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And the weight of the nails [was] fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
2 Chronicles 3:9 — KJV
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2 Chronicles 3:9
King James Version (KJV)
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Commentary
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 3:9
Theological / DevotionalFifty shekels. Since a shekel weighs 11.4 g., or about 0.40 oz. avoirdupois, 50 shekels would be about 1 1/4 lb. (.57 kg.). This would be an insignificant weight for all the nails used in the sanctuary. The reference here is probably to the weight of each individual nail. Some, on the basis of an emendation suggested by the LXX, translate the passage: “The weight of the nails was one shekel to fifty shekels of gold” (see RSV). The nails, possibly used to fasten the sheets of gold on the wood surfaces, would weigh about 900 lb. (410 kg.).
Chambers. See on 1 Chron. 28:11.
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