"And he made the most holy house, the length whereof {was} according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the …" — 2 Chronicles 3:8

2 Chronicles 3:8 · KJV

“And he made the most holy house, the length whereof {was} according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, {amounting} to six hundred talents.”

— 2 Chronicles 3:8

Verse 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.

Verse 9

And the weight of the nails {was} fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

2 Chronicles 3 — Context

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold {was} gold of Parvaim. {garnished: Heb. covered}

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.

And he made the most holy house, the length whereof {was} according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, {amounting} to six hundred talents.

And the weight of the nails {was} fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. {image...: or, (as some think) of moveable work}

Cross References

Exodus 26:33

And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy {place} and the most holy.

Hebrews 10:19

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, {boldness: or, liberty}

1 Kings 6:19-20

And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

1 Kings 6:16

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built {them} for it within, {even} for the oracle, {even} for the most holy {place}.

Hebrews 9:9

Which {was} a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Hebrews 9:3

And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;