2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon’s Wealth

1:14 Solomon accumulated ¹  chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. ² 

2 Chronicles 3:3

3:3 Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; ³  its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet. ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 3:16

3:16 He made ornamental chains ⁵  and put them on top of the pillars. He also made one hundred pomegranate-shaped ornaments and arranged them within the chains.

2 Chronicles 4:19

4:19 Solomon also made these items for God’s temple: the gold altar, the tables on which the Bread of the Presence ⁶  was kept,

2 Chronicles 7:16

7:16 Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; ⁷  I will be constantly present there. ⁸ 

2 Chronicles 8:9

8:9 Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; ⁹  the Israelites served as his soldiers, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Or “gathered.”

² tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”

³ tn Heb “and these are the founding of Solomon to build the house of God.”

⁴ tn Heb “the length [in] cubits by the former measure was sixty cubits, and a width of twenty cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches (45 cm) for the standard cubit, the length of the foundation would be 90 feet (27 m) and its width 30 feet (9 m).

⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds here, “in the inner sanctuary,” but the description at this point is of the pillars, not the inner sanctuary.

⁷ tn Heb “the bread of the face/presence.”

⁹ tn Heb “for my name to be there perpetually [or perhaps, “forever”].”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and my eyes and my heart will be there all the days.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and from the sons of Israel which Solomon did not assign to the laborers for his work.”

¹² tn Heb “officers of his chariots and his horses.”