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The Wealth Of Solomon
The Temple Interior
The temple interior was overlaid with gold. This would be a sizable outlay. The temple was 60 cubits long with a 10 cubit vestibule (1 Kg 6:3), making the final length 70 cubits. It was 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide.
The inner sanctuary (the Holy of Holies) was a cube 20 x 20 x 20 cubits. It had an internal surface area of 2400 sq. cubits (4 walls and 2 ceilings, each 20 x 20 cubits). It took 600 gold talents (2 Chr 3:8) to cover this area. Assuming the rest of the temple was overlaid with the same thickness of gold, we can estimate in total how much gold was used.
| Temple Interior Surface Area |
| Section |
Dimensions |
Surface
Area |
Sanctuary (4 walls, ceiling & floor each
20 x 20 cubits). |
6 x 20 x 20 |
2400 |
| Wall between sanctuary & nave. |
20 x 30 |
600 |
| Ceiling & floor of nave. |
2 x 40 x 20 |
1600 |
| Walls of nave. |
2 x 40 x 30 |
2400 |
| Vestibule wall & nave (both sides). |
2 x 20 x 30 |
1200 |
| Vestibule ceiling & floor. |
2 x 10 x 20 |
400 |
| Vestibule wall with door. |
20 x 30 |
600 |
| Vestibule walls. |
2 x 10 x 30 |
600 |
| Internal surface area: |
9800 |
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