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1 Kings 6:22

20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.

23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

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BSB
So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
KJV
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
WEB
He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.
ASV
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until all the house was finished: also the whole altar that belonged to the oracle he overlaid with gold.
DARBY
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, the whole house entirely; also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
BLB
And all the house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house. And all the altar that [was] for the inner sanctuary he overlaid with gold.
ÅB
Hele huset kledde han med gull fra ende til annen; og hele alteret som hørte til koret, kledde han med gull.
OTB
Han kledde hele huset med gull, inntil hele huset var ferdig. Han kledde også hele alteret som var ved det innerste rommet med gull.
B1930
Hele huset klædde han med gull fra ende til annen; og hele alteret som hørte til koret, klædde han med gull.

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  • Exodus 30:1

    And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

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  • Exodus 30:3

    And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

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  • 1 Kings 6:20

    And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:7–14

    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.

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  • Exodus 30:5–6

    And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

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