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2 Chronicles 3:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the porch in the front, which was extended in length according to the measure of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits: and the height was a hundred and twenty cubits: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

Douay-Rheims

וְהָאוּלָ֡ם אֲשֶׁר֩ עַל־פְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְהַגֹּ֖בַהּ מֵאָ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

In the account presented in Kings, the temple's height is indicated as twenty-five cubits, whereas it is stated here as one hundred and twenty cubits. However, the sacred David, in his vision of the temple, illustrated that God’s house was not constructed from mere human lineage. He declares, "Thou shalt build the house and its upper rooms" (1 Chron. 28:10, 20). Additionally, the historical records of the kingdoms reveal that the house of God was not solely of two natures but even of three natures (3 Sam. 6:8).

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