2 The temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits long, twenty wide and thirty high.[1]

Other Translations of 1 Kings 6:2

King James Version

2 And the house which king Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

English Standard Version

2 The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubitsA cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

The Message

2 The Temple that King Solomon built to God was ninety feet long, thirty feet wide, and forty-five feet high.

New King James Version

2 Now the house which King Solomon built for the Lord, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits.

New Living Translation

2 The Temple that King Solomon built for the Lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 6:2

Commentary on 1 Kings 6:1-10

(Read 1 Kings 6:1-10)

The temple is called the house of the Lord, because it was directed and modelled by him, and was to be employed in his service. This gave it the beauty of holiness, that it was the house of the Lord, which was far beyond all other beauties. It was to be the temple of the God of peace, therefore no iron tool must be heard; quietness and silence suit and help religious exercises. God's work should be done with much care and little noise. Clamour and violence often hinder, but never further the work of God. Thus the kingdom of God in the heart of man grows up in silence, Mark 5:27.