Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.

the pure gold lampstands at the entrance to the inner sanctuary (five on the right and five on the left), the gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,

Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs.

He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

He put five basins on the south side of the temple and five on the north side. He put “The Sea” on the south side, in the southeast corner.

He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.

These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers.

The bottom floor of the extension was seven and a half feet wide, the middle floor nine feet wide, and the third floor ten and a half feet wide. He made ledges on the temple’s outer walls so the beams would not have to be inserted into the walls.

He also made the large bronze basin called “The Sea.” It measured 15 feet from rim to rim, was circular in shape, and stood seven-and-a-half feet high. Its circumference was 45 feet.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month (a date he had arbitrarily chosen) Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had made in Bethel. He inaugurated a festival for the Israelites and went up to the altar to offer sacrifices.

Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.