2 Chronicles 3:1

1 King David, Solomon's father, had already prepared a place for the Temple. It was in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David, at the place which Araunah the Jebusite had used as a threshing place. King Solomon began the construction ¹

2 Chronicles 3:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:2

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:1 In-Context

1 King David, Solomon's father, had already prepared a place for the Temple. It was in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David, at the place which Araunah the Jebusite had used as a threshing place. King Solomon began the construction

2 in the second month of the fourth year that he was king.

3 The Temple which King Solomon built was 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.

4 The entrance room was the full width of the Temple, 30 feet, and was 180 feet high. The inside of the room was overlaid with pure gold.

5 The main room was paneled with cedar and overlaid with fine gold, in which were worked designs of palm trees and chain patterns.

Cross References

• 1. 3.1Genesis 22.22.