² He began building in the second month^[a] of the fourth year of his rule. ³ Solomon laid the foundations^[b] for these structures in order to build the temple of God. The length according to the old standard of measurement was ninety feet and the width thirty feet. ⁴ Across the front of the temple^[c] was a porch as long as the temple was and thirty feet wide, and thirty feet^[d] high. He covered the inside walls with pure gold.