1 Kings 6:3

6:3 The porch in front of the main hall of the temple was 30 feet ¹  long, corresponding to the width of the temple. It was 15 feet ²  wide, extending out from the front of the temple.

1 Kings 6:2

6:2 The temple King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet ³  long, 30 feet ⁴  wide, and 45 feet ⁵  high.

1 Kings 3:4

3:4 The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. ⁶  Solomon would offer up ⁷  a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there.

¹ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

² tn Heb “ten cubits.”

³ tn Heb “sixty cubits.” A cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm. Measurements in vv. 2-10 have been converted to feet in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “twenty cubits.”

⁵ tn Heb “thirty cubits.”

⁶ tn Heb “for it was the great high place.”

⁷ tn The verb form is an imperfect, which is probably used here in a customary sense to indicate continued or repeated action in past time. See GKC 314 §107.b.