Cross Reference 2 CHRONICLES 3:3 NOW THESE ARE THE THINGS WHEREIN SOLOMON WAS INSTRUCTED FOR THE BUILDING OF THE HOUSE OF GOD THE LENGTH BY CUBITS AFTER THE FIRST MEASURE WAS THREESCORE CUBITS AND THE BREADTH TWENTY CUBITS

{2 Chronicles 3:3} Now these x428 [are the things wherein] Solomon 8010 was instructed 3245 z8717 for the building 1129 z8800 x853 of the house 1004 of God. 430 The length 753 by cubits 520 after the first 7223 measure 4060 [was] threescore 8346 cubits, 520 and the breadth 7341 twenty 6242 cubits. 520

am 2993-3000, bc 1011-1004

Solomon:
"Then Davidª gaveª ° to Solomonª his sonª ¹ the patternª of the porch,ª and of the housesª thereof, and of the treasuriesª thereof, and of the upper chambersª thereof, and of the innerª parloursª thereof, and of the placeª of the mercy seat,ª ... All¹ [this, said David], the LORDª made me understandª ° in writingª by [his] handª ¹ upon¹ me, [even] all¹ the worksª of this pattern.ª" {1Ch 28:11-19}

instructed:
Heb. founded

The length:
"And the houseª which¹ kingª Solomonª builtª ° for the LORD,ª the lengthª thereof [was] threescoreª cubits,ª and the breadthª thereof twentyª [cubits], and the heightª thereof thirtyª cubits.ª ... And the porchª beforeª ¹ the templeª of the house,ª twentyª cubitsª [was] the lengthª thereof, according¹ ¹ to the breadthª of the house;ª [and] tenª cubitsª [was] the breadthª thereof before¹ ¹ the house.ª" {1Kg 6:2-3}

the first measure:
It is supposed, with much probability, that the first measure means the cubit used in the time of Moses, contradistinguished from that used in Babylon, and which the Israelites used after their return from captivity. And, as these Books were written after the captivity, it was necessary for the writer to make this remark, lest it should be thought that the measurement was by the Babylonish cubit, which was a palm or one-sixth shorter than the cubit of Moses; which may serve to reconcile some variations in the historical books, with respect to numbers when applied to measures.

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