2 Chronicles 3:8

6 He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.

7 He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.

Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.

9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.

10 In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.

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BSB
Then he made the Most Holy Place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple—twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
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.
WEB
He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
ASV
And he made the most holy house: the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
DARBY
And he made the house of the most holy place, the length of which was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its breadth twenty cubits; and he covered it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
BLB
And he made the Holy of Holies in the house, its length upon the front of the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits. And He overlaid it with six hundred talents of fine gold.
ÅB
Rommet for det Aller-helligste bygget han slik at lengden var tyve alen, svarende til bredden av huset, og bredden tyve alen, og han kledde det med ekte gull, som veide seks hundre talenter.
OTB
Så laget han Det Aller Helligste.
Dets lengde, tilsvarende bredden av huset, var tjue alen,
og dets bredde var tjue alen;
og han kledde det med fint gull, tilsvarende 600 talenter.
B1930
Rummet for det Aller-helligste bygget han således at lengden var tyve alen, svarende til bredden av huset, og bredden tyve alen, og han klædde det med ekte gull, som veide seks hundre talenter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 26:33

    And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

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  • Hebrews 10:19

    Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

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  • 1 Kings 6:16

    He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.

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  • 1 Kings 6:19–20

    Solomon also prepared the inner sanctuary within the temple to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there.

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  • Hebrews 9:3

    Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,

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  • Hebrews 9:9

    It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.

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