2 Chronicles 3:8

8 Then he made the Most Holy Place; [a] 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. [b]

2 Chronicles 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:8

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:8 In-Context

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

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or the Holy of Holies; also in verse 10
  • [b]. 600 talents is approximately 22.6 tons or 20.5 metric tons of gold.
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