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.
¶ 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,
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).