New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 3:6
2 Chronicles 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- New International Version (NIV)He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he decorated the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was gold from Parvaim.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:6
4The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height twenty; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold. 5He overlaid the main room with juniper wood and overlaid it with fine gold; and he ornamented it with palm trees and chains. Further, he overlaid the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim. 7He also overlaid the house with gold--the beams, the thresholds, and its walls and doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8Then he made the room of the Most Holy Place: 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 six hundred talents.
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וַיְצַ֧ף אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת אֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְהַזָּהָ֖ב זְהַ֥ב פַּרְוָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:6
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.
- Isaiah 54:11“Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And I will lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Revelation 21:18The material of the wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 3:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Gold of Parvaim - We know not what this place was; some think it is the same as Sepharvaim, a place in Armenia or Media, conquered by the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 17:24, etc. Others, that it is Taprobane, now the island of Ceylon, which Bochart derives from taph, signifying the border, and Parvan, i.e., the coast of Parvan. The rabbins say that it was gold of a blood-red color, and had its name from פרים parim, heifers, being like to bullocks' blood. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Precious stones for beauty - Not marbles but gems (compare 1 Chronicles 29:2). The phrase translated “for beauty” means “for its beautification,” “to beautify it.” Parvaim is probably the name of a place, but what is quite uncertain.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The gold from Parvaim was of the highest quality. By the time of the earliest translators, the exact location of Parvaim was unknown. The Chronicler might not have known it either.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty--better, he paved the house with precious and beautiful marble [Kitto]. It may be, after all, that these were stones with veins of different colors for decorating the walls. This was an ancient and thoroughly Oriental kind of embellishment. There was an under pavement of marble, which was covered with planks of fir. The whole interior was lined with boards, richly decorated with carved work…Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Chronicles 3:6 Lit for beauty ↩
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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