Chronicles of the Past Dynasties_Chapter 3

Solomon was in Jerusalem, on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. The place designated by David was prepared, and he began to build the temple of the Lord.

Construction began on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign.

The foundation of Solomon’s temple was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, according to the measurements of ancient times.

The porch in front of the temple is twenty cubits long, the same width as the temple, and one hundred and twenty cubits high. Stick fine gold inside.

The walls of the main hall were covered with pine boards and covered with fine gold, with palm trees and chains carved on them.

And adorned the walls of the palace with precious stones, making it beautiful. The gold used is all of Bawa Yin’s gold.

And he used gold to paste the pillars, thresholds, walls, and door leaves of the temple and its walls. Carve cherubim on the wall.

And he built the most holy place, which was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, just like the width of the temple. Stick it with pure gold and share six hundred taels of gold.

The golden nail weighs fifty shekels. The buildings are all covered with gold.

Make two cherubim in the most holy place according to the method of making an image, and wrap them in gold.

The wings of the two cherubims are twenty cubits long. One wing of this cherub is five cubits long, adjacent to the wall on this side of the temple. That wing is also five cubits long, touching the wing of the cherub.

One wing of the cherubim was five cubits long, adjacent to the wall on the other side of the temple. That wing is also five cubits long, touching the wings of this cherub.

Two cherubim spread out their wings, twenty cubits long, and stood facing the outer hall.

And he made a curtain of blue, purple, and crimson thread and fine linen, and embroidered cherubim on it.

Two pillars were built in front of the hall, three and fifteen cubits high. The top of each column is five cubits high.

Make chains according to the pattern of the chains inside the sanctuary and place them on the top of the pillars. Make a hundred pomegranates and place them on chains.

Stand two pillars in front of the hall, one on the right and one on the left. The one on the right is named Yajin, and the one on the left is named Boaz.