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OET-RV by cross-referenced section 2CH 2:17

2CH 2:17–3:14 ©

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The beginning of standing up of temple

2Ch 2:17—3:14

1Ki 6:1–38

2:17 The beginning of standing up of temple

(1 Kgs 6:1-38)

17 18

3[ref] 2 3 4 5 6 7

8[ref] 9

10[ref] 11 12 13 14[ref]


6:1 Shelomoh begins temple construction

6So it was that four hundred and eighty years after the Israelis left Egypt, in the second month of the fourth year of Shelomoh’s reign over Israel, he began the construction of Yahweh’s residence. 2It would be twenty-seven metres long, nine metres wide, and fourteen metres high.[fn] 3The five-metre wide porch on the front was the same length as the temple width, so nine metres long. 4The window openings narrowed towards the outer edge of the wall. 5Against the outside of the back wall and the two sides, he built three-storey (but lower than the wall) side rooms. 6The lowest level was just over two metres wide, the middle level was half a metre wider, and the top level the same again (because the temple wall got thinner as it went up). The temple walls had ledges built into them for the beams to sit on, so they wouldn’t have to go through the walls.

7While the temple was being built, all of the huge stones were dressed at the quarry site, so there was no noise from any hammer or axe or iron tool at the construction site.

8The entrance to the bottom level of siderooms was on the south side of the temple, then from there, stairs went up to the middle level, and more stairs to the top level. 9So he built the temple walls, then it was roofed with cedar beams and planks, 10and he built the siderooms—each level just over two metres high and attached to the temple with cedar beams.

11Then Yahweh had this message sent to Shelomoh, 12“This residence that you’re building, if you comply with my regulations and follow my judgements and obey all my commands, then I’ll ensure that everything I promised your father David will come to pass. 13I will live among you Israelis and I’ll never abandon my people Israel.”

6:13 The temple furnishings

(2 Chr. 3:8-14)

14So Shelomoh finished the construction of the temple, 15and on the inside he made walls of cedar boards. The floor was made with cypress boards, and the walls were panelled from the floor to the ceiling. 16Inside the temple, nine metres at the rear were closed off to make an inner room called ‘the very holy place’. That too had walls made of cedar boards.[ref] 17That left the main temple room as eighteen metres long, 18and it had cedar boards on the walls decorated with carvings of buds and flowers in blosom. All the internal walls were covered with cedar so none of the large stones were visible.

19The inner room at the back was to house the box containing Yahweh’s agreement, 20and the room (nine metres long and wide and high) was overlaid with pure gold and equipped with an incense altar overlaid with cedar. 21Then Shelomoh overlaid the main room with pure gold, and he hung gold chains crossing across the entrance to the inner room that was overlaid with gold. 22He overlaid the interior of the entire temple with gold until it was all finished, including overlaying the altar belonging to the inner room with gold.[ref]

23In the inner room, he made two winged creatures that were five metres high and made of olive wood.[ref] 24Each wing was over two metres long, giving each one a total wingspan of four and a half metres. 25Both creatures were the same size and shape, 26and they were both five metres high. 27The two winged creatures were placed across the inner room where their wingtips touched each other in the centre and their outer wings touched the walls. 28Both of the wooden carvings were overlaid with gold.

29He had all the interior walls of the temple engraved with winged creatures and palm trees and flowers in bloom, 30and he overlaid the floor of both rooms with gold.

31He made doors and doorposts for the inner room with olive wood, 32and both doors were decorated with carvings of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers in bloom, then they were overlaid with gold that was hammered over the carvings. 33He made the doorposts for the main temple entrance with olive wood, 34and the two folding doors themselves each had two folding sections made of cypress. 35These doors were also decorated with carvings of winged creatures and palm trees and flowers in bloom, and then overlaid with gold smoothed down over the carvings.

36He built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stones and a row of cedar beams.

37The foundation for Yahweh’s residence was laid in the second month of the fourth year of Shelomoh’s reign, 38and it was completed in the eighth month of his eleventh year—meeting all his specifications and requirements. So it took over seven years to build it.


6:2 About the height of a modern five-storey building (and the same height as Noah’s barge).


Collected OET-RV cross-references

Gen 22:22:

22and Kesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.”

Exo 26:33-34:

33Hang the curtain under the clips, then bring the box that contains the agreement inside the curtain. That curtain will separate for you between the sacred section and the very sacred interior.[ref] 34Install the atonement platform as the lid on the box there in the very sacred interior.


26:33: Heb 6:19; 9:3-5.

Exo 25:18-20:

18Then make a pair of winged-creatures from gold that’s hammered from the two ends of the atonement platform. 19Yes, make one winged-creature from each end of the gold lid material. 20Their up-lifted wings should spread out covering the atonement platform and they should be facing each other across the top of the platform.

Exo 26:31:

The curtain

31You must have a skillful workman make a curtain from twisted finely-spun linen, with winged-creatures embroidered on them using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

Exo 26:33-34:

33Hang the curtain under the clips, then bring the box that contains the agreement inside the curtain. That curtain will separate for you between the sacred section and the very sacred interior.[ref] 34Install the atonement platform as the lid on the box there in the very sacred interior.


26:33: Heb 6:19; 9:3-5.

Exo 30:1-3:

30:1 The incense altar

(Exo. 37:25-28)

30You must make an altar out of acacia word for burning incense on. 2It should be square—half a metre on each side—and a metre high. Make projections that look like horns on top out of that same block of wood. 3It must be overlaid with pure gold—its top and all around its sides and its projections—plus you shall make a gold moulding all around it.

Exo 25:18-20:

18Then make a pair of winged-creatures from gold that’s hammered from the two ends of the atonement platform. 19Yes, make one winged-creature from each end of the gold lid material. 20Their up-lifted wings should spread out covering the atonement platform and they should be facing each other across the top of the platform.