2 Chronicles 3:3

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

Complete Jewish Bible:

These are the foundations Shlomo laid for building the house of God: the length in old-standard cubits was sixty cubits [105 feet] and the width twenty cubits [thirty-five feet].

Berean Standard Bible:

The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the old standard.

American Standard Version:

Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Now these are the things wherein Solomon{H8010} was instructed{H3245} for the building{H1129} of the house{H1004} of God{H430}. The length{H753} by cubits{H520} after the first{H7223} measure{H4060} was threescore{H8346} cubits{H520}, and the breadth{H7341} twenty{H6242} cubits{H520}.

Cross-References (KJV):

1 Chronicles 28:11

  • ¶ Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

1 Chronicles 28:19

  • All [this, said David], the LORD made me understand in writing by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this pattern.

1 Kings 6:2

  • And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

1 Kings 6:3

  • And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits [was] the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits [was] the breadth thereof before the house.

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Commentary for 2 Chronicles 3:3

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8010
    There are 263 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה
    Transliteration: Shᵉlômôh
    Pronunciation: shel-o-mo'
    Description: from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.
  2. Strong's Number: H3245
    There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָסַד
    Transliteration: yâçad
    Pronunciation: yaw-sad'
    Description: a primitive root; to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult; appoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.
  3. Strong's Number: H1129
    There are 345 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָּנָה
    Transliteration: bânâh
    Pronunciation: baw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
  4. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  5. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  6. Strong's Number: H753
    There are 149 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֹרֶךְ
    Transliteration: ʼôrek
    Pronunciation: o'rek'
    Description: from אָרַךְ; length; [phrase] forever, length, long.
  7. Strong's Number: H520
    There are 240 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַמָּה
    Transliteration: ʼammâh
    Pronunciation: am-maw'
    Description: prolonged from אֵם; properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance); cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for מֵאָה), measure, post.
  8. Strong's Number: H7223
    There are 174 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן
    Transliteration: riʼshôwn
    Pronunciation: ree-shone'
    Description: or רִאשֹׁן; from רִאשָׁה; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
  9. Strong's Number: H4060
    There are 53 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִדָּה
    Transliteration: middâh
    Pronunciation: mid-daw'
    Description: feminine of מַד; properly, extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured); garment, measure(-ing, meteyard, piece, size, (great) stature, tribute, wide.
  10. Strong's Number: H8346
    There are 56 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שִׁשִּׁים
    Transliteration: shishshîym
    Pronunciation: shish-sheem'
    Description: multiple of שֵׁשׁ; sixty; sixty, three score.
  11. Strong's Number: H7341
    There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֹחַב
    Transliteration: rôchab
    Pronunciation: ro'-khab
    Description: from רָחַב; width (literally or figuratively); breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.
  12. Strong's Number: H6242
    There are 281 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים
    Transliteration: ʻesrîym
    Pronunciation: es-reem'
    Description: from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).