Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 3:4
The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the architectural specifications for the temple entrance during Solomon’s building project.
The words — וְ/הָ/אוּלָ֡ם (ve./ha./'u.Lam) = and/ the/ porch, and רֹֽחַב\־ (ro.chav-) = [the] breadth of.
The thread — The text’s description of the temple’s front structure aligns with the “Solomon’s Colonnade” referenced in John 10:23, Acts 3:11, and Acts 5:12.
Why it lands — The verse states the portico’s exact dimensions and gold overlay before the narrative moves to the interior, requiring the reader to track the physical scale and material preparation of the sanctuary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
Cross-references
- John 10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 3:11 While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 5:12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.