1 Kings 6:21

1 Kings 6:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon covered the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon overlaid the inside of the house with pure gold, and he drew chains of gold across, in front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold.

Context of 1 Kings 6:21

19Solomon prepared the inside room to be the Most Holy Place where they would put the Lord's Covenant Box. 20The inside room was 9 metres long, 9 metres wide and 9 metres high. Solomon used pure gold to cover the walls of this room. He also covered the cedar altar with gold. Solomon covered all the walls inside the temple with gold. He also hung gold chains across the entrance to the Most Holy Place. He covered everything there with gold. 22So he covered everything inside the whole temple with gold. That included the altar that was inside the Most Holy Place. 23Solomon used olive wood to make models of two cherubs to stand in the Most Holy Place. Each cherub was 4.4 metres tall.

1 Kings 6:21 word by word

וַיְצַ֨ף שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת מִפְּנִ֖ימָה זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וַיְעַבֵּ֞ר בְּרַתּוּק֤וֹת זָהָב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַדְּבִ֔יר וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• overlaidצָפָהtsâphâh · to overlayH6823
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• withinפְּנִ֫ימָהpenîymâh · withinH6441
• with pureסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and he made a partitionעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• by the chainsרַתִּיקָהrattîyqâh · chainH7572
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the oracleדְּבִירdebîyr debir · hindmost chamberH1687

Cross-references for 1 Kings 6:21

• Exodus 26:29Use gold to cover the boards and to make rings for the boards. These rings will hold the bars in place across the boards. Also cover the wooden bars with gold.
• Exodus 36:34They used gold to cover the boards and to make rings for the boards. The rings would hold the bars in place across the boards. They also covered the wooden bars with gold.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7They used gold to cover all parts of the temple: the beams for its roof, the entrances, the walls and the doors. They cut pictures of cherubs on the walls.
• 1 Kings 6:5Solomon built rooms around the outside of the temple walls. These rooms continued outside the big hall and the inside room. The side rooms were on three levels.
• Exodus 26:32Use gold rings to hang the curtain from four poles of acacia wood. Cover these poles with gold. Then fix them on four silver bases.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14Solomon's workers used blue, purple and red material and good linen to make a special curtain. It had pictures of cherubs on it.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 6:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The house - i. e., the main chamber. The chains of gold - Omit “the.” Their object was to form a barrier between the holy place and the holy of holies.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-38Verses 15-38 See what was typified by this temple. 1. Christ is the true Temple. In him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead; in him meet all God's spiritual Israel; through him we have access with confidence to God. 2. Every believer is a living temple, in whom the Spirit of God dwells, 1Co 3:16. This living temple is built upon Christ as its Foundation, and will be perfect in due time. 3. The gospel church is the mystical temple. It grows to a holy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22The inner sanctuary of the temple, following the tabernacle's design, was covered inside with solid gold. A curtain (2 Chronicles 3:14) and gold chains separated it from the main room. Like the Most Holy Place in the tabernacle, the inner sanctuary was a perfect cube. It held the ark of the covenant of the LORD, symbolizing God's presence. The place of atonement was on top of the ark (Exodus 25:17), where the high priest sprinkled sacrificial blood each…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2115-21. he built the walls of the house within--The walls were wainscotted with cedar-wood; the floor, paved with cypress planks; the interior was divided (by a partition consisting of folding doors, which were opened and shut with golden chains) into two apartments--the back or inner room, that is, the most holy place, was twenty cubits long and broad; the front, or outer room, that is, the holy place, was forty cubits. The cedar-wood was beautifully…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 6:21

• Chains
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Commentaries on 1 Kings 6

• 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
• 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