The Book of 1 Kings Chapters 05 & 06 ESV Version.

Welcome back to Reading with Ben! Let's continue the lecture on the book of 1 Kings. This is episode #03 chapters 05 & 06. 1 Kings Chapter 5, talks about the preparations of building the temple for the Lord. It started off with Hiram, the king who ruled over Tyre, communicating with Solomon, after he had heard that Solomon had succeeded his father David. 1 Kings Chapter 5, After King Solomon had reigned over Israel for four years, he started to build the temple. The temple was 60 cubits in length, 20 in width and 30 in height. Solomon had narrow windows built high up in the walls of the temple. The king also had a structure built around the temple.