³ When Solomon prepared the plans of the True God’s temple, he modeled the design after temples in Syria and Canaan. The length was 90 feet and the width was 30 feet. ⁴ The length of the front porch was as wide as the temple (30 feet), and it was 30 feet^[a] high. The rooms of the temple were highly ornamented. The porch was gilded inside. ⁵ The main room was paneled with gilded cypress wood and engraved with palm trees and ornamental chains.