Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:3
The marginal “founded” gives a clue to another meaning of this passage, which may be translated: “Now this is the ground-plan of Solomon for the building, etc.”Cubits after the first measure - i. e., cubits according to the ancient standard. The Jews, it is probable, adopted the Babylonian measures during the captivity, and carried them back into their own country. The writer notes that the cubit of which he here speaks is the old (Mosaic) cubit. read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 3:1
Where the Lord appeared unto David - The marginal rendering, or “which was shown to David,” is preferred by some; and the expression is understood to point out to David the proper site for the temple by the appearance of the Angels and the command to build an altar 2 Samuel 24:17-25; 1 Chronicles 21:16-26.In the place that David had prepared - This seems to be the true meaning of the passage, though the order of the words in the original has been accidentally deranged. read more