2 Chronicles 3:2-4

International Standard Version

² He began construction on the second day^[a] of the second month of the fourth year of his reign.

Dimensions of the Temple

³ These are the foundations that Solomon set in place for God’s Temple. The length in terms of the former standard measurements: 60 cubits;^[b] its width: 20 cubits.^{[c] 4} A portico extended in front of the Temple for its entire width of 20 cubits,^[d] and was^[e] 120 cubits^[f] high. Inside he had it overlaid with pure gold.