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2 Chronicles 3: Building the Temple

Solomon began to build Yahweh's house on Mount Moriah, where God appeared to David. He overlaid it with gold and decorated it with precious stones. In the most holy place he made two cherubim. He hung a veil and set up two pillars named Jachin and Boaz.

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  1. 1 Then Solomon began to build Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh appeared to David his father, which he prepared in the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  2. 2 He began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  3. 3 Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house: the length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  4. 4 The porch that was in front, its length, across the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  5. 5 He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  6. 6 He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  7. 7 He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  8. 8 He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  9. 9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  10. 10 In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving, and they overlaid them with gold.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  11. 11 The wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  12. 12 The wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  13. 13 The wings of these cherubim spread themselves out twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  14. 14 He made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and ornamented it with cherubim.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  15. 15 Also he made before the house two pillars thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  16. 16 He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  17. 17 He set up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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2 Chronicles 3 · Preschool

God's Beautiful House

Name Date

Color God's house. Solomon made it shine with gold.

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Bible Verse

“He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.”

2 Chronicles 3:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Solomon made God's house very beautiful. We give our best to God because He is so good.

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