Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 3:7
7He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
2 Chronicles 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
- New International Version (NIV)He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also overlaid the house—the beams and doorposts, its walls and doors—with gold; and he carved cherubim on the walls.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:7
5He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. 6He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. 9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 3:7 word by word
וַיְחַ֨ף אֶת־הַבַּ֜יִת הַקֹּר֧וֹת הַסִּפִּ֛ים וְקִֽירוֹתָ֥יו וְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יו זָהָ֑ב וּפִתַּ֥ח כְּרוּבִ֖ים עַל־הַקִּירֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
- He overlaidחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- ·בַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- beamsקוֹרָהqôrâh qôrâh · beamH6982
- thresholdsסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
- wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- and doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and he carvedפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
- onעַל‛al · uponH5921
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:7
- Exodus 26:29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
- Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.
- Exodus 26:1“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- 1 Kings 6:35He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and he overlaid them with gold hammered evenly over the carvings.
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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
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