1. It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.
2. The Temple that King Solomon built for the lord was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
3. The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple.