solomon laid for the house of God: the length in cubits—by the old standard of measure—was sixty cubits (90 ft.), and the width was twenty cubits (30 ft.).
2 Chronicles 3:4 (show verse)
The porch in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it inside with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 3:5 (show verse)
He overlaid the main room [the Holy Place] with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with palm trees and chains.
Palm tree » Wood of, used in the temple
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Called the greater house
The First Temple » Divided into » The sanctuary or greater house
The First Temple » Ceiled with fir wood and gilt
Palm trees » Represented in carved work on the walls and doors of the temple of solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Called the greater house
The First Temple » Divided into » The sanctuary or greater house
The First Temple » Ceiled with fir wood and gilt
2 Chronicles 3:6 (show verse)
And he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
2 Chronicles 3:7 (show verse)
He also overlaid the house [the Holy Place] with gold—the beams, the thresholds, and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
2 Chronicles 3:8 (show verse)
Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
2 Chronicles 3:9 (show verse)
The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:10 (show verse)
And in the Holy of Holies he made two sculptured cherubim, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:11 (show verse)
The wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house, and its other wing, of five cubits, touched the other cherub’s wing.
2 Chronicles 3:12 (show verse)
The wing of the other cherub, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house; and its other wing of five cubits touched the wing of the first cherub.
2 Chronicles 3:13 (show verse)
The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, their faces toward the Holy Place (the main room).
2 Chronicles 3:14 (show verse)
He made the veil [between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] of blue, purple, and crimson colors, and fine linen, and embroidered cherubim on it.
Cherubim » Representations of, made on the » Vail of the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the curtain
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Separated from the outer house by a vail
Types » Of the saviour » The curtain
Types of Christ » Vail of the tabernacle and temple
Veil » The curtain separating the holy place from the holy of holies
Veil » Of the temple
the sacred Veil » Made by solomon for the temple
Cherubim » Figures of » On the curtain
Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Separated from the outer house by a vail
Types » Of the saviour » The curtain
Types of Christ » Vail of the tabernacle and temple
Veil » The curtain separating the holy place from the holy of holies
Veil » Of the temple
the sacred Veil » Made by solomon for the temple
2 Chronicles 3:15 (show verse)
He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each one was five cubits.
2 Chronicles 3:16 (show verse)
He made chains [like a necklace] in the inner sanctuary and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.
2 Chronicles 3:17 (show verse)
He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right, the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin (may He establish) and the one on the left Boaz (in Him is strength).