2 Chronicles 3:14

2 Chronicles 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
• New International Version (NIV)He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Across the entrance of the Most Holy Place he hung a curtain made of fine linen, decorated with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and embroidered with figures of cherubim.

Context of 2 Chronicles 3:14

12and of this cherub, one wing, of five cubits, touched the wall of the house, and the other wing, also of five cubits, was joined to the wing of the first cherub. 13The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. The cherubim stood on their feet, facing the nave. And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it. 15In front of the house he made two pillars thirty-five cubits high, with a capital of five cubits on the top of each. 16He made chains like a necklace and put them on the tops of the pillars, and he made a hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains.

2 Chronicles 3:14 word by word

וַיַּ֙עַשׂ֙ אֶת־הַפָּרֹ֔כֶת תְּכֵ֥לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֖ן וְכַרְמִ֣יל וּב֑וּץ וַיַּ֥עַל עָלָ֖יו כְּרוּבִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• the vailפָּרֹ֫כֶתpôreketh · curtainH6532
• blueתְּכֵ֫לֶתtekêleth · blueH8504
• and purpleאַרְגָּמָן'argâmân · purpleH713
• and crimsonכַּרְמִילkarmîyl · crimsonH3758
• and fine linenבּוּץbûts · fine linenH948
• and wroughtעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:14

• Exodus 26:31"And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
• Matthew 27:51And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
• Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place,
• Hebrews 10:20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14This is an important addition to the description in Kings, where the veil is not mentioned. It was made of exactly the same colors as the veil of the tabernacle Exodus 26:31.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 3:14

• Cherubim
• Colors
• Temple
• Types
• Vail

In the dictionaries

• Crimson
• Linen
• Solomon
• Veil, vail
• Beauty
• Cherubim (1)
• Color; Colors
• Fine
• Purple
• Temple

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