Tree of Life Version
2 Chronicles 3:6
6He adorned the House with precious stones and the gold he used was gold from Parvaim.
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 in front of the House along its width was 20 cubits and its height was 120 cubits, and the inside was overlaid with pure gold. 5He paneled the main hall with cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold and embossed on it palm trees and chains. He adorned the House with precious stones and the gold he used was gold from Parvaim. 7Furthermore He overlaid the beams, thresholds, walls and doors of the House with gold and carved cheruvim on the walls. 8He made the Holy of Holies, its length corresponding to the width of the House—20 cubits long and 20 cubits wide. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 32 Chronicles 3:6 word by word
וַיְצַ֧ף אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת אֶ֥בֶן יְקָרָ֖ה לְתִפְאָ֑רֶת וְהַזָּהָ֖ב זְהַ֥ב פַּרְוָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 3:6
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have made every effort to prepare for the House of my God gold for the golden objects, silver for silver, copper for copper, iron for iron, and wood for wood; onyx stones and inlay stones, stones of antimony and varigated colors—every kind of precious stones and marble in abundance.
- Isaiah 54:11Afflicted one, storm-tossed, unconsoled, behold, I set your stones in antimony, lay your foundations with sapphires,
- Revelation 21:18The material of the city’s wall was jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as 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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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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