New English Translation
2 Chronicles 3:7
7He overlaid the temple’s rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative 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 paneled the main hall with boards made from evergreen trees and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains. 6He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim. He overlaid the temple’s rafters, thresholds, walls and doors with gold; he carved decorative cherubim on the walls. 8He made the most holy place; its length was 30 feet, corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. He plated it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9The gold nails weighed 50 shekels; he also plated the upper areas 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- He overlaidחָפָהchâphâh · to coverH2645
- also the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- the beamsקוֹרָהqôrâh qôrâh · beamH6982
- the postsסַףsaph · thresholdH5592
- and the wallsקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
- thereof, and the doorsדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- thereof, with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and gravedפָּתַחpâthach · to engraveH6605
- cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:7
- Exodus 26:29You are to overlay the frames with gold and make their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He plated it with gold, as well as the cedar altar.
- Ezekiel 7:20They rendered the beauty of his ornaments into pride, and with it they made their abominable images – their detestable idols. Therefore I will render it filthy to them.
- Exodus 26:1“The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.
- 1 Kings 6:35He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.
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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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