New International Version
2 Chronicles 3:7
7He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls, and doors throughout the Temple with gold, and he carved figures of cherubim on the walls.
Context of 2 Chronicles 3:7
5He paneled the main hall with juniper and covered it with fine gold and decorated it with palm tree and chain designs. 6He adorned the temple with precious stones. And the gold he used was gold of Parvaim. He overlaid the ceiling beams, doorframes, walls and doors of the temple with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls. 8He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold. 9The gold nails weighed fifty shekels. He also overlaid the upper parts 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 26:29Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
- 1 Kings 6:20The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
- Ezekiel 7:20They took pride in their beautiful jewelry and used it to make their detestable idols. They made it into vile images; therefore I will make it a thing unclean for them.
- Exodus 26:1“Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.
- 1 Kings 6:35He carved cherubim, palm trees and open flowers on them and overlaid them with gold hammered evenly 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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