The portico, which was across the front extending across the width of the temple, was 30 feet[a] wide; its height was 30 feet;[b][c] he overlaid its inner surface with pure gold. The larger room[d] he paneled with cypress wood, overlaid with fine gold, and decorated with palm trees and chains. He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was the gold of Parvaim.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Lit 20 cubits
  2. 2 Chronicles 3:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads 120 cubits
  3. 2 Chronicles 3:4 Lit 20 cubits
  4. 2 Chronicles 3:5 Lit The house

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