2 Chronicles 3:5
“And the greater house hee sieled with firre tree, which he ouerlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palme trees and chaines.”
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2 Chronicles 3:5 Context
3¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubites after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twentie cubites. 4And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was atcording to the breadth of the house, twentie cubites, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he ouerlaid it within, with pure gold. 5And the greater house hee sieled with firre tree, which he ouerlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palme trees and chaines. 6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beautie, and the gold was gold of Paruaim. 7Hee ouerlaid also the house, the beames, the postes and the wals thereof, and the doores thereof with gold, and graued Cherubims on the walles.
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Other Translations for 2 Chronicles 3:5
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
- King James Version
He overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the greater house he ceiled with fir-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the greater house was roofed with cypress-wood, plated with the best gold and ornamented with designs of palm-trees and chains.
- Basic English Bible
And the greater house he boarded with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it palm-trees and chains.
- Darby Bible
And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set on it palm trees and chains.
- Webster's Bible
The greater house he made a ceiling with fir wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.
- World English Bible
And the large house he hath covered with fir-trees, and he doth cover it with good gold, and causeth to ascend on it palms and chains,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the greater house he covered with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Chronicles 3:5
3:5 Greater house - The holy place, which was thrice as large as the holy of holies.