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How Long Did It Take Solomon To Build The Temple. The Temple Built in Seven Years. An odd sentence caused me to jolt to a stop and read again. The temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was sixty cubits long twenty wide and thirty high. Solomon made all the furnishings for the Lords temple.
It took King Solomon more time to build his temple than the second temple because he had to first set a flat platform to erect the temple and its different departments. The temple of Solomon had been destroyed when the Judeans were placed under the dominance of Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. But even though God would not allow David to build the temple see 2 Samuel 7. The Temple proper took a year and a half to build. Gods people were ruled by foreign monarchs for 70 years until he decided to return them back to the Promise Land. The courtyards and porticoes were under construction for eight years.
Here are 12 facts about King Solomons Temple.
Who built the first and second temples in Jerusalem. The temple of Solomon had been destroyed when the Judeans were placed under the dominance of Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar. Here are 12 facts about King Solomons Temple. Generally it is understood that Solomon built the Temple and so he did. King Solomon summoned Israels leaders to Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of the Lord. The material was prepared before it was brought to the building site.