Amplified Bible
2 Chronicles 3:8
8Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
2 Chronicles 3:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
- New International Version (NIV)He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:8
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. Now he made the room of the Holy of Holies: its length equaling the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold. 10And in the Holy of Holies he made two sculptured cherubim, and overlaid them with gold.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 3:8 word by word
וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת־בֵּֽית־קֹ֣דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים אָרְכּ֞וֹ עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְרָחְבּ֖וֹ אַמּ֣וֹת עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַיְחַפֵּ֙הוּ֙ זָהָ֣ב ט֔וֹב לְכִכָּרִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · Most Holy PlaceH6944
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- the lengthאֹ֫רֶךְ'ôrek · lengthH753
- according toפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
- the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
- twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
- cubitsאַמָּה'ammâh · cubitH520
- and he overlaidחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
- it with fineטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- to sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
- hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:8
- Exodus 26:33You shall hang the veil from the hooks [that connect the curtains together], and you shall bring the ark of the Testimony there within the veil. The veil shall separate for you the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies.
- 1 Kings 6:19Then he prepared the Holy of Holies within the house in order to put the ark of the covenant of the Lord there.
- Hebrews 9:3Behind the second veil there was another tabernacle [the inner one or second section] known as the Holy of Holies,
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus,
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The most holy house - i. e., the sanctuary, or holy of holies. On the probable value of the gold, see 1 Kings 10:14 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8A special area called the most holy place was built deep inside the hall. It could have been a sacred throne space within the long hall or a separate room inside the main hall. The most holy place measured 9.1 meters (twenty cubits) in every direction. It might have been on a raised platform, similar to shrines in other temples, and there might have been space between the room and the roof. The most holy place was designed to hold the ark, which contained…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the most holy house--It was a perfect cube (compare 1Ki 6:20). overlaid it with ... gold, amounting to six hundred talents--at £4 per ounce, equal to £3,600,000.Read the comment
Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:8
In the dictionaries
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
Amplified Bible — © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631
Commentaries