Solomon began building the temple on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, in the fourth year of his reign, following the dimensions and pattern given by David. The temple was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, with a vestibule twenty cubits wide and the interior overlaid with pure gold from Parvaim, decorated with precious stones and engraved with palm trees and chain designs. The Most Holy Place was overlaid with six hundred talents of fine gold, and two cherubim fifteen feet tall with combined wingspans of twenty cubits covered with gold stood within, along with the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and the two pillars named Jachin and Boaz at the temple entrance.
Builder of the temple and Israel's most glorious king
Reforming king who restored temple worship and trusted God against Assyria
Young king who led the greatest revival, rediscovered the Law
Godly king known for his prayer and trust in God during battle
King of Israel
Kinsman-Redeemer, Husband of Ruth
Mount Moriah is where Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaac, demonstrating his faith in God who provided a ram as a substitute. Later, Solomon built the Temple on this same mountain, making it one of the most sacred sites in Judaism. The Dome of the Rock now stands on this location.
Solomon's wisdom, the building and dedication of the temple, his wealth and fame.
