2 Chronicles 3:5

2 Chronicles 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
• New International Version (NIV)He paneled the main hall with juniper and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree and chain designs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The larger room he paneled with cypress which he overlaid with fine gold, and he carved palm trees and chainwork on it.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:5

3Now this is the [measurement of the] foundation which Solomon laid for the house of God: the length in cubits—by the old standard of measure—was sixty cubits (90 ft.), and the width was twenty cubits (30 ft.). 4The porch in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it inside with pure gold. He overlaid the main room [the Holy Place] with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and decorated it with palm trees and chains. 6And he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim. 7He also overlaid the house [the Holy Place] with gold—the beams, the thresholds, and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.

2 Chronicles 3:5 word by word

וְאֵ֣ת׀ הַבַּ֣יִת הַגָּד֗וֹל חִפָּה֙ עֵ֣ץ בְּרוֹשִׁ֔ים וַיְחַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֣ב ט֑וֹב וַיַּ֧עַל עָלָ֛יו תִּמֹרִ֖ים וְשַׁרְשְׁרֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• he cieledחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
• with firבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• treeעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• with fineטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and setעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• thereon palm treesתִּמֹרָהtimmôr timmôrâh · palmH8561
• and chainsשַׁרְשְׁרָהsharsherâh · chainH8333

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:5

• 1 Kings 6:15He built the walls of the interior of the house [that is, the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies] with boards of cedar, from the floor of the house to the rafters of the ceiling. He overlaid the interior with wood, and he overlaid the floor of the house with boards of cypress.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The greater house - i. e., the holy place, or main chamber of the temple, intervening between the porch and the holy of holies (so in 2 Chronicles 3:7). He cieled with fir tree - Rather, “he covered,” or “lined.” The reference is not to the ceiling, which was entirely of wood, but to the walls and floor, which were of stone, with a covering of planks (marginal reference). The word translated “fir” bears probably in this place, not the narrow meaning which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The inside of the temple was completed using expensive materials (see 1 Kings 6:15–18, 29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the greater house--that is, the holy places, the front or outer chamber (see 1Ki 6:17).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:5

• Palm Tree
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Ceiling
• Crimson
• Fir
• Gold
• House
• Solomon
• Beauty
• Ceiled; Ceiling
• Fine
• Fir; Fir-Tree

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings