*2 Chr 3:1 Hebrew reads Ornan, a variant spelling of Araunah; compare 2 Sam 24:16.
*2 Chr 3:2 Hebrew on the second [day] of the second month. This day of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in April or May.
*2 Chr 3:3 The “old standard of measurement” was a cubit equal to 18 inches [46 centimeters]. The new standard was a cubit of approximately 21 inches [53 centimeters].
*2 Chr 3:3 Hebrew 60 cubits [27.6 meters] long and 20 cubits [9.2 meters] wide.
*2 Chr 3:4 As in some Greek and Syriac manuscripts, which read 20 cubits [9.2 meters]; Hebrew reads 120 [cubits], which is 180 feet or 55 meters.
*2 Chr 3:8 Hebrew 600 talents [20.4 metric tons].
*2 Chr 3:9 Hebrew 50 shekels [570 grams].
*2 Chr 3:11 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters]; also in 3:11b, 12, 15.
*2 Chr 3:15 As in Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 7:15; 2 Kgs 25:17; Jer 52:21), which reads 18 cubits [8.3 meters]; Hebrew reads 35 cubits, which is 52.5 feet or 16.5 meters.
*2 Chr 3:16 Hebrew He made chains in the inner sanctuary. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
*2 Chr 3:17 Jakin probably means “he establishes”; Boaz probably means “in him is strength.”