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2 Chronicles 3:5-7

King James Version (KJV)

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5. And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 6. And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim. 7. 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.

2 Chronicles 3:5-7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 3:5

Theological / Devotional

The greater house. That is, the holy place, which was 40 cu. long (1 Kings 6:17).

Fir tree. Probably the cypress.

Overlaid with fine gold. The woodwork of the interior of the Temple was covered with gold. Compare 1 Kings 6:20–22.

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