New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Chronicles 3:7
71He also overlaid the house with gold--the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he 2carved 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 overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains. 6Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim. He also overlaid the house with gold--the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents. 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 also overlaidחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
- the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- the beamsקוֹרָהqôrâh qôrâh · beamH6982
- the thresholdsסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
- and its wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- and its doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- carvedפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- cherubimכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:7
- Exodus 26:29You shall overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height, and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also overlaid the altar with cedar.
- Ezekiel 7:20They transformed the beauty of His ornaments into pride, and they made the images of their abominations and their detestable things with it; therefore I will make it an abhorrent thing to them.
- Exodus 26:1“Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.
- 1 Kings 6:35He carved on it cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold evenly applied on the engraved work.
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- 1. 2 Chronicles 3:7 1 Kin 6:20-22 ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 3:7 1 Kin 6:29-35 ↩
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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