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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place.

Context of 1 Kings 6:21

19The inner sanctuary he prepared in the innermost part of the house, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. 20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid an altar of cedar. 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. 22And he overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. Also the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold. 23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high.

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 26:29You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
• Exodus 36:34And he overlaid the frames with gold, and made their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
• 2 Chronicles 3:7So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls.
• 1 Kings 6:5He also built a structure against the wall of the house, running around the walls of the house, both the nave and the inner sanctuary. And he made side chambers all around.
• Exodus 26:32And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of gold, on four bases of silver.
• 2 Chronicles 3:14And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim 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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• Temple

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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