1 Kings 6:1-3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Building the Temple

6 Solomon began to build the temple for the Lord in the four hundred and eightieth year^(A) after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of his reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month.^{[a](B) 2} The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord^(C) was 27 metres^[b] long, 9 metres^[c] wide, and 13.5 metres^[d] high.^{(D) 3} The portico in front of the temple sanctuary was 9 metres long extending across the temple’s width, and 4.5 metres deep^[e] in front of the temple.^(E)