2 Chronicles 3:8

The Most Holy Place

8 Then he made the most holy place; its length corresponded to the width of the temple, 30 feet,[a] and its width was 30 feet.[b] He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds[c] of fine gold.

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 the gold was the gold of Parvaim.
7 He overlaid the temple-the beams, the thresholds, its 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, 30 feet, and its width was 30 feet. He overlaid it with 45,000 pounds of fine gold.
9 The weight of the nails was 20 ounces of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.
10 He made two cherubim of sculptured work, for the most holy place, and he overlaid them with gold.

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