2 Chronicles 3:9

9 The weight of the nails was 20 ounces^[a] of gold, and he overlaid the ceiling with gold.

2 Chronicles 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 3:9

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).

2 Chronicles 3:9 In-Context

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.

11 The overall length of the wings of the cherubim was 30 feet: the wing of one was seven and a half feet, touching the wall of the room; its other wing was seven and a half feet, touching the wing of the other cherub.

Footnotes

• [a] Lit 50 shekels